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How Bigger Data and Better Analysis Supports Financial Access

Like farmers everywhere, those in rural India have long been subject to the ravages of weather, from droughts to destructive storms. But until recently, few Indian small subsistence farmers had access to crop insurance because many providers didn’t find the market commercially viable.

Making Supply Chains Safer with Gender Equality Principles

Joe Keefe is President and CEO of Pax World Management LLC. He is a UN-recognized advocate for women’s equality and implements change by encouraging investors to align their investments with their values by supporting global organizations that promote the empowerment and advancement of women.

LG Creates Massive Cloud-Based Desktop Experience At Amazon Web Services Re:Invent Conference

In a unique collaboration between LG Electronics and Amazon Web Services (AWS), hundreds of ENERGY STAR certified monitors from LG will amplify the interactive experience at this week’s 2015 “AWS Re:Invent” user conference. The Oct. 6-9 event is widely attended by developers, engineers, system administrators, systems architects and technical decision makers who are looking for the latest innovations geared toward helping companies create cost-efficient and streamlined IT infrastructures.

Washington Post Live Convenes Oct. 8 Forum: “Bridging the Digital Divide”

On Thursday, Oct. 8, Washington Post Live will bring together public and private sector leaders to discuss bridging the digital divide in America. Speakers include U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, and Comcast Corporation Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer David L. Cohen.

Earthworm-Inspired Soil Solution Captures First Place in Nature-Inspired Global Challenge

A design created to help farmers keep nutrients in the soil won first prize in the first food system-focused Biomimicry Global Design Challenge. This innovation, created by a team of students from the University of Oregon, was based in part on the earthworm’s digestive system and decreases the amount of fertilizer needed while improving soil health over time.

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If you’re responsible for corporate societal engagement at your company, if your title is president of your corporate foundation, or VP of CSR, or Director of Corporate Citizenship (or whichever term your company uses), read on. This blog is for you.

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