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AXA IM rebrands fund to broaden social progress mandate Events If you already have an account please use the link below to sign in. If you have any problems with your access or would like to request an individual access account please contact our customer service team. New social progress vehicle to cover wider remit AXA IMs Anne Tolmunen AXA Investment Managers has rebranded its AXA WF Framlington Women Empowerment fund in order to expand its investable universe. The fund, which will now be c...

During its March 4, 2021, Transparency Summit, beauty giant L’Oréal committed to transforming its research and innovation (R&I) practices by adopting a ‘green science’ approach: by 2030, 95% of the ingredients its uses will be derived from renewable plant sources, abundant minerals or circular processes; and 100% of the companys formulas will respect the aquatic environment. According to the company, this move comes at a time when protecting the planet is an absolute necessity, and the C...

Published March 3, 2021, 11:30 AM The Australian Government will invest P630 million over the next six years to support disaster and climate resilience efforts in the Philippines. This is part of its newly signed agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which involves the initiative that will strengthen the disaster and climate resilience of targeted local governments in the Philippines. UNDP is the leading UN organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequal...

(Photo By Zaldy Comanda / FILE PHOTO) Dubbed as the SHIELD (Strengthening Institutions and Empowering Localities against Disasters and Climate Change) Program, the six-year initiative aims to work with local governments as the first responders to emergencies, by building their institutional and community resilience capacities against natural hazards and climate change.  The United Nations Development Program (UNDP), which signed a memorandum of agreement with Australia, will implement SHIELD,...

Benigno Aquino III, in full Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III, also called Noynoy, (born February 8, 1960, Manila, Philippines), Filipino politician who served as president of the Philippines (2010–16) and was the scion of a famed political family. He was the son of Corazon Aquino, who served as president of the Philippines (1986–92), and political leader Benigno Simeon Aquino, Jr.—themselves the children of politically connected families. The elder Benigno, an opposition figure to P...

Share this article Share this article DETROIT, Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Wayne County Community College District will host a conversation between leading national thought leaders Eddie Glaude, Jr. and Isabel Wilkerson discussing the concept of a multiracial democracy on Tuesday, March 30th, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The theme of the conversation between Glaude and Wilkerson is, "Towards New Dialogues of American Multiracial Democracy," and the inaugural virtual event kicks off the De...

Global Parliamentary Network Meeting, 9 February 2021 OECD Secretary-General   Dear Parliamentarians, Ambassadors, Welcome to this year’s first meeting of the OECD’s Global Parliamentary Network (GPN). I am delighted that so many have joined us for this important discussion. Our substantive dialogue with MPs is indispensable in our collective efforts to build back better from this crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating social and economic toll, claiming over 2 million lives to...

By MARGARET CLAIRE LAYUG, GMA News Published February 22, 2021 7:25pm Close to 70 groups from the private sector have partnered with the governments Task Force Zero Hunger (TFZH) to launch Pilipinas Kontra Gutom (PKG), a multi-sectoral movement with the goal to lift one million Filipinos from hunger by next year. The anti-hunger initiatives 2021 work plan was outlined during a virtual media launch on Monday. Key areas of concern include farmer assistance, sustainable nutrition programs, ...

Documentary filmmaker Liz Garbus ’92 reflects on finding filmmaking, the power of a true story Liz Garbus ’92 initially saw herself pursuing a career in law. But as a semiotics and history student at Brown, she had long studied the ability of images to impart social, political, and emotional messages. So, inspired by the scenes she encountered working on a voter registration drive soon after graduation, she began pursuing filmmaking. Now, Garbus has multiple Emmy awards and two Academy Awar...

Presidentialism shouldn’t trump democracy in the DRC Search Polity Note: Search is limited to the most recent 250 articles. To access earlier articles, click Advanced Search and set an earlier date range. To search for a term containing the & symbol, click Advanced Search and use the search headings and/or in first paragraph options. With... Clear Search Sponsored by Sponsored by Félix Tshisekedi recently dismantled the governing alliance he’d sealed with former president Joseph Kabila...