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‘Women Prefer To Work With Female Advisors’ – Now Is The Moment For ESG Customisation
By: Theresa Gusman
An enormous transfer of wealth is underway in America that presents an historic opportunity for the financial services industry and specifically for women advisors and customized ESG investing. Female advisors –!-->!-->!-->…
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‘Chevron Is Not An Evil Company’: Warren Buffett Rejects Climate & Diversity Shareholder Resolution At Berkshire Annual Meeting
Warren Buffett helped to reject a shareholder resolution that would push his multinational conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway to inform investors about climate risks. In addition to defending the dirty oil and gas industry, the billionaire!-->…
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Black Woman-Owned Startup Atlas Monroe To Be World’s Largest Vegan Fried Chicken Maker After Turning Down US$1M On Shark Tank
Atlas Monroe, the Black woman-owned Los Angeles startup that turned down a US$1 million investment on Shark Tank, is now set to become the largest manufacturer of plant-based fried chicken. Acquiring a multimillion dollar facility in San!-->…
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Impossible Foods Partners With VWS To Launch Initiative Celebrating Women Food Tech Leaders
Impossible Foods and Vegan Women Summit (VWS) are teaming up to launch a new initiative aimed at spotlighting women pioneers in the field of food tech and sustainability. Designed as an inclusive program, Women Building the Future is now!-->…
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Plant-Based Boxer Claressa Shields Wins Big, Highlights The Benefits Of Animal-Free Diets
Existing titleholder in the middleweight division of professional boxing, Claressa Shields, who recently won again at the junior middleweight division thus becoming the first woman fighter to win an undisputed championship in two weight!-->…
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Lia Debuts World’s First Biodegradable & Flushable Pregnancy Test To Market
Lia, the women-founded startup developing eco-friendly reproductive health and wellness products, has just launched the world’s first biodegradable and flushable pregnancy test. After years of research and development, the much-anticipated!-->…
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Stray Dog Capital’s Lisa Feria: ‘We’re Looking For Founder Teams Thinking In Trillions’
Lisa Feria is CEO and General Partner at Stray Dog Capital, an impact venture capital firm investing in startups innovating healthier, sustainable and ethical solutions across the food and protein supply chain. After working at big firms!-->…
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Amazon India Unveils Platform To Support Female Sellers In Partnership With UN Women
Recently, Amazon India, a subsidiary of Amazon, the world’s biggest online retailer launched a special storefront that will focus on highlighting women sellers.
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Financial Feminism: New Sustainable Investing Manual Takes On The Gender Gap
A newly published book aims to remedy the gender investing gap by empowering women to invest in a sustainable future. Authored by sustainable finance expert Jessica Robinson, who formerly led the United Nations-backed Principles for!-->…
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Blackpink: All Girl K-Pop Band With Billions Of Followers Speak Up On Climate Change
Last December, Blackpink, the all-girls K-Pop band millions of fans recorded a message showing their support for the climate, and recently the band-members were appointed as advocates to raise awareness for the global campaign against!-->…
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No Planet B: Teen Vogue’s New Anthology Offers Insights Into The Climate Justice Movement
Politically charged young adult magazine Teen Vogue recently published ‘No Planet B: A Teen Vogue Guide to the Climate Crisis’, a new anthology that sheds light on climate justice and the youth-led fight for our future.
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Vegan Women Summit To Host Future Of Food Job Fair To Promote Diversity In The Workplace
Vegan Women Summit recently announced that it will host the VWS Connect event series, the world’s first job networking series aimed at connecting mission-driven employers to underrepresented individuals thus building a diverse workforce in!-->…
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Plant-Based Textile Startup Algaeing Wins Global Female Founder Pitch Competition VWS Pathfinder
Plant-based algae textile company Algaeing, led by CEO Renana Krebs, has won top prize at VWS Pathfinder, the world’s first global competition dedicated to female vegan founders. Taking home the winner’s reward package valued at over!-->…
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Women Are Still Not Heard In the Climate Policy Conversation
By: Meghie Rodrigues
A case study in Brazil points to a deep gender gap that still has to be bridged in the policymaking debate.
Climate change effects don’t have the same impact on everyone: Vulnerable groups always have it!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Scotland Becomes First Nation To Provide Universal Free Access To Period Products
Scotland has become the first nation in the world to offer free period products to all, following a four-year campaign to promote the open discussion of menstruation and tackle the widespread yet often silenced issue of period poverty. The!-->…
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6 Alt Protein Female VCs Who Are Changing The Future Of Food
Faced with the challenge of feeding a planet of 10 billion people in the midst of a climate crisis, it’s never been more crucial for the world to shift towards a more sustainable food system. Making it their mission to support!-->…
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Diverse & Global: Top Finalists Announced For World’s First Female Plant-Based Pitch Competition
Ahead of VWS Pathfinder, the world’s first pitch competition dedicated to female plant-based founders, the Vegan Women Summit has announced the five top finalists that will showcase their animal-free solutions to a panel of renowned!-->…
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World First: Female Plant-Based Founder Pitch Competition Launched By Vegan Women Summit
The Vegan Women Summit (VWS), an events and media organisation dedicated to upending the gender bias and discrimination in the food tech world, has just annouced the launch of VWS Pathfinder, the world’s first summit and pitch competition!-->…
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Pervasive Inequality In Food Tech: New Survey Shows Gender Bias Still Too Common
The Vegan Women Summit (VWS), an organisation dedicated to break the gender bias and discrimination in the food tech world, recently published a report on the extensive investment inequities in the burgeoning alternative protein sector.!-->…
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United Nations Releases New Film By Richard Curtis Calling For Collective Action On SDGs
The United Nations has debuted a first-of-its-kind film calling for global collective action on the world’s biggest issues that have been outlined under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As a part of the United Nations Media!-->…
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Tata Starbucks Opens Two New All-Women Operated Stores In India
Tata Starbucks, the joint venture that owns and operates Starbucks outlets in India, has just opened two new stores in Delhi and Mumbai that are entirely run and operated by female staff. The new all-women Starbucks stores are a part of!-->…
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