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The Palisades Fire is the first big test for California's new home insurance scheme

Corporate Knights

Following a rash of historic wildfires in 2017 and 2018 , insurance companies have fled the state , dropped tens of thousands of customers in flammable areas, and raised prices by double-digit percentages. A requirement to expand insurance coverage Until recently, elected officials have taken few major steps to address the crisis.

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How Opportunity International Empowers Financial Inclusion Through Digital Banking

3BL Media

Far and above these basic services, Opportunity International and Cisco worked together to design, test, and scale innovative digital solutions that can empower people out of poverty, create jobs and contribute to economic growth. Empowering a new level of digital banking engagement.

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Robert Knight: Driving Digital Innovation With Deep Roots at Covia

3BL Media

Since 2017, he and his wife have been actively involved in supporting The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. By staying current, we can make software enhancements more rapidly to support the business as both technology and our business evolve.

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Voting rights advocate Jerome Foster is raising youth climate awareness

GreenBiz

In 2017, Foster created his second entrepreneurial venture in digital media, The Climate Reporter, a collection of international youth writing about climate change, global warming and environmental justice,

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Digital Transformation at the University of Adelaide

Cisco CSR

I commenced with the university in 2017 as only the second CIO with the task of reimagining the role and structure of the Information Technology and Digital Services (ITDS). Digital transformation is complex! At the University of Adelaide, we are well on our way with our digital transformation journey.

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Building Thriving Futures: KeyBank Partners With Urban Arts To Create Career Pathways Through Digital Gaming

3BL Media

Urban Arts teaches STEM and STEAM through digital game design, a novel approach that boosts persistence in the computer sciences for youth from low-income communities, generates technically expert and creatively confident youth ready for college and career, and ensures a more equitable future economy.

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Case IH Supports Digital Literacy Project in Água Boa, Brazil

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: Case IH , a CNH Industrial brand, opens a Digital Empowerment Center in the city of Água Boa, Mato Grosso, in Brazil. The project aims to empower young people and adults to the labor market by providing digital literacy courses. SOURCE: CNH Industrial.