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K-12 Students Inspire Hope for Global Health at TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon

3BL Media

Underscoring that a healthy population is essential for the global economy, Toronto-area K-12 students recently proposed promising ways technology such as AI could tackle public health issues at the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon. To learn more about goIT and other TCS corporate social responsibility programs, visit [link].

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Arrow Electronics Celebrates Groundbreaking of New Junior Achievement Education Facility

3BL Media

Helping Junior Achievement develop programming that allows students to learn how to use technology to solve problems aligns perfectly with our goal to build a smarter tomorrow,” said Joe Verrengia, Arrow’s global director of corporate social responsibility programs. Arrow is a longtime supporter of Junior Achievement.

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All AI Work is Not Created Equal: Building an Ecosystem That Supports Not Just Jobs, But Employment in East Africa

James Militzer

They want to present their countries as ready and willing to meaningfully participate in the digital global economy. The governments of Africa are asking countries to move beyond the “ patronizing ” idea that the continent needs aid.

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AI Ethics Are in Danger. Funding Independent Research Could Help

Stanford Social Innovation

More importantly, how can these ever be stable foundations, when they are rife with the existing issues presented above? These companies emphasize “responsible” AI development, echoing the language of the prior era of corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts. We extend Bender et al.’s

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What starting a spice company in Tanzania taught me about sustainability and equity

Corporate Knights

Much of my early career entailed bridging gaps between corporate objectives for mineral extraction and equitable access and distribution of resources to local communities. Those were nascent days of corporate social responsibility, when the focus was on corporate image, not substantive changes to business practice.

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25 badass women shaping climate action in 2021

GreenBiz

"We have an opportunity to extend the recent response of regulators, businesses and investors on climate change to nature; both are interrelated and both pose a systemic risk to the global economy.". Rose Stuckey Kirk, Senior Vice President, Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer, Verizon.