Farm to Table Event Spotlights Local Seattle-Area Farmers
In celebration of Earth Week 2018, Seattle Pacific University, the Puget Sound Food Hub and Sodexo, the university’s dining services partner, teamed up to launch its first-ever Farm to Table lunch event. The event will give students a taste of new locally-sourced menu items and an opportunity to connect directly with Seattle-area farmers to learn first-hand about the menu’s ingredients.
Wells Fargo Commits $200 Billion Toward Sustainable Financing
Wells Fargo will provide $200 billion in financing through 2030 to businesses and projects that support the transition to a low-carbon economy, CEO Tim Sloan announced Thursday during his keynote address at a CEO Investor Forum in San Francisco. More than 50 percent of the financing will be focused on companies and projects that directly support the transition to a low-carbon economy, including clean technologies, renewable energy, green bonds, and alternative transportation. The remainder of the financing will support companies and projects focused on sustainable agriculture, recycling, conservation, and other environmentally beneficial activities.
Hoy!: Opportunity for small and medium enterprises of Nicaragua
“Power to Grow” is the challenge that La Red de Innovación e Impacto is promoting with the goal to support micro enterprises of the agriculture, agroindustry and textile sectors in Central America. Regarding Nicaragua, the selected organization will be working with Centro de Producción Más Limpia de Nicaragua (CPmL-N) and will be required to be knowledgeable about the agriculture and agroindustry sectors; have experience in export programs development; preferably, have previous experience in projects to support and strengthen MSMEs exporting capacity; as well as have consolidated experience in scaling micro enterprises and small farmers to the international level.
Hoy!: Oportunidad para la pequeña y mediana empresa de Nicaragua
“El Poder de Crecer” es el concurso que impulsa la Red de Innovación e Impacto con el objetivo de apoyar diversos microemprendimientos en los sectores de agricultura, agroindustria y textil en Centroamérica. En el caso de Nicaragua, la organización seleccionada deberá trabajar con el Centro de Producción Más Limpia de Nicaragua, (CPmL-N), tener conocimiento de los sectores de agricultura y agroindustria; experiencia en desarrollar programas de exportaciones; experiencia previa preferible en proyectos ejecutados para brindar asesoría técnica sobre el diseño y el fortalecimiento de las capacidades de exportaciones para pymes; así como experiencia consolidada en escalar micro emprendimientos y pequeños agricultores a nivel internacional.
Wells Fargo Announces $200 Billion Sustainable Financing Commitment
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) today announced it will provide $200 billion in financing to sustainable businesses and projects by 2030, with more than 50 percent focused on clean technology and renewable energy transactions that directly support the transition to a low-carbon economy. The company also detailed its commitment to transparency in its methodology for accounting, project inclusion, and the carbon intensity of its credit portfolio, and will regularly report on the social, environmental, and economic impacts of the lending.
Dig in, Dine Out for HIV Care April 26
Dining Out For Life® hosted by Subaru® is a restaurant-based event with a truly fulfilling call to action: Dine at one of the 3,000 participating restaurants in more than 60 cities across North America on Thursday, April 26, 2018 and that restaurant will donate a generous portion of the day’s proceeds to fund HIV/AIDS care, prevention, education, testing, counseling and other essential services in their city.
eBay and Natural Resources Defense Council Collaborate for Earth Month
In celebration of Earth Month this April, eBay for Charity has partnered with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a non-profit organization that is working to safeguard the earth, on a campaign with an incredible selection of inventory and experiences that will benefit our planet!
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