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CDPQ Addresses Workplace Gender Equity With EDGE Assess And EDGEplus Certification
The organization is the first in the capital markets industry in Québec, Canada to add an EDGEplus certification for intersectional equity to its EDGE certification. CDPQ, a global investment group managing funds for public retirement and insurance plans in Canada, has obtained EDGE Assess and EDGEplus certification, recognizing its commitment to gender equity and to…
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Paul Polman Works to Accelerate Action by Business to Achieve the UN Global Goals, which He Helped Develop. He was the CEO of Unilever from 2009 to 2019, and is the Co-Author of “Net Positive”.
Webinar: From “Do no harm” to “Net Positive” From “In June 2022, we held the second EDGEtalks of 2022 with Paul Polman – one of the most courageous and impactful business leaders of our time. Paul shared with us his first-hand experience in creating a long-term, multi-stakeholder model that goes hand-in-hand with excellent financial performance.…
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The Swiss Sustainable Investment Market Study 2022 Report
Swiss Sustainable Finance have published their Swiss Sustainable Investment Market Study 2022 report. EDGE Certified Foundation contributed an analysis on gender equality to the report. Our data identified how, despite performing above the global average, Swiss companies nevertheless fall behind the European averages for gender equality. According to our analysis, women account for half of…
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Celebrate Mothers and Fathers Equally
Much is often said about mothers and their role in the home and the workplace. The assumption is made that they just make everything ‘work’. So with Father’s Day being celebrated around the world this month, let’s think about how fathers manage their own paternal responsibilities. My colleague, Aniela Unguresan, Founder of the EDGE Certified…