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How we’re driving sustainable impact for business and society

CIO

From tackling issues like climate change and accelerating the circular economy , to creating inclusive workplaces and addressing the digital divide , we’re increasing our rigor, our innovation, our action, and ultimately, our impact. In FY23, we: Used 155.5 million kilograms (343.3 In FY23, we: Used 155.5 million kilograms (343.3

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Vote for the roundtables you want at Disrupt 2023

TechCrunch

This post lists the roundtable topics. Back in February, we started calling for content — urging startup subject-matter experts to submit applications to lead roundtable discussions or breakout sessions at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 on September 19–21 in San Francisco. And by crikey, answer the call they did.

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Google shares its $2M Black Founders Fund among 30 European startups

TechCrunch

I’ve asked Google for more details on how the fund was divided, and if any company received this full amount. All the startups are led by Black founders, and 40% by women of color. More than 800 companies applied and Google interviewed 100 of them, ultimately winnowing that down to the 30 announced today.

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The Everywhere Workplace Is Here. Now What?

Ivanti

Are there divides along gender lines? The gender divide is real. The secret: digital transformation and automation. We’ll break down all of this and more in future posts in this blog series. The future of work doesn’t have to be a mystery. And now we have numbers to tell the story of what’s now and what’s next.

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Per Scholas redefines IT hiring by diversifying the IT talent pipeline

CIO

Per Scholas was founded in 1995 in the Bronx as a computer reclamation company with the goal of bridging the digital divide. To do so, the organization collected retired computers and laptops from companies, fixed them up, and redistributed them back into the community through schools and nonprofits.

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Teachers are leaving schools. Will they come to startups next?

TechCrunch

It wasn’t the lingering exhaustion that made Christine Huang, a New York public school teacher, leave the profession. Or the low pay. Or the fact that she rarely had time to spend with her kids after the school day due to workload demands. Honestly, I have no confidence in the city,” she says. But the coronavirus is a different kind of stress test.

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The Go-Getter’s guide to diversity hiring in tech

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

Over 47% of millennials want to work at diverse companies but a lack of workforce diversity and unconscious bias are fast becoming a systemic problem in tech. Companies worldwide are looking to tackle the issue of diversity hiring in tech but very few have actually made strides in the right direction. Why does diversity in tech still matter in 2020?