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Digital Divide Data: our Partner in Laos

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The DDD student staff people work half days at DDD, proofing textbooks to make them accessible to students with print disabilities. and ship the images and recognized text to Laos (and several other countries with other partners, including of course the U.S.). The head of DDD's Laos office is Ms.

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A History of How Modern ESG Came to Be

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Rather than a single moment in time, ESG was born out of actions in the business community over several decades that culminated into our modern understanding of ESG today. While still debated, there’s a growing consensus that business strategy should n o t just be about profit maximization.

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Preventing Human Trafficking: An Interview with Christina Arnold

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We have financed many micro-credit loans for women and men who want to start their own businesses as an alternative way to make a living for their families so that they're not circumstantially forced to take work that would be degrading or demeaning to them.