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5 Ways Northwestern Mutual Is Building a Better Tomorrow: 2023 Sustainability and Social Impact Report

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For example, through Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, we have a goal of investing $20 million in women and $20 million in African American/Black entrepreneurs. And through our $175 million Impact Investment Fund, increased by $75 million in 2023, we’re supporting entrepreneurs in underserved communities, both locally and nationally.

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Northwestern Mutual Releases 2023 Sustainability Report and Reaffirms Commitment to Building “A Better Tomorrow”

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Impactful commitments and growth metrics notated in the report include: Delivering financial security and expanding financial access: Driven by its mission to improve lives through financial security, the company increased its Impact Investment Fund to $175M to expand access to capital for entrepreneurs in underserved communities; and continued efforts (..)

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NextBillion’s Most Influential Articles of 2023: Announcing the Three Winners of our Annual Contest

James Militzer

A yearly tradition since 2012, the contest highlights 12 of our most-read articles from the past year, giving readers an opportunity to vote for the ones that influenced their thinking the most. As 2024 gets underway, we’d like to announce the results of NextBillion’s annual “ Most Influential Article of the Year ” contest.

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Northwestern Mutual 2023 Sustainability and Social Impact Report: A Better Tomorrow

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50M+ donated to fight childhood cancer and support children and families since 2012 $60M+ invested in Milwaukee-area students over 25+ years 4,600+ students mentored by Northwestern Mutual employees in 2023 $3.5M

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How Finance can help stop climate change: Green bonds

Edouard Stenger

Part of this revolution is the meteoritic growth of green bonds, which were started in 2007 by the World Bank and the European Investment Bank. If growth was slow from the first green bond issuance to 2012, things have accelerated since. Water and Waste make up 14 and six percent, respectively. Price (how much does it cost?).

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The 2020 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

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Oliver Camp is passionate about food waste, which he calls a "terrible indictment of our ability to manage our food and supply chains." But he also sees ample opportunity for reducing it, and for redistributing this "waste" to hundreds of millions of malnourished people worldwide. LinkedIn . LinkedIn | Twitter. Deonna Anderson.

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Cisco: Climate Investments That Help Businesses – As Well as the Planet

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From wave energy to e-waste recycling and more, Cisco Investments supports cutting-edge innovation for a more sustainable future. Investments. The future demands solutions that are sustainable, said Jon Koplin, Cisco Investments senior director, who leads investments in Europe and in sustainability.

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