Month: March 2024

The Ray C. Anderson Center at the Scheller College of Business is pleased to announce the 2023-24 Scheller College Sustainability Fellows and Ambassadors! In this year’s program, 25 graduate and undergraduate students from across Georgia Tech are learning to become leaders in building a sustainable and prosperous future. The changemakers are working on projects that have the potential to make a real-world impact. Topics include social performance, greenhouse gas emissions in the building sector, waste management, rooftop solar, and more. Read the article.

Originally published by Northwestern Mutual on February 22, 2024

MILWAUKEE, March 4, 2024 /3BL/ – Northwestern Mutual is celebrating the outstanding volunteerism of its financial professionals through its annual Community Service Awards (CSA) program. This year, 16 financial advisors and representatives were recognized for their transformational impact on the communities they serve, totaling $295,000 in grants to nonprofits nationwide. Local Milwaukee-area resident Bradley May, a wealth management advisor at Northwestern Mutual – Milwaukee, has been named a 2024 Most Exceptional Community Service Award winner, receiving a $25,000 grant for Solstice Sanctuary.

“At Northwestern Mutual we believe in putting people first. This value is highlighted through our dedicated financial advisors who are not only building better tomorrows for their clients, but also for their communities,” said Steve Radke, president of the Northwestern Mutual Foundation. “Through their philanthropic work, our advisors are donating their time and talents to help local nonprofit organizations.”

Solstice Sanctuary was co-founded by May’s wife and close friends and provides a safe space for animals and humans who have suffered through trauma and abuse, creating a community where both animals and humans can heal, learn, grow and feel safe. May and his wife both grew up with animals and experienced firsthand how animals and humans can heal through strong bonds.

“Since 2021, I’ve dedicated myself to Solstice Sanctuary and its mission to support others and rescue animals,” said May. “This grant, through Northwestern Mutual’s Community Service Awards Program, will allow us to expand the program and help countless others, allowing them to heal and learn.”

Now in its 29th year, Northwestern Mutual, through its Foundation and Community Service Awards program, has donated nearly $7 million to nonprofits supported by financial professionals in their communities across the country.

Learn more about Bradley May and his volunteer efforts with Solstice Sanctuary here.

About Northwestern Mutual Foundation 
The mission of the Northwestern Mutual Foundation is to improve the lives of children and families in need. The Foundation has given more than $400 million since its inception in 1992 and is designed to create lasting impact in the communities where the company’s employees and financial representatives live and work. We accomplish this by combining financial support, volunteerism, thought leadership and convening community partners to deliver the best outcomes. Our efforts are focused nationally on curing childhood cancer, and locally on education, neighborhoods and making our hometown of Milwaukee a great destination. Visit Northwestern Mutual Foundation to learn more.

About Northwestern Mutual 
Northwestern Mutual has been helping people and businesses achieve financial security for more than 165 years. Through a comprehensive planning approach, Northwestern Mutual combines the expertise of its financial professionals with a personalized digital experience and industry-leading products to help its clients plan for what’s most important. With more than $570 billion of total assets being managed across the company’s institutional portfolio as well as retail investment client portfolios, nearly $35 billion in revenues, and $2.2 trillion worth of life insurance protection in force, Northwestern Mutual delivers financial security to more than five million people with life, disability income and long-term care insurance, annuities, and brokerage and advisory services. Northwestern Mutual ranked 111 on the 2023 FORTUNE 500.

Northwestern Mutual is the marketing name for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (NM), Milwaukee, WI (life and disability insurance, annuities, and life insurance with long-term care benefits) and its subsidiaries. Subsidiaries include Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC (NMIS) (investment brokerage services), broker-dealer, registered investment adviser, member FINRA and SIPC; the Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company® (NMWMC) (investment advisory and services), federal savings bank; and Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company (NLTC) (long-term care insurance). Not all Northwestern Mutual representatives are advisors. Only those representatives with “Advisor” in their title or who otherwise disclose their status as an advisor of NMWMC are credentialed as NMWMC representatives to provide investment advisory

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Originally published on U.S. Bank company blog

“This is a fascinating time to be in Payments,” said Kristy Carstensen, chief administrative officer for the U.S. Bank Payment Services. “The pace of innovation is quick, the rate of adoption is increasing, the opportunities are practically endless—and I’m here for it.”

Named to American Banker’s Most Influential Women in Payments list for the fifth time, Carstensen said she is humbled and acknowledges the honor is representative of the team she is on, of the culture at U.S. Bank and the opportunities provided.

Her willingness to be open to possibilities, look for opportunities in unconventional places and embrace change have shaped her career as well as the industry she has grown to love, she said.

“The way we pay for goods and services has become more diversified. Mobile wallets, cash apps and buy now, pay later options are transforming traditional payment methods,” Carstensen said. “Real-time, simple, convenient, integrated and embedded have become the new vernacular. There is a real energy around our payment systems, and we have the innovative solutions to harness it.”

Carstensen said that with the rise in digital payment options, the payments industry has also seen new types of fraud and data security concerns.

“Part of the advantage of working in payments for a larger bank is that we have a depth of knowledge and resources to stay on top of evolving threats,” Carstensen said. “We can be more confident in our growth strategy because we have a solid foundation and stability that comes from being in a regulated industry.

“I am extremely proud of the work we are doing to create the best payments products and experiences for our clients,” she said. “Our dedication to inclusive growth not only builds a team with a wide range of backgrounds, skills and experience, but it also helps us look at challenges from different perspectives. Because of this, we can see opportunities in every situation and to find the best solutions for our clients.”

U.S. Bank Payment Services comprises three revenue-generating lines of business – Corporate Payments and Treasury Services (CPTS), Retail Payment Solutions (RPS) and Elavon— as well as enabling functions. In 2023, the revenue-generating lines provided 25% of revenue for U.S. Bank while the shared services teams managed risk and fraud concerns across the business lines.

The Global Inclusive Growth Summit returns on April 18, 2024. As we look forward to coming back together in person and virtually, we offer these highlights from the 2023 event, hosted by Mastercard and the Aspen Institute. The Global Inclusive Growth Summit 2023 brought together private sector, social impact and government leaders to share ways to make economies more equitable.

The 2024 Global Inclusive Growth Summit, hosted by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, advances real solutions to today’s most pressing challenges through collaboration and candid conversation among entrepreneurs, innovators, policymakers and emerging changemakers. First held in 2019, the Summit assembles a dynamic group of cross-sector leaders who collectively address topics including financial inclusion, data science for social impact, emerging technology such as artificial intelligence, climate and the environment, women’s economic empowerment and place-based development. After a decade of impact, we’re excited to continue the great dialogue and work focused on driving and creating inclusive growth for all.

Get more information about the 2024 Global Inclusive Growth Summit here.

To learn more, visit: globalinclusivegrowthsummit.com

Originally published July 14, 2023 by Mastercard.

We’re living through a time of overwhelming complexity – achieving new heights of technological and scientific innovation against a backdrop of overlapping global crises and uncertainty. Leaders can help navigate this environment by keeping trust and inclusion front and center for their organizations, their customers, stakeholders and the broader global community.

Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach and IFC Managing Director Makhtar Diop discuss leadership and the power of innovation, technology and trust to address the challenges before us.

Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth advances equitable and sustainable economic growth and financial inclusion around the world. The Center leverages the company’s core assets and competencies, including data insights, expertise and technology, while administering the philanthropic Mastercard Impact Fund, to produce independent research, scale global programs and empower a community of thinkers, leaders and doers on the front lines of inclusive growth.

Aspen Institute

The Aspen Institute is a community-serving organization with global reach whose vision is the creation of a free, just, and equitable society. For 70 years, the Institute has driven change through dialogue, leadership, and action to help solve the world’s greatest challenges. With headquarters in Washington, DC, the Institute has offices in Aspen, Colorado and New York City, as well as an international network of partners. Learn more at www.aspeninstitute.org.

Devex

Devex is the world’s leading independent news organization covering global development. Devex journalists deliver insider reporting from front lines of the fight to achieve the SDGs – driving the most important debates, providing the most critical analysis, and backing it all up with the events, career information, and funding opportunities professionals require. To keep up to date with the must-read global development coverage, join their global community.

About Mastercard (NYSE: MA)

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.

www.mastercard.com

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Future magazine interviews Dr Dietmar Elsler from EU-OSHA about the agency’s important work in promoting safe, healthy workplaces across Europe.

The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, otherwise known as EU-OSHA, is one of the lower-profile European Union (EU) agencies but nevertheless serves a fundamental purpose for all member states.

Based in Bilbao, Spain, the agency has no powers of legal enforcement but instead aims to foster corporate responsibility for the health and safety of European employees from all 27 EU member states by means of campaigns and informational material.

About The Sofidel Group

The Sofidel Group, a privately held company owned by the Stefani and Lazzareschi families, is a world leader in the manufacture of paper for hygienic and domestic use. Founded in 1966, the Group has subsidiaries in 12 countries – Italy, Spain, the UK, France, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Poland, Hungary, Greece, Romania, and the USA – with more than 6,400 employees. A member of the UN Global Compact and the international WWF Climate Savers program, the Sofidel Group considers sustainability a strategic imperative and is committed to promoting sustainable development.  For more information, visit www.sofidel.com.         

Media Contact:
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