Marisol Villalobos' eco-friendly agribusiness was inspired by a simple breadfruit
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Marisol Villalobos' eco-friendly agribusiness was inspired by a simple breadfruit
Marisol Villalobos, founder of Amasar, Puerto Rico2021 WE Empower Finalist, Latin America & the Caribbean Marisol Villalobos discusses her regenerative agribusiness, spotlighting the bountiful Breadfruit and its impressive nutritional qualities
Olufunto Boroffice leading innovative company allowing vulnerable communities to recycle waste and make a sustainable livelihood
Olufunto Boroffice, founder and CEO, Chanja Datti Ltd Nigeria 2021 WE Empower Awardee, Sub-Saharan Africa The challenges of poverty, gender inequality and the lack of opportunities create struggles that are
WE Empower winners recognized for innovations in flood mapping technology
Deadly floods have been submerging towns and cities across the globe, washing away people’s livelihoods and raising questions about why there are still so many people dying from catastrophic floods in 2021.
The Generation Equality Forum: Record breaking investments to advance women’s rights
The Generation Equality Forum held in Paris June 30 - July 2, 2021 was livestreamed to over 50,000 participants around the world. U.N. Women, political leaders, feminist movement leaders, corporate executives and activists gathered to address gender inequality, including the disproportionate impact the pandemic has had on women and girls, and to commit to action that will accelerate global progress over the next five years, by 2026.
WE Empower UN SDG Challenge 2020 Awardee Cloud to Street featured on the cover of Nature magazine
Congratulations to WE Empower 2020 awardees Bessie Schwarz and Beth Tellman on their life saving work! Cloud to Street co-founders Tellman and Schwarz recently released the ‘largest observed dataset of floods’ to the public free of charge.
Five women entrepreneurs named awardees for the 2021 WE Empower UN SDG Challenge
The WE Empower UN SDG Challenge – a global business challenge led in partnership by Vital Voices Global Partnership and Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory at ASU – today
ASU recognized as nation's most impactful for second straight year
With sustainability long held as a core value across the entire university and home to the nation's first comprehensive Global Futures Laboratory, ASU was again ranked by Time Higher Education as
ASU is among the leaders in patents granted, startups launched
Arizona State University, through SkySong Innovations, continues to achieve high rankings in technology transfer metrics. With 129 patents awarded in FY19, ASU is No. 4 out of 58 universities and colleges in this peer group.
When She Leads: The power and potential of women’s entrepreneurship
On March 16th, 2021 the United Nations Global Compact’s Target Gender Equality Live event convened leaders from business, government, civil society and academia to discuss and demonstrate how the private
Celebrating Women's Empowerment at ASU: Launching the WE Empower UN SDG Challenge 2021
In honor of International Women's Day and Women's History Month, the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, Educational Outreach and Student Services, and the ASU SDG5 Coalition are curating a
Millenium Immobilier: Engineering sustainable homes
Ghislaine Tessa Ketcha, founder and CEO of Millenium Immobilier, Cameroon, 2020 WE Empower Finalist, Sub-Saharan Africa The continuation of climate change is expected to bring about detrimental effects across the
Aequales: Closing gender gaps through innovative measurement and consultancy services
Andrea De la Piedra and Mia Perdomo - Co-Founders of Aequales, Latin America 2020 WE Empower Finalist, Latin America and the Caribbean Ensuring gender equality in today’s world is one