The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is excited to announce the Investing in a Sustainable Future – Climate Finance in Emerging Markets virtual event scheduled for April 22, 2022 (World Earth Day) for businesses, NGOs, commercial banks, investment funds, and institutional … Read More
Electrification—the adoption of electric end-use technologies to replace other forms of energy—is occurring at an ever-increasing rate. This phenomenon is being driven in large part by utility investment in smart grid infrastructure and applications, the electrification of vehicles, the proliferation … Read More
On June 2, Nathan Associates will be co-facilitating a 90-minute virtual round-table on COVID-19 and Women’s Economic Empowerment, with a focus on employment and entrepreneurship. The discussion will explore the impact of COVID-19 in these areas of women’s economic empowerment … Read More
Sexual harassment is prevalent across the world and negatively affects women’s employment, including women’s workplace attendance and productivity, income, job retention and advancement, and career trajectory. Workplace sexual harassment also negatively affects entire workgroup productivity and has significant costs on … Read More
To remain competitive in a 21st-century workforce, youth must have strong backgrounds in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and leadership skills. Developing economies will stagnate without qualified workforces, and there will be a mismatch between the skills that are … Read More
The Virtual Island Summit, organized by Island Innovation, will be held October 6-11, 2019. The Summit is a free and entirely online event designed to connect global islands to share their common experiences through a digital platform. Nathan is sponsoring … Read More
Nathan co-facilitates SEEP’s women’s economic empowerment working group, which seeks to improve the ability of market systems and other inclusive economic development practitioners to facilitate inclusive, empowering and sustainable services to women worldwide. Nathan leads in the organization of events, … Read More
Alternative Credit Scoring is increasingly being incorporated into business models as a way to improve financial inclusivity. Within the Mastercard Foundation Fund for Rural Prosperity project portfolio, several projects are working using credit scoring tools and models. It is the … Read More
Proving lost profits damages presents a wide array of challenges to patent owners and their counsel. With the ever-evolving regulatory and legal landscape, concerned professionals are faced with an increasingly complex environment for calculating lost profits damages. The year 2018 … Read More
This webinar will feature how global companies can empower women by creating opportunities for them as entrepreneurs, suppliers, and distributors in the global economy. Global companies are in a unique position to drive inclusive growth by supporting women’s entrepreneurship and … Read More