John Kerry Is Bringing America Back Into the Climate Fight
John Kerry can feel the heat. It’s a sunny mid-July day in Naples, Italy, and we’re sitting on the roof of his hotel overlooking the Mediterranean. As tourists on the other side of the patio snap photos of Mount Vesuvius looming in the background, Kerry is warning about the fate of human life on earth. […]
Biden’s moral crisis on the border
Since mid-September, the Department of Homeland Security has deported about 4,000 Haitian nationals from the United States’ southern border with Mexico. The deportations followed scenes of crowds of mostly Haitian migrants massing in a makeshift camp near the crossing at Del Rio, Tex. In at least one incident, some of the would-be asylum seekers were chased and grabbed by […]
ESG investing: ‘There suddenly has been a sea change among U.S. companies,’ CEO explains
Interest in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues has surged among investors, as has demand for sustainable funds that often rely on ESG ratings. “In the past, ESG was much more Europe-driven, and European companies were at the forefront,” Steven Fox, CEO and founder of Veracity Worldwide, told Yahoo Finance at the 2021 Concordia Summit (video above). […]
Concordia 2021 Annual Summit: Promoting Digital Equity to Ensure a Sustainable Economic Recovery
See full session, here: https://finance.yahoo.com/video/concordia-2021-annual-summit-promoting-204653393.html Beth Hurvitz, VISA’s SVP Global Head of Social Impact, Michael Schlein, President & CEO of Accion, James Scriven, CEO of IDB Invest, and Yahoo Finance anchor Julie Hyman discuss the importance of digitization in various aspects from he 2021 Concordia Annual Summit. BRIAN CHEUNG: Welcome back to “Yahoo Finance Live.” Let’s […]
Laura Bush, Former First Lady of the US, Awarded at Concordia Summit
Laura Bush, the former First Lady of the United States, was awarded with the 2021 Leadership Award on Wednesday at the Concordia Summit taking place in New York. The annual Summit, taking place in parallel with the UN General Assembly, has become a reference point for the global agenda as leaders, entrepreneurs, and visionaries from across the world […]
Foreign Minister Tangara speaks at distinguished Concordia summit
The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara spoke at the 2021 Concordia summit in New York, a massive platform for some of the world’s most influential leaders. Addressing the summit, The Gambian Foreign Minister and the United Nations 2019 Population Award Laureate said the story of Concordia is […]
The Washington Post joins 2021 Concordia Annual Summit as Media Partner
The Washington Post today announced it will join the Concordia Annual Summit as a media partner. The Concordia Annual Summit will take place both virtually and in-person in New York City the week of September 20, 2021. The event will convene C-suite executives, heads of state, nonprofit leaders, entrepreneurs and other notable guests for conversations […]
Rockefeller Foundation President on the call for a ’COVID charter’ & ending ‘energy poverty’
See full session, here: https://finance.yahoo.com/video/rockefeller-foundation-president-call-covid-192937605.html Raj Shah, Rockefeller Foundation President, joins Yahoo Finance’s Andy Serwer at The 2021 Concordia Annual Summit to discuss vaccine availability for Covid-19 around the world, outlook on herd immunity, climate change, and access to energy. ALEXIS CHRISTOFOROUS: Want to get over to our editor in chief Andy Serwer now who is […]
Matthew Swift on the 2021 Concordia Summit
See full interview here: https://finance.yahoo.com/video/matthew-swift-2021-concordia-summit-195503543.html Matthew Swift, Concordia Summit Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO, joined Yahoo Finance Live to discuss the 2021 summit. ADAM SHAPIRO: Less than 40 minutes to the closing bell. Here is where we stand as we watch the sell off that a lot of people are attributing to the real estate news regarding […]
CONCORDIA ANNUAL SUMMIT KICKS OFF SEPTEMBER 20
Leaders, entrepreneurs, and visionaries from across the world will address the 2021 Concordia Annual Summit which kicks off in New York on September 20. It will be held in a hybrid format, with both in-person and digital programming from September 20-23 and digital-only programming on September 23. The Summit, which analyzes and provides solutions for current issues, […]
The Life-Changing Impact of Wholly Living on the Lives of Women
The Main Stage of the 2019 Concordia Annual Summit hosted a moving keynote speech that recognized the prevalence and seriousness that mental health challenges pose around the world. Bringing this issue to the spotlight was a much-needed first step, and as the search for the ‘holy grail’ of success for leaders rages on, we must […]