Vital Voices partners pledge $1.5 bln for women-owned businesses
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25 September 2013
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Lisa Anderson
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Vital Voices announced a new $1.5 billion commitment at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). The commitment supports the advancement of small and medium sized, women-owned businesses in the global supply chain. The pledge, which unites Vital Voices with ICRW along with other NGOs and businesses, may be one of the largest commitments made at this year’s CGI.
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