A Wealth of Impact: How a Financial Literacy Initiative Drives Five SDGs
SDGs have become a global focus. These 17 interlinked objectives are designed to chart a course for a more resilient, peaceful and inclusive future. Adopted by all UN Member States in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda, this comprehensive plan is humanity’s clearest blueprint…
Building Trust and Impact: Why the Social Dimension of ESG Matters More than Ever
In recent years, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations have emerged as critical factors for organizations across various sectors. The integration of these ESG factors into an organization’s operations and strategy has become increasingly vital for long-term success and sustainability. While all three pillars of…
Beyond Budgeting: Why Financial Literacy is a vital tool for Gen Z’s success
Gen Z, the generation born between the mid-1990s and the mid-2010s, is now the largest generation ever, comprising almost 30% of the global population. We all have a stake in their future and success. Given the looming economic crisis, the dizzying pace of technological advancement…
Empowering Individuals, Strengthening Communities: The Link Between Financial Literacy and Social Sustainability
Few things empower individuals more than understanding how money works and how they can use this knowledge to ensure a financially secure future for themselves and their families. Every life decision they make – from pursuing higher education and choosing a career, to selecting a…
A worthy Fin-Ed Strategy for Gen Z
Enough has been spoken, written and preached about the dire need to get Gen Z financially educated. We have the research, the white papers, and tons of empirical evidence pointing to the importance and life-changing nature of this skill. The consequences of ignoring this crucial…
Sitting on the Sidelines
Given our experiences with money, the mistakes we’ve made and what we wish we knew about money when we were younger, how is it that we parents aren’t up in arms? How come we aren’t calling for massive, decisive action to fix what we must…
The Unsavory Alternative
There is real resistance to changing the status quo around financial education, or rather the lack of it. A lack of funds, resources and time, are the causes most commonly cited. None of these stand the test of reason. One just has to consider the…
The Eloquence of Blah Blah Blah
Greta Thunberg’s speech at the Youth4Climate Summit last week was a masterclass in eloquence and in calling out BS from world leaders for failing to act on climate change. A classic case of the telling emperor he wasn’t wearing any clothes. The blah blah blah…
Forget Passion. Try Obsession.
I often get told that I’m very passionate about what I do. I disagree. I’m not passionate about what I do. I think passion is too mild a term for the way I feel about the work I do. Obsessive. That’s what I am. Being…
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