The multi-million
dollar commitment benefits Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), Main Street Launch (California), Carolina Small Business Development Fund (North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida), and PeopleFund (Texas), to provide loans for veterans looking to start or grow their own businesses.
Not exact matches
With growing interest and support from public markets (including through the incorporation of DanoneWave as the largest public
benefit corporation in the U.S. and their public
commitment to become a Certified B Corp by 2020 as well as Laureate Education's IPO in early 2017), multi-billion
dollar companies are following suit and choosing to operate their businesses with purpose and accountability.
20 Over the course of a year, Sodexo trains and monitors the progress of mentors and mentees, who meet monthly.21 A survey of participants found that for every
dollar spent on the mentoring program, there was $ 2.28 realized in retention and increased productivity.22 A similar study also found that 72 percent of mentees and 79 percent of mentors cited increased job satisfaction as a
benefit of the mentoring program, while 72 percent of mentees and 74 percent of mentors cited increased organizational
commitment.23
The current policies were put in place after careful consideration and produce significant
benefits — something we have seen consistently in states with strong
commitments to renewable energy — which include providing sustainable sources of power, diversifying the energy supply, supporting innovation, and providing billions of
dollars of in - state economic growth and thousands of jobs throughout the state.