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Women in Factories training funded by Walmart
The Walmart Foundation increased to $10 million its investment in an educational program on track to provide training to 60,000 women in 150 factories.
The increased funding commitment to the Women in Factories program begun in 2011 was announced in Beijing by Scott Price, CEO of Walmart Asia at the 2014 APEC CEO Summit. The Women in Factories program has already provided training to 40,000 female factory workers and by the end of 2016 the figure is expected to increase to 60,000 women at factories in India, Bangladesh, China, El Salvador, and Honduras.
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Hershey CEO appointed to president’s council on U.S. –Africa trade
J.P. Bilbrey, CEO of Hershey, has been appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to President Obama’s newly-established Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA).
Bilbrey will be one of the 15 private sector leaders providing guidance to the president on strengthening partnerships with African nations to leverage the opportunities for U.S. companies committed to supporting the continent for the long term.
The private-sector council will focus on strengthening the U.S.’ commercial relationships with African nations.
