Identity, Nationality, and Culture: How Diasporas Make Countries Stronger

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(L to R) Puru Trivedi and Ambassador Stuart Holliday moderate a Meridian Corporate Council event.

This post was written by Puru Trivedi, Meridian’s Vice President of External and Corporate Affairs. This excerpt is from Trivedi’s book, “My Fourth Culture,” available for purchase here. “My Fourth Culture” is a look at the lives of ‘Third Culture’ children, with specific focus on the forces that shaped the author into the person he is today. Third culture kids (TCK)—children of parents who grow up outside of their passport country—have unique issues with identity. Emphasis of the thesis is on the modern TCK and addressing the impact of technology, cultural complexity, transitions and inclusion. The author takes a...

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Salesforce is on a mission to drive meaningful climate action at scale.

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Salesforce at COP26

The following was written by Eric H. Loeb, Executive Vice President, Government Affairs, Salesforce. Salesforce is part of Meridian’s Corporate Council. Learn more here. For more than a decade, Salesforce has set ambitious climate targets. Climate is a key part of Salesforce’s public policy platform. Salesforce is committed to actively advocating for clear and consistent science-based climate policies that facilitate a just and equitable global transition to a 1.5°C future.   Salesforce considers the planet a stakeholder and believes that business can be a platform for change. As a COP26 partner, Salesforce collaborated with leaders across the globe, focused...

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