valley! Grupo Aval’s digital wallet becomes the first fintech in Colombia to start the ‘Friendly Biz’ certification process, with the Chamber of Diversity, for its policies, processes and procedures that strengthen diversity, equity and the inclusion of diverse population groups in environments free and safe from discrimination.
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“Our commitment is to build a more empathetic country and world in which all people can live together equitably and without discrimination. Also become a benchmark in the fintech sector in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion, That is why we will continue promoting and developing tangible actions with the purpose of generating positive impacts on society”, said José Manuel Ayerbe Osorio, president of the wallet.
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The digital wallet will be added to the Friendly Biz certification already obtained by the Aval entities (Banco de Bogotá, Occidente, Popular, AV Villas, AFP Porvenir and Corficolombiana), aligning its principles with regard to the Corporate Inclusion and Diversity Policy of the conglomerate, through the INclusions program of the global NGO ACDI/VOCA and the ACDI/VOCA LA Foundation, in order to reduce the barriers of women, ethnic groups, people with disabilities, young people, migrants, the elderly and the LGBTIQ+ population in educational, business, productive, media, cultural and social contexts.
According to the directives of dale!, lfintech has been working on the implementation of different actions aimed at promoting the best practices of diversity, equity and inclusion for its stakeholders, seeking to adopt international parameters of the United Nations Organization, the International Labor Organization, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, among others.
In this sense, it will continue working so that it is part of the organizational culture, seeking to ensure spaces, initiatives, opportunities, actions and tools so that all its public objectives are part of the change.
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