Corporate leaders on Saturday committed a whopping $3.4 billion to help achieve the sustainable development goals which can positively impact the lives of 500 million people across the country with a special focus on gender equality, education and water and sanitation. These financial offers were made at the concluding day of the first-ever Global Citizen Festival.
The Global Citizens India chapter said this came in response to over 20 lakh initiatives and campaigning efforts by them, and the key focus will be ending extreme poverty. The body said that of the 25 commitments worth $3.37 billion, that will cover over 50 crore people.