Macy’s is working with WWF and RISE to address heat stress, basin health, clean water access, and worker health and safety in textile factories.

Since 2025, RISE and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth  have worked closely in Guatemala and Indonesia with global brands, buyers, suppliers, and financial service providers, alongside local partners, to implement RISE Financial Health and strengthen workers financial well-being.

Examples of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth’s global work, such as RISE, illustrate how multi-sector partnerships, measurement, iteration, and replication help convert insights into scalable programs.

Together, we made important strides in 2025. Three years in, RISE has supported over one million workers through our workplace programs.

Together, we can build a more resilient and equitable garment and footwear industry in Central America. One that delivers for workers, communities, and businesses alike.

Watch RISE's sessions on how wage digitalization accelerates financial inclusion in global supply chains and boosts garment workers' financial health & security.

Climate change is already hitting the garment, footwear, and textiles sectors hard. Its impacts are rapidly compounding for both workers and businesses in countries like Bangladesh and Cambodia. 

How RISE helped drive the global transformation from cash to digital wage payments revealed by the Global Findex 2025, contributing to increased financial inclusion worldwide.

For millions of workers in the garment industry, including women, receiving their wages digitally instead of in cash is a gateway to financial security and independence.