{"id":108049,"date":"2023-02-03T14:28:05","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T14:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interac1.wpengine.com\/?post_type=content&#038;p=108049"},"modified":"2025-09-18T11:22:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T15:22:28","slug":"looking-ahead-2023-innovating-for-the-common-good-together","status":"publish","type":"content","link":"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/en\/content\/business\/looking-ahead-2023-innovating-for-the-common-good-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking Ahead 2023: Innovating for the common good. Together."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The growth of global consciousness is shifting Canadian\u2019s expectations of businesses and how they operate. 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