Business – Social Enterprise
Money as Medicine
Forbes just released its annual list of the wealthiest folks on Earth, who have an average net worth of $4.1 billion. Every time one of these lists comes out, the first thing I do is scan
UK investors are bringing light to lives in rural Africa
If you have ever endured a power cut, you’ll know how hard it is to manage without electricity, even for a short while. But for over 130 million homes in sub-Saharan Africa, living without electricity
How social movements are becoming part of corporate life
As #MeToo bloomed into a fully formed social movement in late 2017, PricewaterhouseCoopers’ D.C. office gathered for a meeting. The staff of the professional services firm had already received an email from U.S.
Employee Ownership
Video: What is an ESOP and how does it benefit employees?
Employee Stock Ownership Plan, or ESOPs, are in focus following the Walmart-Flipkart deal with Flipkart employees being allowed to encash ESOPs fully over the next 2 years. An employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) is a
Employee Ownership is a Win-Win for Workers and Companies
Cathy Burch and her twin sister Deborah began working 27 years ago, at the age of 19. Cathy took a job at WinCo, a supermarket chain. Her sister went to work at a telephone company.
L’Oreal Launches an Employee Share Ownership Plan
L'Oréal is announcing the launch of its first Employee Share Ownership Plan. The plan will be rolled out in 52 countries and will give L'Oréal employees, in France and internationally, the possibility to be even
Environment
Hurricanes: Stronger, slower, wetter in the future?
Scientists have developed a detailed analysis of how 22 recent hurricanes would be different if they formed under the conditions predicted for the late 21st century. While each storm's transformation would be unique, on balance,
Every Google search results in CO2 emissions.
Every Google search comes at a cost to the planet. In processing 3.5 billion searches a day, the world’s most popular website accounts for about 40% of the internet’s carbon footprint. Despite the notion that the internet
Can we get 100 percent of our energy from renewable sources?
In a review paper last year in the high-ranking journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Master of Science Benjamin Heard and colleagues presented their case against 100% renewable electricity systems. They doubted the feasibility of
Poverty and Prosperity
Why the Wealth Gap Hits Families the Hardest
What does economic inequality really look like? Income alone doesn’t give a complete picture. Income inequality describes the gap between a six-figure salary and minimum wage. But the more alarming gap occurs in wealth —
ASCH: Address child poverty
For the first half of President Donald Trump’s term in office, a lot of issues have had their day in the sun, but one that desperately needs attention in this country is child poverty. In
Not quite a ‘double bind’ for minority women in science
Many studies have shown that both minority and women scientists face disadvantages in reaching the highest levels of their careers. So it would make sense that minority women would face a “double bind” that would
Health
New tech may make prosthetic hands easier for patients to use
Researchers have developed new technology for decoding neuromuscular signals to control powered, prosthetic wrists and hands. The work relies on computer models that closely mimic the behavior of the natural structures in the forearm, wrist
Who Dies From Tuberculosis?
Tuberculosis, a disease fueled by poverty, overcrowding and undernutrition, is a global barometer of deprivation. Of the more than 4,000 men, women and children TB kills every day, most are poor. TB's connection to poverty
Pesticides: What happens if we run out of options?
To slow the evolutionary progression of weeds and insect pests gaining resistance to herbicides and pesticides, policymakers should provide resources for large-scale, landscape-level studies of a number of promising but untested approaches for slowing pest
Impact Investing
How to Meet Client Demand for Impact Investing
In 1970, economist Milton Friedman published his seminal magazine article, “The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits.” Since then, the line between portfolio management and philanthropy, profit and purpose, has blurred. Profits
From Landfill to Windfall
Trash nerd. That’s how Emily Landsburg identifies herself. Her colleagues agree the label fits, and so do her kids. “I have created a detour more than once on a family vacation to visit some sort of
New results-based financing tool targets clean water for schools
The Rockefeller Foundation and UBS Optimus Foundation are backing a new financing tool to bring clean water to 1.4 million Ugandan school children, saying the model can potentially be replicated across other countries and sectors.
Financial Wellness (also on sister website PFEEF.org)
Employees Have Other Financial Issues That Get in the Way of Retirement Readiness
Not having enough emergency savings for unexpected expenses is the most frequently cited financial concern for Millennial (48%) and Generation X (51%) employees, while not being able to retire when they want to is the
8 in 10 Employees Live Paycheck to Paycheck — How You Can Help Them Break the Cycle
Counting down to payday is a stressful, but all too common practice. Unfortunately, an August 2017 CareerBuilder survey found that the vast majority (78 percent) of the 3,462 full-time U.S. workers polled said they live paycheck to
Gains in Financial Inclusion, Gains for a Sustainable World
Mary Banda in Zambia runs a small restaurant in one of Lusaka’s oldest markets. Before she learned that financial services could make the way she did business easier, her profits were low. But today, her profits
Popular Posts
These Poverty-Fighting Startups Are Slaying Silicon Valley’s Sacred Cows
“One of my ambitions is to help our users put more food on the table,” says Jimmy Chen, the founder of Propel. His company makes a mobile app called FreshEBT that helps people among the U.S.’s
Oxford Conference on Business and Poverty
Welcome to the second annual Oxford Business Fights Poverty Conference. As you view this summary of the conference you will read from a series of topics like Responsible Leadership, Honoring Entrepreneurs, Employee Ownership, Mentoring, Crowdsourcing & Addressing Poverty. Please
Isolationism, Business and War
Wars characterize the twentieth century, with the U.S. featuring as a significant player. The self-pronounced reputation of the U.S. as “rescuer of the world” continued at the turn of the century with 9/11 and the
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- A judge sides with parents and rules their 30-year-old son must move out May 23, 2018Michael Rotondo, 30, didn't get the message that it was time to move out of his parents' home, even after they left him five notices and an offer of cash to help find new digs.
- EPA again blocks journalists from attending summit: 'They ain't doing the CNN stuff' May 23, 2018The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday barred journalists for the second consecutive day from attending a national summit focused on water contaminants.
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- Wall St. advances as Fed seen taking moderate approach to inflation May 23, 2018NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended with small gains on Wednesday after minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest meeting suggested higher inflation may not result in faster interest rate hikes.
- Ackman takes stake in Lowe's, stock price surges May 23, 2018(Reuters) - Billionaire investor William Ackman said on Wednesday that his hedge fund had taken a roughly $1 billion stake in Lowe's , boosting the U.S. home improvement retailer's stock by 10.4 percent.
- China signals to state giants: 'Buy American' oil and grains May 23, 2018SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters) - China will import record volumes of U.S. oil and is likely to ship more U.S. soy after Beijing signalled to state-run refiners and grains purchasers they should buy more to help ease tensions between the two top economies, trade sources said on Wednesday.
- Uber ends Arizona self-driving program following fatality May 23, 2018SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Uber has shut down its self-driving car operation in Arizona two months after a fatal crash involving one of its vehicles, the company said on Wednesday.
- Comcast prepares to top Disney's $50 billion offer for Fox May 23, 2018(Reuters) - Comcast Corp confirmed on Wednesday it was preparing a higher, all-cash offer for most of the media assets of Twenty-First Century Fox , setting up a bidding war with rival Walt Disney Co , which already has agreed to a $52-billion deal with Fox.
- 4 ways your vacation can go wrong — and how to avoid them May 23, 2018Here's what to think about before a big trip to avoid common travel mishaps.
- IRS, Treasury may deny blue states' tax workarounds May 23, 2018Expect new proposed regulation to address state plans to help residents deal with limits on a prized tax deduction.
- Young adults underestimate this major expense by more than 300 percent May 23, 2018Don't let these medical coverage mishaps ruin your finances.
- Federal student loans are about to get pricier. What you should know May 23, 2018Here's everything borrowers need to know about the upcoming interest rate hike for federal student loans.
- How the just-passed banking overhaul bill affects consumers May 23, 2018The House on Tuesday approved a Senate-passed measure that eases regulations on banks.
- U.S. to send experimental Ebola treatment to Congo - official May 23, 2018CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health authorities said on Wednesday they were preparing to send an experimental Ebola treatment to the Democratic Republic of Congo for use in a clinical trial aimed at stemming an outbreak in the country that has spread to Mbandaka, a city of about 1.5 million people.
- Ebola patients slip out of Congo hospital as medics try to control outbreak May 23, 2018MBANDAKA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Three patients infected with the Ebola virus slipped out of an isolation ward at a hospital in the Congolese city of Mbandaka, health officials said, as medics raced to stop the deadly disease from spreading in the busy river port.
- Merck's cancer drug Keytruda notches another trial success May 23, 2018(Reuters) - Merck & Co said on Wednesday its drug Keytruda helped patients with a certain type of lung cancer live longer and prevented the disease from spreading, helping to solidify its position in the lucrative cancer market.
- Why the world needs more than one Ebola vaccine May 23, 2018LONDON (Reuters) - - In the life-and-death race to make the first effective vaccine against Ebola, one company - Merck - seems bound to win.
- Teva hopes to launch migraine drug as soon as September May 23, 2018JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries said on Wednesday it could launch its migraine treatment as soon as mid-September, after an initial delay.