Business – Social Enterprise
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.
Generating employment through Social Entrepreneurship
Back in the mid-1940s, when the contractors and middlemen were exploiting the milk producers, the establishment of Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers Union Ltd., popularly known AMUL saved the day for the farmers in
Can Nonprofits Scale to Solve Community Problems?
It’s a familiar sentiment expressed by a local donor: The charity she supports is asking for money with increasing frequency. Yet nothing changes for the better, and now duplicate groups are popping up, all of
Employee Ownership
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
Here’s why some Flipkart employees are not happy with share buyback
Flipkart, which has been the flagbearer of employee benefits over the years by launching one of the largest Esop programmes in the startup ecosystem, has now possibly disappointed a section of its employees, called Flipsters. Even though
Environment
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
Satellite Study Finds Major Shifts in Global Freshwater
A new global, satellite-based study of Earth's freshwater distribution found that Earth's wet areas are getting wetter, while dry areas are getting drier. The data suggest that this pattern is due to a variety of
Poverty and Prosperity
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
Here Are Some Predictions for Automation and Income Inequality
The effect that technological change will have on income inequality globally can be better understood and predicted by using economic complexity. Inequality Inequality is present in today’s development discussions for two reasons. First, it has
How technology is improving financial inclusion
One-fifth of the world’s population are unbanked. Historically, it hasn’t been economically viable to provide financial services for these individuals, as they didn’t meet the minimum profitable threshold for most financial institutions. A number of
Health
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
Opening a new door to immunity
A new study could have major implications for our understanding of disease processes for conditions such as autoimmunity, atherosclerosis and heart failure, potentially leading to better prevention and treatment. Dr. Edward T.H. Yeh, chairman of
New strategies needed to help healthcare providers gain knowledge to counsel patients on diet
A new scientific advisory from the American Heart Association reviews current gaps in medical nutrition education and training in the United States and summarizes reforms in undergraduate and graduate medical education to support more robust
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)
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
Fewer Americans Delaying Major Life Events Because of Money Worries
The recent recession caused Americans to face some hard economic realities. As the economy continues to recover, more Americans are taking their lives off hold as fewer are being forced to delay going to college,
Is There a Gender Gap in Saving for Retirement?
To end up on somewhat equal footing with men and to achieve financial wellness, women need to start planning and saving for retirement earlier and work longer to maximize Social Security and pension benefits. A
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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- Trump's top immigration critic could become the governor of a key border state May 21, 2018President Donald Trump's immigration agenda has few more outspoken opponents than Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who, as chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, has served as the voice of Hispanic and Democratic members of Congress in condemning the administration's policies.
- Ebola vaccination campaign to begin in Congo May 21, 2018Authorities will begin distributing an experimental Ebola vaccine in Mbandaka, a major city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Monday to try to stop the spread of the deadly virus.
- Venezuelan President Maduro wins re-election May 21, 2018President Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner of Venezuela's presidential election Sunday, according to National Electoral Council president Tibisay Lucena.
- China praises positive steps in U.S. trade row, says didn't give in May 21, 2018BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese state media on Monday praised a significant dialing back of trade tension with the United States, saying China had stood its ground and the two countries had huge potential for win-win business cooperation.
- Stocks rally after Mnuchin says Sino-U.S. trade war 'on hold' May 21, 2018TOKYO (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Monday after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin declared the U.S.-China trade war "on hold" following their agreement to suspend the tariff threats that roiled global markets this year.
- Italy must present Monte dei Paschi exit plan by 2019: CEO tells paper May 21, 2018MILAN (Reuters) - Italy must present the European Commission with a plan for its exit from lender Monte dei Paschi by 2019, Chief Executive Marco Morelli told daily Corriere della Sera.
- Exclusive: BP back on its feet but CEO senses no respite May 21, 2018LONDON (Reuters) - After the near collapse of his company following the 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster and a three-year slump in oil prices, BP Chief Executive Officer Bob Dudley is hardly relaxed.
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- Roche drug dramatically reduces bleeds in key hemophilia tests May 21, 2018LONDON (Reuters) - Roche's new hemophilia drug Hemlibra dramatically reduced bleeding in a broad population of hemophilia patients, results from two clinical trials showed on Monday, setting it up to take a dominant market position.
- British PM May calls on health, tech sectors to work on cancer May 20, 2018LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May will call on Britain's health service, charities and artificial intelligence sector to work together to better identify patients with the early stages of cancer and stop thousands dying each year.
- Congo to begin Ebola vaccinations on Monday May 20, 2018MBANDAKA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Health workers in Democratic Republic of Congo will begin a vaccination campaign on Monday aimed at containing an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, a spokeswoman for the health ministry said.
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- U.S. agency rescinds order banning Louisiana distributor from opioid sales May 19, 2018WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Friday reversed an order that halted a Louisiana drug wholesaler's opioid sales over allegations it failed to report suspiciously large orders by pharmacies for the narcotics, court documents showed.