Sustainable Business
Why Social Entrepreneurs Are So Burned Out
Can entrepreneurs help address the society’s biggest challenges — without burning out?
These are pressing questions. According to Deloitte, private businesses are increasingly expected to help solve the most challenging social problems of our times —
Trends In Food Packaging Drive Sustainable Business Mainstream
It’s hard to miss the growing conversation around single-use plastics in food packaging – you may have heard of The War on Straws, or seen reports on the Great
This Entrepreneur Got A Funder To Say: “Here’s $1 Million. Do Whatever You Want”
Over the years, I’ve interviewed countless entrepreneurs — and one thing I always hear is how difficult it is to raise money. Particularly if you’re a woman, the stats are dismal.
Financial Wellness
Can Utilizing Behavioral Change Theory Boost Financial Wellness?
Even though individuals know what they should do about money, decisions can be deeply emotional and many times they have trouble overcoming resistance to act on those decisions. But a new white paper suggests that
Reported Lack of Knowledge Indicates Need for More Financial Wellness Programs
Financial wellness programs are popular and sought after but are rarely offered as an employer-sponsored benefit, according to Corporate Insight’s 2018 Employee Financial Wellness Survey. Of the 1,544 employees surveyed, a mere 221 (or 14%)
It may sound crazy, but employees are leaving money on the table at work
Salary only makes up a portion of your actual compensation. If you fail to optimize your employee benefits, you’re missing out. Fewer than 3 out of 10 workers say they’re very confident that they’re using
Poverty and Prosperity
After The Fall: Income Inequality and the Great Recession
If there’s any point of agreement amongst the many ten-year anniversary eulogies of the 2008 recession, it is that at some point the crisis ended. The nearly nine million jobs that were lost in the crisis are
Visualizing the Poverty Rate of Each U.S. State
How many people live below the poverty line in states across the country? Today’s interactive map comes to us from Overflow Solutions, and it visualizes the percentage of people living in poverty across the United States
America Is Poorer Than It Thinks
What does it mean to be poor? Currently there are two basic ways to define poverty. To get a better measure of who needs help — and a better sense of how to provide it
Environment
Slaying The Gasoline Car
Envision Energy will produce batteries for $100 per kilowatt hour by 2020, the Shanghai company's founder and CEO said at Stanford University, predicting the price will drop to $50 only five years later and end the reign of the
The Rise of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
Water, food, and energy are the most basic human needs and share a strong connection. Water is used to grow crops, drive hydropower generation, cool down thermoelectric power plants (generally fueled by coal, natural gas,
Can US cities help the world achieve the Sustainable Development Goals?
Despite a crisis of confidence at the national level, a significant majority of Americans still believe in the ability of their local governments to deliver. This is good news, because U.S. cities are increasingly responsible
Health
You just can’t afford to be sick
Healthcare in India is unaffordable for most people. However, the wheels of health financing are beginning to turn, but slowly, says PT Jyothi Datta. Barely does Zaheera Begum* begin to recount her experience in getting
Number of uninsured children increases for first time in decade
Dive Brief: The number and percentage of uninsured children in the U.S. increased for the first time in more than a decade in 2017, according to a new Georgetown University Health Policy Institute report. About
Why pregnancy brings distress for women in Sierra Leone
Pregnancy is not the harbinger of joy in Sierra Leone. Instead, it brings distress, sufferings and death. When Hawa Kamara of Thompson Bay went into labour, her husband, Joseph Dumbuya, had to rush her to
Impact Investing
Unlocking Endowments: Foundations Are Stepping Up Impact Investing
Ten years after the Rockefeller Foundation coined the term “impact investing,” it has become a $250 billion market and an expanding global movement. Today, foundations across the U.S. and globally are increasingly looking to use their endowments
Why Venture Capital Is The Original Impact Investing
Impact investing is all the rage, with investors big and small eager to get in on the action. Last year, around $35.5 billion went into impact deals, according to the Global Impact Investing Network, a figure
ESG gets into gear: who’s winning the race to the fore?
Fiona Reynolds, CEO of the UN’s Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI), has recently heard ‘very large fund managers’ call ESG the ‘fad of the moment’. Given the level of airtime currently being enjoyed by ESG
Employee Ownership
Callahan & Associates announces 100 percent employee-ownership model
After more than 30 years of contributing to the credit union movement, Callahan & Associates announces a new ownership model designed to allow the firm to continue to help credit unions build member value. By
Have You Thought About Your Business Succession Strategy?
Owners often wait until it's too late to consider various options, at which time the only answer might be selling the business to a third party, perhaps a .competitor or a private equity group. For
A wealth-building tool often more coveted than a 401(k) plan by employees
There are nearly 7,000 employee stock-ownership plans in the U.S., holding assets of $1.7 trillion, according to the National Center for Employee Ownership. More small to mid-size companies and some start-ups are looking at ESOPs
Popular Posts
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
The Greatest Givers: Meet America’s Top Philanthropists
Actions speak louder than words: While it may be easy to make promises, true generosity involves actually giving away the greenbacks. To discover who doled out the most money in 2017, Forbes partnered with Boca
How The Rich View The Poor
More than four years have passed since the Occupy Wall Street movement divided the country into percentages, calling the 99 percent out against the 1 percent. A voice was raised from Zucotti Park in New York City demanding reform
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- 7 wounded, 1 critically, in West Bank shooting December 9, 2018Seven people have been wounded, one of them critically, in a shooting near the Israeli settlement of Ofra in the West Bank, according to the Israeli ambulance service Magen David Adom.
- Ayers not taking job as White House chief of staff December 9, 2018Nick Ayers, the leading candidate to replace John Kelly as President Donald Trump's chief of staff, will not be taking the job, a White House official told CNN Sunday.
- Kid Rock pays off layaways for 350 families at Nashville Walmart December 9, 2018Nashville Walmart shoppers received an early holiday gift thanks to Kid Rock.
- Nobel Peace Prize winners prove survivor stories matter December 9, 2018Awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Dr. Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad says one thing: survivor stories matter, Gayle Lemmon writes. But beyond prestigious awards, we should continue their work and call for perpetrators of sexual violence to be held accountable.
- Adam Schiff: Trump could 'face the real prospect of jail time' December 9, 2018California Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff said Sunday that President Donald Trump could "face the real prospect of jail time" after federal prosecutors said last week that the President directed his former lawyer Michael Cohen to make illegal hush-money payments during the presidential campaign.
- U.S. says March 1 'hard deadline' for trade deal with China December 9, 2018U.S.-China trade negotiations need to reach a successful end by March 1 or new tariffs will be imposed, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Sunday, clarifying there is a "hard deadline" after a week of seeming confusion among President Donald Trump and his advisers.
- Red-hot U.S. jobs market drives some to seek cooler options December 9, 2018When Sean Luangrath joined Pocatello, Idaho-based Inergy Solar a few years ago, the plan was to move the portable solar battery maker to his home base of Salt Lake City so he could build it with easy access to Silicon Slopes' tech talent and venture capital.
- China says U.S. should withdraw arrest warrant for Huawei executive December 9, 2018China's foreign ministry called in the U.S. ambassador on Sunday to lodge a "strong protest" over the arrest in Canada of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's [HWT.UL] chief financial officer, and said the United States should withdraw its arrest warrant.
- Volkswagen denies allegations chairman knew early about emissions cheating: report December 9, 2018Volkswagen has denied allegations that Chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch knew about the carmaker's emissions test cheating almost three months before U.S. authorities made it public in September 2015.
- Nissan seeks to block Ghosn's access to apartment in Rio December 9, 2018Nissan said it was seeking to block former chairman Carlos Ghosn's access to an apartment in Rio de Janeiro, citing a risk that the executive, arrested and removed from his role for financial misconduct, may remove or destroy evidence.
- Leaving an IRA to a loved one? How to avoid a tax bomb December 9, 2018With the right kind of planning, you can pass your retirement nest egg to younger generations. Just be sure to avoid these tax hiccups.
- 7 year-end tax tips to boost your refund December 8, 2018Dec. 31 is a key deadline if you want to shore up your savings and lower your tax bill for 2018.
- In your 50s and nothing saved for retirement? You're not alone December 8, 2018How to cope with sparse retirement savings when you hit your 50s and beyond
- It's time to tackle this key home financial task you've been putting off December 8, 2018Only about half of consumers have a home inventory detailing their possessions. Not making one could be an expensive miss if there's a disaster or theft. Here's how to tackle the task.
- The ultimate holiday tipping guide: How much to give December 7, 2018It's not always clear who you should tip for the holidays — and how much.
- Exclusive: Dutch hospitals to drop U.S. body brokers, cite ethical concerns December 8, 2018AMSTERDAM - Two major Dutch hospitals say they will stop importing human body parts from American firms, which they have been doing without any regulation for a decade.
- Brain implants might one day help paralyzed patients use tablets December 7, 2018(Reuters Health) - - Paralyzed people might one day be able to operate smartphones and tablets just by thinking about the actions they want to perform, with help from sensors implanted in their brains, a recent experiment suggests.
- Breast cancer survivors may have lingering mental health effects December 7, 2018(Reuters Health) - - Breast cancer survivors may be more likely to experience anxiety, depression, sleep troubles and other mental health issues than women who have not been diagnosed with the disease, a research review suggests.
- Food-benefits recipients need a better shopping experience December 7, 2018(Reuters Health) - Parents who receive supplemental food vouchers for grocery shopping need a better retail experience to make the most of the benefits, U.S. researchers say.
- Older adults may be unwilling to give up colorectal screening December 7, 2018(Reuters Health) - At age 76 the risks of a repeat colonoscopy may exceed the benefits for seniors whose previous screenings have found no signs of cancer, but many older adults don't like the logic behind this guideline based on life expectancy.