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If billionaires are a cause of climate change, social entrepreneurs are a solution
GQ’s Luke Darby’s article, “Billionaires Are the Leading Cause of Climate Change” makes the compelling point that 100 corporations produce 70% of the global greenhouse gas or GHG emissions. Upon reading that, the first thought that comes to my mind is that climate change should be easy Read More...
Desk, swivel chair, trees: Why companies are moving the office outdoors
Trees all around you. Freshly cut grass. A breath of fresh air. No, this is not your backyard. It’s an office space in the heart of a city. In a 6-acre park in New York this month, outdoor retailer L.L. Bean set up a temporary office to demonstrate what cubicle dwellers can experience when Read More...
How a small-business revolution is standing up to Amazon
Bloom Brewery is the kind of Main Street business that, a generation ago, shut its doors when shopping malls lured customers to their mega-buildings with well-lit parking lots, extended hours and everything imaginable under one Read More...
4 ways to help employees find meaning at work
Here’s a grim stat: More than half of your staff is ready to leave the company, finds a recent Gallup poll. Vacancies impact the productivity and bottom line of your company, but a survey from Globoforce’s WorkHuman Research Institute uncovered a reason people stick around. When asked the Read More...
How food entrepreneurs are saving the planet
'There's a lot of interest in bigger companies acquiring these smaller innovators like Tofurky. I see that as a really good sign,' says Jaime Read More...
The Boring Company unveiled its first test tunnel in Los Angeles
Elon Musk’s Boring Company that is set to help alleviate off-putting traffic congestions has cut the ribbon to its first test tunnel. One of the company’s main missions is to cut the costs and time involved in burrowing holes through the ground in order to build a network of traffic-busting Read More...
New rights for flexible workers proposed
Workers on zero-hour contracts, agency employees or "gig economy" workers are to be better protected by a package of workplace reforms, the government says. Under new legislation to be introduced on Monday, staff would have to be told details of their rights from their first day in a job, including Read More...
Coca-Cola supports a plastic-free planet, with investment in recycling company
Earlier this fall we heard that Coca-Cola, along with some of the world's largest organizations, signed the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment, a commitment to begin eliminating unnecessary plastic packaging and, by 2025, moving entirely to plastic that is reusable, compostable, recyclable, and Read More...
How sustainability transitions are revamping the global manufacturing industry
The transition to more sustainable means of manufacturing is expected to disrupt the entire global value chain over the coming decade. The expected developments in the energy and materials arena resulting from sustainable manufacturing transformation represent market opportunities of more than $2 Read More...
Why more companies are doing better by being good
Off a quiet street in Seattle’s dingy industrial district, 11 miles from the rolling lawns of Microsoft’s Redmond campus, the neglected-looking warehouse hardly stands out. But inside, you’ll find a small server farm, with 20 racks of machines running off natural-gas-powered fuel cells Read More...