Business
Looking for positive and inspiring business stories? From green operations to employee rights, from innovative corporate structures to diversity and inclusion, the Business section at The Optimist Daily has got the latest innovative solutions from the corporate sector.
Spotify will help you meditate now
Spotify is looking to make people better, as well as more entertained. The company has launched a new partnership with Headspace, an app meant to help people live "healthier and happier lives". In the new deal, people will be able to suscribe to both of the services for a reduced price. Together, Read More...
LoveMerino crafts beautiful scarves that are traceable 'from flock to frock'
This new Australian fashion brand is on a mission to show that wool is a logical solution in a world suffering the effects of synthetic fabrics. Synthetic fibers are terrible for the environment. In an article last week, I discussed the release of massive amounts of plastic fibers into water every Read More...
Eileen Fisher has designs on keeping clothing out of landfills
One of the joys of buying new clothing is the rush of owning something that will take on its own history, unsullied by the wear of time or the highs (and embarrassing lows) of the fashion cycle. Most consumers don't often think about the global journey garments took on their way to the hanger, Read More...
Sustainable investments surge by more than $2 trillion in the last two years
A new economic report on sustainable investments revealed eyebrow-raising numbers this week, showing a surge of more than $2 trillion in the last two years in assets that meet environmental, social and corporate-governance goals. That raises the number to $8.72 trillion, indicating a growth of Read More...
German investor confidence rises in sign of optimism for economy
German investor confidence rose in a sign of optimism amid renewed economic uncertainty after Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the U.S. presidential election. The ZEW Center for European Economic Research in Mannheim said on Tuesday that its index of investor and analyst expectations, which Read More...
Who really benefits from free trade agreements like TTIP, Ceta and Nafta?
Matthew d’Ancona asserts that “the vigorous exchange of goods and labour is the greatest engine of prosperity the world has ever known” (Brexit meets Trumpism: the new special relationship, 14 November). Had he prefaced his remark with “the fair and vigorous exchange” Read More...
Message to the new president: Free trade and immigration stimulate the economy
With the arrival of president Trump, protectionism seems to be on a winning course. Trump has vowed to restrict the movement of people and goods into the United States, discarding trade agreements, raising tariffs, curtailing immigration, and constructing walls around the country. It’s urgent to Read More...
Sustainable business will drive the new economy, not Trump
Like most of you, I’m still trying to get my head around Donald Trump’s victory. While his rise may have been predictable and should have been foreseeable after years of economic and cultural stagnation in the heartland, it doesn’t sting any less. And now we all have to Read More...
Could reinvention solve our shopping addiction?
Swedish retail giant H&M seems an unlikely poster child for ecological living. The High Street group, which owns brands including Monki and Cos and has more than 4,000 shops across the world, is one of the best known proponents of fast fashion. It's a cheap and reliable source of trendy clothes Read More...
4 steps to start an inclusive business effort from within
So you are excited by the opportunity to achieve both commercial success and development impact through inclusive business. Wonderful, but where do you start? Members of the Business Call to Action have found that launching a new inclusive initiative requires four primary steps: Just as in any Read More...