Stories from Nayelli Gonzalez
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Doing the Work: What Does It Mean To Be a Just Company?
How Partnerships Advance Digital Equity for Refugees
Refugees are 50 percent less likely than the general population to have an Internet-enabled phone, according to the U.N. As such, digital equity has become an important component of relief efforts in communities displaced by war, famine, natural disasters and climate change.
January 12, 2023
Corporate Responsibility
Who Sets the Standard for Diversity and Inclusion?
A new report repudiates traditional diversity, equity and inclusion efforts for not challenging the practices and beliefs that have been normalized by white-dominant culture and considered standard in U.S. workplaces.
September 20, 2022
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Ensuring a More Equitable Post-Pandemic World
What Do Sustainable Agriculture and Healthcare Equity Have in Common?
These young leaders created simple, high-impact solutions to make agriculture more sustainable and combat underrepresentation in medical fields.
June 28, 2021
Corporate Responsibility
Why Capitalism Needs Conscious Leadership
The business world has a bad rap, and not without reason. Deforestation, oil spills, unlivable minimum wages, mass layoffs, the […]
March 15, 2017
Voices for Change
Wisdom Can Be Bipartisan
A look at the website for mindfulness conference Wisdom 2.0 paints a certain picture of the gathering and for whom […]
February 21, 2017
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What the Outdoors Industry Is Doing About America’s Changing Landscape
Daniela Lopez grew up in the Mission neighborhood of San Francisco, a concrete jungle worlds away from the lush green […]
August 25, 2016
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Tech Titans: Community Citizens?
What It Means to be a Responsible Tech Company
The world was abuzz earlier this month when Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that he would donate 99 percent of his company […]
December 21, 2015
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Tech Titans: Community Citizens?
Google Buses Symbolize A Tale of Two Cities
Image: Residents protest Google’s use of public bus stops for its private bus line. If you live or work in […]
December 1, 2015
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Tech Titans: Community Citizens?
Is the Gig Economy Good for Workers?
Unless you’re a part of the increasingly exclusive one percent, if you live in the San Francisco-Bay Area you most […]
November 18, 2015
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How Memes Can Help Save the World
What do Twitter sensation @MarnieTheDog, actor Leonardo DiCaprio and President Barack Obama have in common? If you thought climate change, […]
October 9, 2015
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GoodCorps Survey Evaluates How Consumers Understand Goodness
Ask anyone who’s launched a sustainable brand, and they might tell you that what consumers say they’ll do to support […]
October 7, 2015
Energy
Sustainable Hangers Divert Waste from Landfills
With all the talk about organic, fair-trade and slow fashion, one thing has been overlooked: hangers. Starting next month, billions […]
August 11, 2015
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The ROI of Sustainability
The ROI of San Francisco's Zero-Waste Program
This article is part of a series on “The ROI of Sustainability,” written with the support of MeterHero. MeterHero helps […]
July 17, 2015
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The Circular Economy and Green Electronics
Electronics Industry Slow to Move the Needle on Water
With headline-making historic droughts in California, Taiwan and other parts of the world, there’s no denying our current global water […]
June 18, 2015
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Disrupting Short-Termism
Sock Company's One-for-One Model Helps Homeless Keep Their Feet Dry
Reading the startling fact that socks are the most requested items in homeless shelters was the catalyst that inspired David […]
June 11, 2015
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The Circular Economy and Green Electronics
How Dell is Closing the Loop
As our world increasingly revolves around the latest tech gadgets, consider this: Less than 15 percent of electronic products are […]
June 10, 2015
Energy
New Film Documents the True Cost of Fashion
When Andrew Morgan picked up the newspaper one morning in 2013, his heart broke and his socially-conscious-filmmaker mind went into […]
May 29, 2015
Energy
Supply Chain Sustainability Takes Center Stage in Cannes
This week, hundreds of stars will walk the red carpet in Cannes, France, wearing glorious gowns and impeccably-tailored suits, thinking […]
May 21, 2015
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Sustainably Attired
Levi’s Employees Are Science Teachers for a Day
Ask anyone who has children or has spent time around young ones, and they’ll tell you that kids love to […]
May 13, 2015
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Creativity & Social Innovation
How Diversity Can Boost Creativity in the Tech Industry
By 2040, America’s demographic landscape is expected to look quite different than it does today: Minorities will be the majority, […]
May 12, 2015
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Women in Leadership
Networking and NetWorthing to Success
Whether you’re a sustainability professional or not, knowing your worth can mean the difference between a budding career and a […]
May 12, 2015
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Disrupting Short-Termism
3p Weekend: 3 Health Innovation Lessons from an Unlikely Source
With a busy week behind you and the weekend within reach, there’s no shame in taking things a bit easy […]
May 8, 2015
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Creativity & Social Innovation
Employee Engagement Helps Drive Business
It is often said that a company’s most valuable asset is its employees. Internal champions charged with embedding sustainability into […]
May 5, 2015
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Sustainably Attired
Social Media Campaign Calls for Fashion Supply Chain Transparency
If you see people wearing their clothes inside-out today, don’t be alarmed. In support of Fashion Revolution Day, tens of […]
April 24, 2015
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Cradle-to-Cradle Tackles the Fashion Industry
There are many reasons to be down on today’s fashion industry: water pollution, toxic chemicals, landfill waste, garment worker exploitation […]
April 9, 2015
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The Little Black Dress Goes Zero Waste, Thanks to Robots
Read more in this series When Oprah Winfrey likes what you make, you know you’re in good company. Getting a […]
March 16, 2015
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Sustainably Attired
A Brief History of Sustainable Fashion
Type the words ‘future’ and ‘fashion’ into any search engine, and you’ll get a stream of results on 3-D printing, […]
February 19, 2015
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VF Corp. Looks to Cut Chemicals in Textile Manufacturing
Back in 2011, Letitia Webster, now senior director of global sustainability for VF Corp., was asked to start and lead […]
February 5, 2015
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Why This Top College Apparel Company Pays Living Wages
As college football season drew to a close, fans were certainly more fixed on the final score of the championship than […]
January 22, 2015
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Why is Slow Fashion So Slow to Catch On?
We’ve all been there before (or know someone who has): We’re strolling through our neighborhood mall and our eyes catch […]
January 5, 2015
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Manufacture NY: The New Model for Sustainable Innovation
New York City’s apparel manufacturing sector is about to get a makeover: To reignite local fashion manufacturing and spur economic […]
December 17, 2014
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Putting the Brakes on Fast Fashion
Just as fast food chains have fueled Americans’ hunger for more, bigger, faster when it comes to what we put […]
December 2, 2014
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The North Face Introduces Locally Grown Hoodie
When you hear the words “locally grown,” images of leafy-green-lined farmer’s markets, multi-colored CSA boxes, and interestingly odd-shaped heirloom tomatoes […]
December 1, 2014
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Why Taking Care of Your Apparel Workers is Good for Business
When the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory took the lives of more than 1,100 garment workers in Bangladesh last […]
November 18, 2014
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Slow Fashion Startup Zady to Launch American-Made Private Label
While big apparel brands ramp up production of a slew of fashions to gear up for the holiday season, Zady, […]
November 11, 2014
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Balancing Commerce, Idealism and Yoga Pants: Q&A with prAna CEO
An early adopter of organic cotton and the first major brand to bring Fair Trade apparel to market, prAna has […]
November 6, 2014
Major Apparel Brands Join Forces for Responsible Down
Textile Exchange, a global nonprofit dedicated to sustainability in the apparel and textile industry, announced today that leading fashion, footwear […]
October 21, 2014
The North Face Launches Collaborative Standard for Responsible Down
Day-to-day, a rotating list of companies announce their latest efforts to set new sustainability industry standards, from game-changing initiatives such […]
October 21, 2014
Music Festivals: Think Outside the (Green) Box
When you’re at a music festival, ears attuned to pulsating drum beats and hypnotic vocals, the last thing on your […]
May 24, 2013