Stories from Travis
Corporate Responsibility
Small Group Tours are Transforming the Travel Industry
Where will you travel on your next holiday? How will you get there? Numerous studies indicate that international tourists are […]
July 22, 2016
Corporate Responsibility
Could Tourism Offer a Future for Botswana’s Bushmen?
Botswana is the African darling of the international community, praised for its success as a progressive society with a multi-party […]
June 29, 2016
Finance
Long-Term Solutions for the World’s Poorest Economy
It’s around 4:30 a.m. and still pitch black as I arrive at the bus station in downtown Lilongwe. At this […]
June 15, 2016
Corporate Responsibility
How These 'Aunts' Used Business to Raise a Generation of Nicaraguans
Do you walk to work each morning? Imagine stepping over and around children sprawled out across the sidewalk, hungry, homeless […]
January 28, 2016
Corporate Responsibility
G Adventures: The Company That Runs on Happiness
Are you happy at work? Are you engaged with purpose in your work? We spend 35 percent of our waking lives working. Yet according to […]
October 6, 2015
Corporate Responsibility
Dharavi: Squalid Slum or Sustainable Industry?
What do you think of when you hear the word slum? Do you imagine a decrepit squalor overflowing with people […]
September 16, 2015
Corporate Responsibility
Why Rwanda’s Youth Are 'Wired' to Lead Africa
Editor’s Note: This is part four in an ongoing series on Rwanda’s rise. Follow the series here. They say that home is […]
October 30, 2014
Finance
What Emerging Economies Can Learn from Rwanda
Editor’s Note: This is part three in an ongoing series on Rwanda’s rise. Follow the series here. Rwanda’s emerging reputation as […]
October 23, 2014
Voices for Change
20 Years Later, a Generation of Rwandans Inspires the World
Editor’s Note: This is part two in an ongoing series on Rwanda’s progress. Click here for part one, or follow the series […]
October 9, 2014
Voices for Change
Remembering Rwanda by Celebrating Its Success
Do you need another reminder of what happened 20 years ago in that little hilly nation at the heart of […]
October 7, 2014
Finance
Ford and the Sustainability of the Family Legacy
My grandfather worked as a plant manager at Ford Motor Co. for 34 years. When I ask him about his experience, […]
July 2, 2014
Sponsored
Sustainably Attired
Is Pop-Up Retail the Solution for Sustainable Fashion?
“I would buy more sustainable clothing, but…” Sound familiar? Even in the middle of the green bubble that is San […]
April 18, 2014
Energy
Revaluing Africa By Accounting for Natural Capital
At last, Sub-Saharan Africa is making headlines for reasons other than war, disease, humanitarian crisis or corruption. Registering seemingly inconceivable […]
December 18, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
The Rise of the Social Intrepreneur
In an age where public distrust of big business is at an all-time high, corporations worldwide are seeking to improve […]
December 3, 2013
Finance
The Silicon Age: The Future of the Cleanweb
The ICT industry presently accounts for 2 percent of the world’s carbon emissions – the same amount that the aviation […]
November 15, 2013
Technology
Unilever and SAP: Raising the Corporate Bar in Africa
The movie, The Gods Must be Crazy, depicts the story of a tribe of Bushmen from Southern Africa’s Kalahari Desert whose […]
September 12, 2013
Voices for Change
SOCAP: Leaving an Impact After You're Gone
Last week, I rode in the center of an extraordinary motorcade of police cars, fire trucks and freedom riders to […]
September 10, 2013
Finance
Creating Magic Through Shared Value
The world applauds companies who give generously to philanthropic initiatives and we idolize the social entrepreneurs who’ve set out to […]
June 13, 2013
Finance
Traditional VCs Get Big Returns from Positive Social Impact Investments
Can you stand to invest in ways that make the world worse? Mitch Kapor of Kapor Capital and a founder […]
May 17, 2013
Finance
Celebrating Planet and People on Earth Day
Earth Day was born on April 22, 1970, as the first-ever nationwide protest against the pollution of the environment. Amidst […]
May 9, 2013
Finance
Drowning in Big Data, Yet Starving for Information
Over the past decade, we have entered the Age of Big Data, where digital technology allows people around the world […]
April 29, 2013
Finance
How Industry and NGOs Collaborate to Shake Up Education
There is growing desperation for skilled labor in today’s technology-based economy. As Jean Charest, Premier of Quebec warns in the […]
April 26, 2013
Finance
Due Diligence to Defeat Global Problems
Our history of aiding the poor and afflicted is mired in failure. Of course, there are many success stories, but […]
April 10, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Dell Behind the Headlines
There are few more recognizable names than Dell. You’ve likely owned one or more of their PCs. You remember the […]
March 27, 2013
Energy
Why Solar Power is Pure ECO:nomics
How many of you have solar panels installed on your roof? This question was asked last week of an audience […]
March 26, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Just Green It! Making Sustainability Cool
Most consumers report a willingness to spend their dollars in ways that are beneficial for society and the environment. Yet […]
March 6, 2013
Finance
Will 2013 Be the Year to Invest in Africa?
You’ve likely heard the statistics – Africa’s economic growth is staggering. During a period in which the global economy is […]
January 16, 2013
Finance
Rewriting the Script – Storytelling at SOCAP and Beyond
SOCAP is the world’s largest conference convening at the intersection of money and meaning. At its core, it is a storytelling […]
October 16, 2012
Technology
Conflict Among Race Enthusiasts Over EV Auto Racing
Sustainable racing – is it an oxymoron? Possibly. Yet on Friday, experts in the automotive and clean energy industries gathered […]
September 19, 2012
Finance
Painting Rwanda’s Future – The Healing Power of Art
Since opening its doors in March, 2010, Uburanga Art Studio has swiftly emerged as one of Rwanda’s leading art organizations. […]
September 8, 2012