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Impact Professionals Share Their Predictions for Brand Purpose in 2025

By Carol Cone and Kristin Kenney

A woman works on a laptop in a factory — DEI

DEI Has a Role to Play in the U.S. Manufacturing Sector

By Gary E. Frank

wreckage left after California wildfires — palisades fire — climate change — climate risk

While Los Angeles Burns, Judge Says It's Illegal for Investors to Consider Climate Risk

By Mary Mazzoni

Native climate justice organizer Shelby Rae Keplin — Dream.org Make It Real campaign

Faces of the Frontline: New Photojournalism Campaign Makes Climate Action Real

By Riya Anne Polcastro

A branch of Climate First Bank.

This Bank Was Founded to Combat Climate Change, and It’s Growing Fast

By Gary E. Frank

David Sepulveda advising a student during a hands-on green building lesson — green jobs

Equipping Gen Z for Green Jobs in Building Operations

By Amy Brown

person discarding pizza and leftover food in the trash — reducing methane from food waste as a climate solution

Reducing Methane From Food Waste is a Climate Solution That Can Make a Difference Now

By Matt Tomich

International Finance Corporation headquarters

As Reprisals Rise in Asia and the Caucasus, Development Banks Must Uphold Human Rights

By Tala Batangan, Ian Salvaña and Radhika Goyal

A couple standing together in front of a home — CDFIs

Who Funded Over 200,000 Affordable Housing Units and Small Businesses Last Year?

By Gary E. Frank

woman using a credit card and phone for online banking — financial equity — closing the racial wealth gap

These Behavioral Science Strategies Can Help Financial Providers Bridge the Racial Wealth Gap

By Kahini Shah and Shaye-Ann Hopkins

woman picks up plastic pollution from a beach

Even Without a Global Treaty, More Plastic Waste Reduction Laws Are Coming in 2025

By Mary Mazzoni

A mock up of a temperature warning a user could receive from Wiliot's new supply chain technology.

Smarter Supply Chains: How AI and Bluetooth Stickers are Revolutionizing Logistics

By Abha Malpani Naismith

The UNFCCC flag next to the flag of Azerbaijan at COP29.

COP29 Ends in Disappointment and Frustration for Developing Nations

By Gladstone H. Taylor

COP29 Azerbaijan

From Climate Finance to the 'Most Important Policy Documents' of the Century: An Update from COP29

By Mary Mazzoni

construction workers pour wet concrete at a road construction site — US businesses move toward low-carbon concrete

When It Comes to Climate Action, the U.S. Construction Industry Is Still In

By Tina Casey

"The World Bank Group" sign on the organization's headquarters in Washington D.C.

There's a Simple Solution for the Big Discrepancies in the World Bank’s Climate Finance Claims

By Riya Anne Polcastro

The Philadelphia skyline — financial resilience

Building Climate and Financial Resilience in Cities: A Dual Imperative

By

election buttons that say 2024

How U.S. Business Leaders Are Making Their Voices Heard Ahead of the Election

By Mary Mazzoni

crowd watching greenwashing panel at Sustainable Brands conference 2024

Sustainability Communicators Warned to Avoid ‘Implied Benefits’ to Stay Clear of Greenwashing Allegations

By Dave Armon

CareerVillage Founder Jared Chung holds a phone showing the welcome page of the organization's AI career coach.

An AI Career Coach is Leveling the Playing Field for Job Seekers

By Abha Malpani Naismith

Abstract Corporate Growth Concept with Colorful Blocks — meritocracy and DEI

Should Business Leaders Experiment to Overcome the Shortcomings of Meritocracy?

By Mary Mazzoni

Sonika Manandhar and Tiffany Tong, the founders of Aloi — Catalyzing Women’s Entrepreneurship

The Program Building Women's Economic Power Through Entrepreneurship

By Rasha Rehman

A rod and reel setup on a swordfish fishing boat.

Can Rod and Reel Gear Save Nova Scotia’s Swordfish Harpoon Fleet?

By Riya Anne Polcastro

woman holding a single-use and reusable cup

How Brands Can Rewire Consumer Behavior Away From Single-Use

By Pippa Nordberg

A person using a tablet.

Older Employees Could Be the Answer to Tech's Workforce Problem

By Gary E. Frank

Fast food workers on strike for better pay and the right to join unions

These Companies Respect Their Employees' Right to Organize

By Mary Mazzoni

Inflation Reduction Act Passage 2022 - crowd gathers in front of the washington monument

Two Years Later: What's the Impact of the Inflation Reduction Act?

By Tina Casey

Trees left with burn scars years after a wildfire near Oakridge, Oregon.

A Firewood Lot is Helping This Timber Town Recover

By Ashli Blow

new york stock exchange

ESG: Illegal Collusion or Just Good Business Sense?

By Mary Mazzoni

graphic of black woman working at a desk — Black women still face a glass cliff at work

Black Women Still Face a Glass Cliff, But Fixing Workplace Systems Can Change That

By Kathrina Robotham

An EV charging.

Low Profile, High Impact: New Life for At-Risk Auto Plants

By Tina Casey

A sign on a window reads "yes, we're open" — social impact

New Investment Fund Helps Social Impact Businesses in Underserved Communities Grow

By Rasha Rehman

Solar panels on a building in a city — green skills

On-The-Job Training and Internships Help Close the Green Skills Gap at DSD Renewables

By Riya Anne Polcastro

Borja Voces ar the first voter registration event for Univisions Vota Conmigo campaign

Elections, Plastics, Gun Safety and More: Trending Brand Stories of 2024

By Mary Mazzoni

Dump trucks at the Chuquicamata mine in Chile — mining taxes

Closing the Loopholes Mining Giants Use to Avoid Taxes

By Andrew Kaminsky

American flag bunting hanging in a yard for the Fourth of July — how employee-owned companies embrace independence

These Companies Embrace Independence With Employee Ownership

By Mary Mazzoni

graphic of hands holding a light bulb and coins — linking executive pay to climate goals

Could a New Approach to Linking Executive Pay and Climate Goals be a Game Changer?

By Riya Anne Polcastro

Graphic of one person talking and the other listening

Consumers Want To Hear More From Companies About Sustainability, Study Finds

By Mary Mazzoni

view of chicago skyline

Mandatory Climate-Related Disclosures Usher in a New Era of Transparency

By Kevin O’Connell

A person washing their hands — Female Founders

iDE Tackles Poverty in Rural Communities with Women-Founded Startups

By Rasha Rehman

Burj Khalifa in Dubai — sustainable design for the tallest skyscrapers in the world

Skyscrapers Can Make a Statement About Sustainable Design

By Tina Casey

Waving American flags behind fence grid — prisons and prison risk in the US

This CEO Wants to Turn Prison Risk Into a Universal Financial Metric

By Mary Mazzoni

street with bus and cars in downtown fresno california — fresno is among the cities getting funding through the greenhouse gas reduction fund and inflation reduction act

What the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Really Means For Communities

By Mary Mazzoni

Texas State Capitol Building — public support is dwindling for anti-ESG laws in states like texas

Support for the Anti-ESG Movement Is Dwindling, But Uncertainty Looms Ahead of Election Day

By Tina Casey

Founders of Eat Just at the NASDAQ

From Honest to Just: How Coca-Cola’s Fumble with Honest Tea Turned Into an Unexpected Gift

By Seth Goldman

A graphic of people stacking coins in a pile — Just Futures

Just Futures Offers Sustainable 401(k) Options for Nonprofit Workers

By Nicole Froio

avocado sorting and packing

On the Move: How Avocado Exports Work

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By Mary Riddle

Stillwater Oklahoma aerial shot — Stillwater is among the small towns impacted by anti-ESG legislation

Anti-ESG Fever Shows Signs of Bending, Not Breaking (Yet)

By Tina Casey

world bank group headquarters washington dc

The World Bank Can’t Move Forward Without a Thorough Investigation Into the Bridge Academies Cover-Up

By Stephanie Amoako

Two people standing next to carbon capture machinery — once carbon is captured it can be turned into useful products

Turning Captured Carbon Into Valuable Products Can Benefit the Environment and Economy

By Bill Lese