ECONOMY

Corporate Responsibility

Latest Garment Factory Fire Shows Apparel Industry Puts Profits Before Workers

The holiday season is supposed to be a joyous time for the apparel industry, filled with pictures of happy consumers buying […]

Raz Godelnik

December 13, 2012

Finance

The Real Connection Between Taxes and Jobs

The whole world is watching anxiously as the U.S. government goes careening towards the fiscal cliff, where automatic tax hikes […]

RP Siegel

December 12, 2012

Finance

Students Demand University Endowments Stop Investing in Fossil Fuel Stocks

Last week, the New York Times reported on a growing trend in campuses across the U.S. – college students are demanding […]

Raz Godelnik

December 12, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

The First Rule Of Futureproof Brands

Know yourself, know your target. Sounds like a simple enough rule for building a strong brand. But, you’d be surprised […]

MarcStoiber

December 12, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Corporate Philanthropy: The Latest Snapshot of Giving Trends

The Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) and The Conference Board released their Corporate Giving Standard (CGS) survey this week. Over […]

Leon Kaye

December 11, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

How Tiny Window Trim Streamlines Ford’s Supply Chain

Like most large companies, Ford Motor takes a microscopic approach towards reducing inefficiencies within its supply chain to cut costs, […]

Leon Kaye

December 11, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Anheuser Busch Introduces Lower-Carbon Bottle for Beck's UK

Anheuser Busch InBev (AB InBev) introduced a lighter bottle for Beck’s and Beck’s Blue in the UK. The 275 ml […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

December 11, 2012

Finance

Advice for Entrepreneurs on Workforce Engagement

By Drew Bewick Advice is particularly valuable for would-be entrepreneurs, innovators, business professionals, and future leaders when developing a business […]

Maryland

December 11, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Accelerators: A Critical Component for Scaling Environmental Entrepreneurship

This post originally appeared on WRI Insights. By Aram Kang Over the past few years, we have seen tremendous growth in impact […]

TriplePundit

December 11, 2012

Finance

The Netflix Billion Hour Nasty-Gram: Time for SEC to Catch Up With Social Media?

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, no stranger to controversy, is in hot water with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The […]

Leon Kaye

December 10, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

An Open Letter to the Chicago Transit Authority

This open letter is a project of the 2012 Presidio Graduate School’s Capital Markets class.  To read more letters, visit the […]

Presidio Capital Markets

December 9, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Open Letter to CA State Senator Lois Wolk on Energy Efficiency Program Access

This open letter is a project of the 2012 Presidio Graduate School’s Capital Markets class.  To read more letters, visit the […]

Presidio Capital Markets

December 8, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Bike Friendly Baseball Stadiums: The Definitive List

This post is part of an ongoing series on the economic benefits of bicycling. Since 2004, the San Francisco Giants […]

Nick Aster

December 7, 2012

Finance

Metabolix Applies Biotech to Plant-Based Economy Development

Continuing the theme of the bio-based economy, I would like to profile Metabolix, a Massachusetts-based company specializing in the production […]

RP Siegel

December 7, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Manufacturing Research: Academics for Industry

By: Glenn S. Daehn, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University Manufacturing research – my area of expertise – […]

TriplePundit

December 7, 2012

Finance

Open Letter to Bank of America

This open letter is a project of the 2012 Presidio Graduate School’s Capital Markets class.  To read more letters, visit the […]

Presidio Capital Markets

December 7, 2012

Sponsored

The Rise Of The Sharing Economy

We Did It!

Crowdfunding is all the rage these days  – companies large and small are turning to the crowd to finance  campaigns […]

jennifer boynton

December 6, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Apple Brings iMac Assembly Jobs Back to the U.S.

When President Obama sat down for dinner with Silicon Valley’s top executives in February 2011, he asked Steve Jobs what […]

Raz Godelnik

December 6, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Sustainability Reporting and the Law: Practical Considerations for Avoiding Liability

By Matthew L. Mattila, J.D.  With the steady rollout of corporate filings in 2012, the sustainability reporting movement remains strong. […]

TriplePundit

December 6, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

An Open Letter to Walmart and Michael T. Duke on Human Capital Accounting

This open letter is a project of the 2012 Presidio Graduate School’s Capital Markets class.  To read more letters, visit the […]

Presidio Capital Markets

December 6, 2012

Finance

Bay Area Startup Motiv to Electrify Chicago’s Garbage Trucks

Motiv Power Systems, a Bay Area startup, recently landed a $13.4 million contract to start electrifying Chicago’s garbage trucks. The […]

Leon Kaye

December 5, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Ryder: Collaboration is a Must for Natural Gas Expansion

By Nanci Tellam, Group Director of Environmental Services & Sustainability at Ryder The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency calculates that freight […]

TriplePundit

December 5, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Open Letter to Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa Regarding Social Bonds for Education

This open letter is a project of the 2012 Presidio Graduate School’s Capital Markets class.  To read more letters, visit the […]

Presidio Capital Markets

December 5, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Men vs. Women in Sustainability Shopping

By Lucia Robinson When it comes to purchasing sustainable products, are men or women more likely customers? Multiple studies have […]

TriplePundit

December 4, 2012

Finance

Fiscal Cliff Solution: Tax Problems, Not People

The power of sticker price is meaningful to everyone from five-year-olds to CEOs. The solution to our fiscal cliff is […]

Bill Roth

December 4, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Open Letter to Robert Menendez, Chairman of Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development

This open letter is a project of the 2012 Presidio Graduate School’s Capital Markets class.  To read more letters, visit […]

Presidio Capital Markets

December 4, 2012

Finance

How to Keep Biofuels Sustainable

While the bio-based economy should be more sustainable than the alternative – any good idea can be implemented poorly. I […]

RP Siegel

December 3, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Disgruntled Employees and Extended Black Friday Hours = Deflated Sales

If you are still exhausted even 10 days after Black Friday, chances are it’s because you were one of those […]

Leon Kaye

December 3, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

7 Things You Need to Know About Aspirational Consumers

Sustainable consumption is still one of the big mysteries in the sustainability world. While it is obvious that we can’t […]

Raz Godelnik

December 3, 2012

Finance

Recognizing Game-Changing Non-Profit Leaders

With rich examples and inspiring details, Everyday Heroes celebrates nonprofit leaders and impactful social entrepreneurs. Portraits by Paul Mobley (see […]

Shivani Ganguly

December 3, 2012

Finance

Sustainable Fiscal Cliff Solutions

Frustratingly, the fiscal cliff crisis is focused on the wrong problem. The question is not how much to tax the […]

Bill Roth

December 3, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

The Investor Perspective: ESG Disclosure and the SEC

By Lisa N. Woll Since the 1990s, US SIF and other investors and advocates have been pushing for enhanced environmental, […]

TriplePundit

December 3, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Applying Meme Science to Global Warming

By Joe Brewer and Lazlo Karafiath We all want to live in a world that supports life and promotes human […]

TriplePundit

December 3, 2012

Finance

Passenger Complaint Site Leaves United Fit to Be Untied

In another case of attorneys bullying a web site because of technicalities over trademark and copyright infringement, United Airlines’ lawyers […]

Leon Kaye

November 30, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Kaiser Permanente Speaks Out Against GMOs

After Dr. Gilles-Eric Séralini came out to blow the whistle on the many corporate scientists in bed with Monsanto, Kaiser […]

RP Siegel

November 30, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Chevron Ramps Up Anti-AIDS Agenda: CSR or PR?

For several years Chevron has invested millions in the fight and treatment of HIV/AIDS in Africa. The energy company’s latest […]

Leon Kaye

November 30, 2012

Finance

Ghana Explores a Truly Renewable Fuel Resource: Human Waste

As gas prices continue to elevate across the globe, both political instability and biological limits provide an ever present threat […]

Paul S

November 30, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Alex Bogusky SodaStream Ad Rejected for "Soda Denigration"

Alex Bogusky doesn’t rest for a minute. After advocating for Proposition 37 and making “The Real Bears” video for the […]

Raz Godelnik

November 29, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Measuring Trust at the Corporate Level

The following is part of a series by our friends at CSRHub(a 3p sponsor) – offering free sustainability and corporate […]

CSRHub

November 29, 2012

Finance

Why PSY and Gangnam Style Demolish Cultural and Socioeconomic Barriers

When PSY first dreamed up Gangnam Style, he claimed he only wanted to create a video and a song with […]

Leon Kaye

November 29, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Bitter Fruit: Dole Sued for Greenwashing Guatemalan Banana Operations

A Seattle-based law firm has filed suit against Dole Food Company for making proclamations about corporate responsibility while sourcing bananas […]

Harry Stevens

November 29, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Hertz Launches Nationwide Tire Recycling Initiative

A few weeks ago, the Hertz Corporation and Liberty Tire Recycling launched the first nationwide tire recycling program in the […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

November 29, 2012

Finance

How Impact Investing Can Expand Environmental Entrepreneurship

This post originally appeared on WRI Insights. By Giulia Christianson The Global Impact Investment Network defines impact investing as “investments […]

TriplePundit

November 29, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Humane Society Undercover Investigators Shine A Bright Light on Unsustainable Farming Practices

There is a scene in Robin Cook’s novel Toxin, in which the doctor, whose daughter has died of food poisoning […]

RP Siegel

November 28, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Friends of the Earth “Make It Better Campaign” Starts With Smartphones

The United Kingdom-based environmental awareness group, Friends of the Earth, is pushing European companies to be more transparent about their supply […]

Leon Kaye

November 28, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

San Diego Zoo Gets Public All-Solar EV Charging Station

A huge chunk of the nation’s electrical supply is still generated by coal-fired power plants, and that’s something of a […]

Tina Casey

November 28, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Small Steps, Big Wins: Turning Millennial Optimism into Positive Impact

*This post was previously published on Net Impact Blog. By Greg Ligon On an average day, here’s what I see […]

netimpact

November 28, 2012

Finance

The Resurrection: The Carbon Tax Returns?

By Brady McCartney President Barack Obama’s reelection has shifted the formal and informal U.S. Congressional debate from the election to […]

bard-students

November 28, 2012

Finance

The CSR Christmas List: Who’s Naughty and Who Is Nice?

This month Consumer Reports came out with a “Naughty and Nice” list that focuses on what companies preached and compared […]

Leon Kaye

November 27, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

4 Out of 10 Sprint Store Visitors Recycle a Phone

Sprint celebrated America Recycles Day on November 15 by promoting their Buyback program. Developed in 2001, Sprint’s Buyback program is […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

November 27, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Can #GivingTuesday Bring Back The True Meaning of Giving?

Today is Giving Tuesday, an initiative that seeks to bring together individuals, companies, families and charities and rethink what it […]

Leon Kaye

November 27, 2012

Finance

Mississippi Coal Plant Delayed, Over Budget

Here’s a juicy taste of coal plant greenwashing. A report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis reveals […]

Bill DiBenedetto

November 27, 2012

Finance

How Boredom Promulgates Creativity in Business

This is part of a series of articles by MBA students at California College of the Arts dMBA program. Follow […]

CCA LiveE

November 27, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

How Biofuels Will Lead Transition to a Sustainable Economy

As we have explored the history and the emerging role of biofuels in the transition to a sustainable economy, we […]

RP Siegel

November 26, 2012

Finance

Loss of Natural Capital is a Risk to Countries’ Credit Ratings

The sovereign debt crises in countries around the world has preoccupied the financial markets. But there is another emerging challenge […]

Leon Kaye

November 26, 2012

Finance

Can Socially Responsible Investments Push Our Economy Forward?

What is the most successful green market in the U.S. in terms of both market share and volume? No, it’s […]

Raz Godelnik

November 26, 2012

Finance

How Business Plan Competitions Can Jump-Start a Social Enterprise

By Geri Stengel What do investors know that donors don’t? They know that the right team is critical to growing […]

TriplePundit

November 26, 2012

Finance

Andrew Winston Explains Why We Need More Paul Polmans

On election night, while his fellow Republican, Karl Rove, was arguing about the election results in Ohio, former economic speechwriter […]

Raz Godelnik

November 26, 2012

Finance

Black Friday Today, Personal Sustainability Tomorrow

Looking for an alternative? Explore the sharing economy By Adam Werbach and Andy Ruben Today we’re launching yerdle, a purpose-driven […]

TriplePundit

November 23, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Black Friday: Deciphering the Importance of Buy Nothing Day

Looking for an alternative? Explore the sharing economy For many Americans, Black Friday is a special but important part of […]

Jan Lee

November 23, 2012

Finance

Stick It to Black Friday 2012 by Shopping At Stores That Truly Help Others

Looking for an alternative? Explore the sharing economy While some of us prefer to stay warm and snuggle in our […]

Leon Kaye

November 23, 2012

Finance

The Demise of Hostess: Businesses Need Purpose

By David Thomas The disintegration of Hostess Foods is telling for sustainability advocates. How does a company as big and […]

TriplePundit

November 23, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Is There A Futureproof Brand Alternative To Black Friday?

Looking for an alternative? Explore the sharing economy By Marc Stobier What can I say about Black Friday that hasn’t […]

TriplePundit

November 22, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

How Sustainable Consumerism Might Change the World

Looking for an alternative? Explore the sharing economy Poking around the web this week, I came across a great article […]

RP Siegel

November 22, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Proctor & Gamble Sets High Sourcing Goals

The Procter & Gamble (P&G) Company, the largest consumer packaged goods company in the world, announced new goals last week […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

November 22, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

The Role of Psychology in Black Friday and the Hidden Truth Behind the Deals

Looking for an alternative? Explore the sharing economy This is part of a series of articles by MBA students at […]

CCA LiveE

November 22, 2012

Sponsored

EOS Climate: The Refrigerant Revolution

Refrigerant Revolution: The Policy Backdrop

With the issue currently on the front page of the NY Times the role of refrigerants in climate change is […]

EOSClimate

November 21, 2012

Finance

Thanksgiving Night Store Openings Prompt Employee Complaints

Looking for an alternative? Explore the sharing economy This year, Walmart is opening at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving for Black […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

November 21, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Walmart Attempts to Halt Black Friday Strikes

Looking for an alternative? Explore the sharing economy In response to numerous strikes at Walmart stores across the country in […]

Lonnie Shekhtman

November 21, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Want to Keep Target Closed Thanksgiving? Get Shareholders Involved

Looking for an alternative? Explore the sharing economy For the second year in a row Target is targeted by an […]

Raz Godelnik

November 21, 2012

Finance

Portland Small Businesses Join Together to Increase Black Friday Sales

Looking for an alternative? Explore the sharing economy Small business owners are constantly on the lookout for ways to increase […]

Jan Lee

November 21, 2012

Sponsored

The Rise Of The Sharing Economy

How Sharing Makes Life Better

Sharing is caring! Fund more coverage of the sharing economy here and get cool perks. This post was originally published […]

TriplePundit

November 21, 2012