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Interview: Chuck Slaughter, Living Goods

Omidyar Network is a philanthropic investment firm started in 2004 by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar. Since 2004, the firm has invested […]

Nick Aster

May 17, 2012

Finance

DreamBikes Teaches Job Skills and Boosts Bicycling in Urban Neighborhoods

  Bicycling has become more popular in America’s cities but is still out of reach for many of those who […]

Leon Kaye

May 17, 2012

Finance

Largest U.S. Mutual Funds Not Passing Climate Change Resolutions

Although the three largest mutual fund companies in the U.S. (American Funds, Fidelity and Vanguard) voted on a number of […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

May 16, 2012

Finance

Loaning Your Money for Impact Can Also Generate Income

22nd in a series of excerpts from the book The HIP Investor (John Wiley & Sons, 2010). See other articles in the […]

HIPInvestor

May 16, 2012

Finance

Impact Investing Goes Mainstream–Morgan Stanley Jumps on Board

Morgan Stanley, a global financial services firm with 1500 offices around the world, just announced they were offering a new […]

Scott Cooney

May 15, 2012

Finance

Rubies in the Rubble: Making a Difference with Chutney and Jam

Roughly 1.3 billion tons of food goes to waste every year and most of this is fresh produce like fruit […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

May 15, 2012

Finance

Where Does Your Cash Sleep at Night?

21st in a series of excerpts from the book The HIP Investor (John Wiley & Sons, 2010). See other articles in the […]

HIPInvestor

May 13, 2012

Finance

How to Be Sustainable Across All Assets in Your Portfolio

20th in a series of excerpts from the book The HIP Investor (John Wiley & Sons, 2010). See other articles in the […]

HIPInvestor

May 11, 2012

Finance

All-Around Strong Performance for Global Wind Energy Investment in Q1

The global wind energy industry registered a strong quarter of investment activity in terms of venture capital (VC) funding, mergers […]

Andrew Burger

May 10, 2012

Finance

24,000 Bank of America Customers Petition for End of Political Donations

This morning a petition with over 75,000 signatures that urges the end of political campaign contributions will be delivered at […]

Leon Kaye

May 9, 2012

Finance

3 Events to Follow at Rio+20

In case you haven’t noticed (which would be almost impossible with all the email, blog and listeserv overload), the world […]

PelegKremer

May 9, 2012

Finance

How HIP are Your Holdings? Score Them for Human Impact + Profit

19th in a series of excerpts from the book The HIP Investor (John Wiley & Sons, 2010). See other articles in the […]

HIPInvestor

May 9, 2012

Finance

MIT Study Shows that Sustainability is Profitable

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued its third annual Sustainability and Innovation Global Executive Study. In a partnership with the […]

Leon Kaye

May 8, 2012

Finance

Bloom Energy to Double Manufacturing Capacity for Fuel Cells

After quadrupling the size of its Sunnyvale plant last year, Bloom Energy has now broken ground on a 210,000 sq […]

RP Siegel

May 8, 2012

Finance

Paying Attention to Risks Pays Dividends to Sustainable Investors

18th in a series of excerpts from the book The HIP Investor (John Wiley & Sons, 2010). See other articles in the […]

HIPInvestor

May 8, 2012

Finance

Gas Boom Might Not Be All It's Fracked Up to Be

Is cheap natural gas really all that cheap? The risks associated with fracking have begun to raise questions, and when […]

Tina Casey

May 5, 2012

Finance

Warby Parker: An Eyeglass Company with an Inspiring Vision

Last Friday I had an experience many of you may share: wandering around the optical shop after an eye exam, […]

Paul S

May 4, 2012

Finance

'Too Big to Fail' Banks Less Profitable, More Risky than Sustainability-Focused Banks

Co-authored with Tom Bowmer of HIP Investor Inc. How many banks are “too big to fail?” At least 29, according […]

HIPInvestor

May 4, 2012

Finance

Delta Air Lines Buys Oil Refinery… Can You Say Peak Oil?

Now here’s something I was never expecting: Delta Airlines has apparently agreed to buy a Pennsylvania oil refinery from ConocoPhillips for $150 […]

Nick Aster

May 2, 2012

Finance

Could the SolarCity IPO Hail a New Competitive Era for Solar?

This has not been the best of times for the solar power industry. Recent bankruptcies, the lingering Solyndra fallout and […]

Leon Kaye

May 1, 2012

Finance

Beginning of the End for Big Box Dominance?

With the announcement of the closure of 50 big box retail outlets, Best Buy recently added more evidence to a […]

Scott Cooney

April 30, 2012

Finance

Shareholder Resolution Filed With Duke Energy Expresses Growing Concern Over Coal

Duke Energy will hold its annual meeting next week, and as is the case with other utilities, non profit advocacy […]

Leon Kaye

April 27, 2012

Finance

Microloan Interest Rates in Impact Investing

By: Lonnie Shekhtman For those of us who follow microfinance news closely (I’m not the only one out there who […]

TriplePundit

April 27, 2012

Finance

Women Picket Facebook Offices to Protest Its All-Male Board

Social media has inspired people to use their voices to protest everything from products and services to politics, and physical […]

Andrea Newell

April 26, 2012

Finance

Slow Money Waters the Crop

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

CSRHub

April 24, 2012

Finance

The Next Web Gold Rush: US Crowdfunding Sites?

Something happened on April 5th that may mark a seismic shift in how start-ups get funded. The JOBS Act will […]

Paul S

April 20, 2012

Finance

Citi CEO Latest to Get Slapped With “Say On Pay” No Vote

“Say on Pay” has been put to the test once again, this time at Citi. Say on Pay, one part […]

Leon Kaye

April 20, 2012

Finance

Interview: Jeff Miller, Founder & CEO, Wheelz

At this week’s Fortune Brainstorm Green conference, I had a chance to talk briefly with Jeff Miller, Founder & CEO […]

Nick Aster

April 20, 2012

Finance

BP’s Cover-up of Previous Blowout Revealed

Ecowatch.org just released newly uncovered evidence of a Deepwater Horizon-type blowout of a BP rig in the Caspian Sea, in […]

RP Siegel

April 19, 2012

Finance

Jeffrey Hollender on Sustainable Banking

Powerful news: A recent study proves that sustainable banks deliver higher financial returns than some of the world’s largest financial […]

jhollender

April 19, 2012

Finance

Can Shareholder Activism Spur Electric Utilities to Shift Away from Coal?

The entire basis for capitalism in the U.S. has been to foster individual liberty by ensuring economic opportunity for all […]

Andrew Burger

April 19, 2012

Finance

The Five Hats Worn by Every Successful Chief Sustainability Officer

By Tony Calandro, Senior Vice President and Partner, VOX Global Companies are increasingly reporting bottom line benefits they’ve achieved by […]

TriplePundit

April 18, 2012

Finance

How High Gasoline Prices are Creating Jobs and Growing The Economy

For the first time in U.S. history the pain at the pump is not killing our economy. Counter-intuitively, high gasoline […]

Bill Roth

April 18, 2012

Finance

Abu Dhabi Sells Stake in Tesla and Makes a $113m Profit

Abu Dhabi National Energy (TAQA), the United Arab Emirates state-owned oil exploration company, sold its 7 percent share of Tesla […]

Leon Kaye

April 12, 2012

Finance

Solar Industry Suffers Tough Week With Two Major Bankruptcies

The solar industry hit another rough patch last week as two major solar companies, Solar Trust of America and Q-Cells, […]

Leon Kaye

April 9, 2012

Finance

Surveys Indicate CSR As a Profession is Still in an Early Stage

Professionals interested in the pursuit of a career focused on sustainability or corporate social responsibility (CSR) will either feel motivated […]

Leon Kaye

April 9, 2012

Finance

An Open Letter to Ann Amioka, California Chamber of Commerce

The following is part of an “open letter” project by MBA students at the Presidio Graduate School in the Capital […]

Presidio Capital Markets

April 7, 2012

Finance

Transforming Lives Through Transformer Clothing

You can tell there’s a long-term economic slump when fashion designers come up with coats that can also serve as […]

Bill DiBenedetto

April 6, 2012

Finance

Project Repat Reinvents Your Old Garments, Pays Fair Wages in US

In everyone’s closet, there’s a handful of items that have been around far too long. Worn out but well loved […]

Paul S

April 6, 2012

Finance

Can Crowdsourcing Really Work for Unilever?

Unilever has an offer for all you idea people. The company has a vision of a better future for our […]

Raz Godelnik

April 6, 2012

Finance

Launch: Beyond Waste Innovation Challenge

By: G. Nagesh Rao This past November, RP Siegel wrote a nice piece for Triple Pundit, about the 10 winning […]

TriplePundit

April 6, 2012

Finance

Arizona Senate Bill 1507 Aims to Prohibit the Rio Declaration and Ban Sustainability Initiatives State-Wide

By Stacey Champion Arizona is nationally known for its extreme politics, giving daily fodder to the likes of Jon Stewart […]

TriplePundit

April 5, 2012

Finance

Who’s in Charge Here? How Bottom-Up Empowerment Still Needs Top-Down Accountability

14th in a series of excerpts from the book The HIP Investor (John Wiley & Sons, 2010). See other articles in the […]

HIPInvestor

April 5, 2012

Finance

The Greenest Part of Your Business Can Be Your Financial Statements

13th in a series of excerpts from the book The HIP Investor (John Wiley & Sons, 2010). See other articles in the […]

HIPInvestor

April 5, 2012

Finance

Metrics That Matter: How Quantifying Good Can Lead to a Better Bottom Line

12th in a series of excerpts from the book The HIP Investor (John Wiley & Sons, 2010). See other articles in the […]

HIPInvestor

April 5, 2012

Finance

How a Compelling, Human-Centered Vision Inspires a Company

11th in a series of excerpts from the book The HIP Investor (John Wiley & Sons, 2010). See other articles in the […]

HIPInvestor

April 5, 2012

Finance

Technology for Good: GE’s Manufacturing a Long Trail of Innovation

This is the last in a series of posts entitled Technology for Good: A Historical Perspective From GE.  Last week, […]

Leon Kaye

April 4, 2012

Finance

Practices Make Perfect: 5 Aspects of Sustainable Management

10th in a series of excerpts from the book The HIP Investor (John Wiley & Sons, 2010). See other articles in the […]

HIPInvestor

April 4, 2012

Finance

Why Regional Innovation Clusters Should Not be Demonized

By: G. Nagesh Rao   Over the past few years, the mere utterance of the term “Regional Innovation Clusters” (RICs) […]

TriplePundit

April 3, 2012

Finance

Wife Swapping Hits Sharing Economy

Just kidding!  Happy April Fools 2012 🙂 It was only a matter of time before dating sites got into the […]

jennifer boynton

April 1, 2012

Finance

Zero Gachis Mobile App Solves Expired Supermarket Produce Problem

Did you know that your normal, reasonable expectations are the source of a tremendous amount of waste? That expectation is […]

Paul S

March 30, 2012

Finance

AeroFarms: A Greener Way to Grow Greens and Feed Our Future?

Last week, the Wall Street Journal sponsored a pitch slam session at its annual ECO:nomics conference in Santa Barbara. Five […]

HeatherKing

March 30, 2012

Finance

The Gravitational Force of Social Entrepreneurship

By Steve Tiell A cleansing wave of corporate reform is washing over America. One by one, states are adopting new […]

TriplePundit

March 28, 2012

Finance

With Senate Bill Passage Crowdfunding Legalization On the Horizon

On Thursday, the U.S. Senate approved legislation that will legalize crowdfunding and allow the general public to make equity investments […]

Kara Scharwath

March 24, 2012

Finance

The Wealthy Employee: Why Money Ought to Go Below the CEO

6th in a series of excerpts from the book The HIP Investor (John Wiley & Sons, 2010). See other articles in the […]

HIPInvestor

March 24, 2012

Finance

SXSW Interview: Matthew Homyak of Stag Dining Group

In case you missed South by South West last week, we’re working to bring the best sustainability thinking from the […]

Nick Aster

March 24, 2012

Finance

How Measuring Health Can Strengthen the Bottom Line

5th in a series of excerpts from the book The HIP Investor (John Wiley & Sons, 2010). See other articles in the […]

HIPInvestor

March 23, 2012

Finance

OECD Report Cites Heavy Consequences of Inaction on Climate

Here’s a really sobering conclusion from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: Without ambitious actions by governments global greenhouse […]

Bill DiBenedetto

March 23, 2012

Finance

Access Economy Startup Allows People to Rent Each Others Stuff

RentStuff.com, a new “access economy” startup, allows you to rent your things to others and make money. According to the […]

Scott Cooney

March 23, 2012

Finance

SXSW Interview: Jason Aramburu of Re:Char

In case you missed South by Southwest last week, we’re working to bring the best sustainability thinking from the conference […]

Nick Aster

March 23, 2012

Finance

iZen Bamboo Keyboard Saves Tons of Plastic. And Looks Really Cool.

Made from 92% bamboo, the new iZen keyboard and iPad stand has the potential to reduce our dependence on fossil […]

Scott Cooney

March 23, 2012

Finance

TinyLightBulbs Shines a Light on Crowdfunded Products

In the past year or so, crowdfunding via sites such as Kickstarter and IndieGoGo has been generating tremendous buzz, and […]

Paul S

March 23, 2012

Finance

SXSW Interview: Colin Mutchler of LoudSauce.com

In case you missed South by Southwest last week, we’re working to bring the best sustainability thinking from the conference […]

Nick Aster

March 22, 2012

Finance

Fostering Competitiveness and Innovation Capacity in the United States

By G. Nagesh Rao Social media has transformed the outlook for entrepreneurs and for innovation as a whole. The speed […]

TriplePundit

March 22, 2012

Finance

5 Metrics You Probably Won't See in the 10-K (But Wish You Did)

4th in a series of excerpts from the book The HIP Investor (John Wiley & Sons, 2010). See other articles in the […]

HIPInvestor

March 21, 2012

Finance

5 Product Categories Seeking Billion-Person Markets and High Revenue Growth

3nd in a series of excerpts from the book The HIP Investor (John Wiley & Sons, 2010). See other articles in the […]

HIPInvestor

March 21, 2012

Finance

Beyond SOPA: Obama’s Privacy Bill of Rights

Following up on the PIPA/SOPA online privacy controversy of January — which effectively quashed egregious congressional proposals on the subject […]

Bill DiBenedetto

March 21, 2012

Finance

LinkedIn Aggregation Shows Green Jobs Surge Ahead in Recession

On the jobs front, we’ve mostly been hearing lately that the outlook is slowly improving. We haven’t been hearing too […]

RP Siegel

March 21, 2012

Finance

Green Earth Bamboo: A 6 Figure Green Internet Business on 10 Hours a Week

As Founder and Editor in Chief of  a blog about green business marketing,  I’m intrigued by social entrepreneur success stories […]

TriplePundit

March 21, 2012

Finance

Technology for Good: GE’s Journey For Better and More Efficient Light

This is the second in a series of posts entitled Technology for Good: A Historical Perspective From GE.  Last week, GE released […]

Leon Kaye

March 20, 2012

Finance

Gecko Feet Inspire a New Adhesive

The latest innovation inspired by biomimicry is an adhesive inspired by the power of gecko feet. Tenants who have lost […]

Leon Kaye

March 20, 2012

Finance

US Patent Office Launches "Patents for Humanity" Challenge

By G. Nagesh Rao Patents are a form of property rights, the origins of which can traced back to 500 […]

TriplePundit

March 20, 2012