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Finance

3 Ways Asset Sharing Can Positively Impact Your Business

By Kim Tjoa and Egbert Willekes Over the last few years, the sharing economy has gained immense popularity and is […]

TriplePundit

December 16, 2015

Finance

A Pricing Alternative To COP21

As an economist, I have a jaundice view of the COP21 agreement in which the world’s nations agreed to reduce climate changing […]

Bill Roth

December 15, 2015

Finance

How We Created Our Core Values (and You Can Too)

By Phil Clark Creating your core values is one of the most important, and most overlooked, practices in business. In […]

TriplePundit

December 15, 2015

Finance

This Startup is Helping Boomers Avoid Outliving Their Money

By Sarah McKinney People are living longer than ever before: By 2050 the average life expectancy is 89 years old, […]

TriplePundit

December 14, 2015

Finance

A Low-Carbon Economy Crossroads

Our country, and the world, stands at a crossroads. The technologies to deliver both sustained economic growth and reduced emissions […]

Bill Roth

December 10, 2015

Finance

The Business Imperative for International Carbon Price Signals at COP21

While the above feels like a headline I’ve drafted a dozen times before, the business case for climate action remains stronger […]

jennifer boynton

December 9, 2015

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In Our Sights: A Signed Climate Commitment in Paris

How to Use the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals for Corporate Impact

“The purpose of our company is sustainability,” said Claus Stig Pedersen, head of corporate sustainability at Novozymes. That’s why the organization has decided to […]

jennifer boynton

December 8, 2015

Finance

The Fruits of Reverse Innovation

By Averill Brewer Solving our world’s waste problem (the 2.6 trillion tons of garbage going into landfills worldwide) will continue […]

TriplePundit

December 8, 2015

Finance

The Way Forward in the Gig Economy Debate

By Daniel Matthews Where do you stand on the gig economy debate? Given America’s economic picture, how we answer this […]

TriplePundit

December 7, 2015

Finance

We Need to 'Re-Wire' the Labor Market

By Byron Auguste and Tyra Mariani How do we ensure that motivated Americans get the skills they need to find […]

TriplePundit

December 6, 2015

Finance

The Automation of Management

By Gerald Huff While most discussions of the impact of automation on jobs have focused on blue-collar and professional jobs, […]

TriplePundit

December 5, 2015

Finance

Ceres CEO: Forget Bleeding Hearts, Pursestrings Will Win Paris

Long gone is the narrative of climate change as a crisis manufactured by bleeding-heart liberals. Institutional investors are moving assets away from […]

Mary Mazzoni

December 4, 2015

Finance

World Bank Announces New Carbon Pricing Initiative

By Michael Green On Tuesday morning the World Bank, along with governments and business leaders, announced a new global initiative: […]

TriplePundit

December 3, 2015

Finance

REDD Offsets in California?

By Mik McKee In late October, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) held a public workshop to present a white […]

TriplePundit

December 3, 2015

Finance

Record $3.4 Trillion Committed to Fossil Fuel Divestment

At a press conference on Wednesday at COP21 in Paris, representatives from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the California Senate, the […]

Tom Schueneman

December 2, 2015

Finance

The Internet of Things, for Everyone: An Interview with Limor Fried

“Oh really? There’s debate about open-source hardware? I’m going to keep shipping open-source hardware while you all argue about it.” […]

Julie Noblitt

November 30, 2015

Finance

GiveDirectly Gives Cash to Poor People, No Strings Attached

Growing evidence suggests that the best way to help poor people is to give them cold hard cash. GiveDirectly has […]

Sherrell Dorsey

November 30, 2015

Finance

Defining Corporate Purpose is the Only Way Forward

By Paige Morrow The future of sustainable development is being shaped by events such as the U.N. Forum on Business […]

TriplePundit

November 27, 2015

Finance

Clean Energy Shocker: Emerging Economies Invest More Than Wealthier Nations

For the first time ever, clean energy investment by China and other emerging economies has surpassed the mark for wealthier […]

Tina Casey

November 24, 2015

Finance

Individual Investors Can Now Divest From Fossil Fuels with One ETF

The array of sustainable investing choices is taking another step toward the mainstream as a San Francisco investment firm today […]

Jim Pierobon

November 19, 2015

Finance

American Financial Services Giant Attacked for Role in Brazilian Land Grab

Its long acronym, TIAA-CREF, stands for what sounds like a lofty purpose: Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association – College Retirement […]

Leon Kaye

November 19, 2015

Finance

Twelve Companies Commit to Providing "Good Work" for Freelancers

“Change is inevitable but progress is optional. Leadership makes the difference.” – Andrew Stern While experts still disagree about exact […]

Julie Noblitt

November 18, 2015

Finance

Madoff Ponzi Scheme Judgments Slam 'Gatekeepers' Ernst &Young

More than six years after former stockbroker Bernard Madoff was convicted of fraud, the cost of the Ponzi scheme is […]

Jan Lee

November 17, 2015

Finance

Policy Points: Analyzing Paul Ryan’s Tax Agenda

By Zach Bernstein and John O’Neill If you’ve been following the news recently, you might have noticed there was a […]

American Sustainable Business Council

November 11, 2015

Finance

3 Reasons Business Leaders Should Care About Upward Mobility

By Jeff Greene Today, rather than being the world’s poster child for a fair and equitable economy, the U.S. — […]

TriplePundit

November 4, 2015

Finance

How Generation Z Will Make CSR A Business Norm

Generation Z, the first generation born in the 21st century, is being shaped by a world at risk. They were […]

Bill Roth

November 3, 2015

Finance

If We Want Social Enterprises to Thrive, We Need a New Funding Approach

By Don Shaffer What will it take to build a thriving social enterprise sector that can lead the way to […]

TriplePundit

November 2, 2015

Finance

California Can Reduce Dairy Methane Emissions

By Matt Baird On Sept. 30, 2015 California’s Air Resources Board (ARB) released a draft of its Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy. […]

TriplePundit

November 2, 2015

Finance

Kiva and Intuit Team Up to Provide Interest-Free Small Business Loans

Yesterday, micro-lending nonprofit Kiva announced a partnership with Intuit, the software company behind TurboTax, Quickbooks and Quicken, to help small businesses access […]

Sherrell Dorsey

October 30, 2015

Finance

How to Make Scope-3 Carbon Accounting Less Scary

By Jennifer Anderson When I talk with people about Scope-3 carbon accounting, I get reactions that generally range from “Are […]

TriplePundit

October 30, 2015

Finance

How Can Public-Private Partnerships Achieve Sustainable Change?

By Dr. Myriam Sidibe We’ve just witnessed the member countries of the U.N. agree to 17 Global Goals that will, […]

TriplePundit

October 26, 2015

Finance

Patagonia, Clif Bar and Seventh Generation: Social Enterprise Investors

Editor’s Note: This is part of our continuing coverage of SOCAP 2015. Read the rest here. “Money won’t do much […]

Julie Noblitt

October 23, 2015

Finance

The Federal Reserve’s Role in Saving the Planet

By Joseph Plummer Climate change is perhaps the most significant case of unmitigated externalities in an economy in the history […]

TriplePundit

October 22, 2015

Finance

Climate Leadership Index Selects Best Performing Companies

When you make a financial investment, you’re usually thinking about your own future, not the world’s. It’s a choice we’ve […]

RP Siegel

October 21, 2015

Finance

How Corporate Climate Change Talk Differs Online, in D.C.

There are many ways that a company can show its support for proactive environmental policies these days. Organizations like the […]

Jan Lee

October 19, 2015

Finance

Freelancing Rules? It’s 54 Million Strong

Here’s the new reality of the modern economy: Freelancers are an increasingly powerful part of the American workforce. How powerful? […]

Bill DiBenedetto

October 19, 2015

Finance

In Defense of Recycling and Common Sense

By Greg Stanton and Michael M. Crow In his New York Times opinion piece from Oct. 3, John Tierney marginalizes […]

TriplePundit

October 15, 2015

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Graduate Interviews: EMSL

Q&A: Recent Grad On How Education Can Kickstart a Social Enterprise

A little over a year ago, Adeyemi Adewole, a recent graduate of the Executive Masters in Sustainability & Leadership (EMSL) program at […]

Mary Mazzoni

October 14, 2015

Finance

Tim O’Reilly and the WTF Economy: A Conversation About Tech and the Future of Business

A central theme of SOCAP15 in San Francisco this year (Oct. 6-9) was the idea that, in this time of […]

Julie Noblitt

October 14, 2015

Finance

Raíces: Impact Investment in Latin America and Latino Communities in the U.S.

Jennifer Pryce, president and CEO of the Calvert Foundation, opened her plenary remarks at SOCAP 2015 in San Francisco (Oct. […]

Julie Noblitt

October 13, 2015

Finance

Launch of U.K. B Corp Movement Prompts Debate About Future of Corporations

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in LinkedIn Pulse. By Paige Morrow The B Lab was officially launched in the U.K. […]

TriplePundit

October 13, 2015

Finance

Why Startups Are Not Interested in Sustainability

Last week I attended the New York City Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator’s demo day, where the accelerator’s latest cohort of startups […]

Raz Godelnik

October 12, 2015

Finance

Omidyar Network’s New Frontier Capital Report: A Call to Action for Investors

Low- and lower-middle-income (LMI) populations in emerging markets – those who make between $2 and $8 per day – collectively […]

Julie Noblitt

October 12, 2015

Finance

5 Tips to Becoming a B Corp Consultant

By Julie Fahnestock Ryan Honeyman didn’t necessarily intend to be the B Corp expert. If you told the Ryan Honeyman […]

TriplePundit

October 9, 2015

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Disrupting Short-Termism

CVS Health: One Year After the Tobacco Ban

To close out our series with CVS on disrupting short-termism, we checked in with the health company’s SVP of Corporate […]

jennifer boynton

October 6, 2015

Finance

$6.2 Trillion is Not Enough: The Growth of Sustainable Investment

  By Graham Sinclair Just in time for Matt Damon’s new blockbuster, “The Martian,” this week NASA announced there’s liquid […]

TriplePundit

October 6, 2015

Finance

Bipartisan Carbon Tax Back From the Dead

“This isn’t an olive branch; it’s an olive limb,” explains former congressman Bob Inglis (R-S.C.), describing how pending carbon tax legislation might […]

jennifer boynton

October 5, 2015

Finance

Report: Collaborative Economy Has Opportunities for All Companies

The collaborative economy may be just the shot in the arm that capitalism needs as the alternative to corporate power, […]

Bill DiBenedetto

October 5, 2015

Finance

Tackling the Psychological Barriers to Sustainability

  By Rory Wilding In my previous post I discussed how mental shortcuts may block us from making sensible and sustainable […]

TriplePundit

October 2, 2015

Finance

Twitter Chat on 10/1: Africa & EU Code Week – #SAPYouthChat

Today, TriplePundit, SAP, and our esteemed guest panelists came together for a special Twitter chat about Africa and EU Code Week at #SAPYouthChat.  […]

Marissa Rosen

October 1, 2015

Finance

Ben + Jerry Speak for Bernie at American Sustainable Business Council

The American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC) opened with a lively debate between representatives from Sanders for President and Clinton for […]

jennifer boynton

October 1, 2015

Finance

Why America Needs Worker Co-Ops More Than Ever

  By: Daniel Faris America is no longer a representative democracy—a fact underscored by decades of grotesque and steadily worsening […]

TriplePundit

September 30, 2015

Finance

Companies, Communities Step Up to Inspire Nations to Help Syrian Refugees

  While nations around the world debate whether they can, or should help refugees fleeing persecution in Syria, a number […]

Jan Lee

September 29, 2015

Finance

Why Are Investors Paying Over Market Rates For Green Bonds?

  By Graham Sinclair @ESGarchitect Nada. Nothing. Zero. Nothing happened a couple weeks ago, and that made headlines. The U.S. […]

TriplePundit

September 29, 2015

Finance

Urban Slum Education Concept Wins Million Dollar Hult Prize 2015

The room at tonight’s Hult Prize ceremony was filled with luminaries in the fields of business, sustainability and politics. Nobel […]

Nick Aster

September 27, 2015

Finance

Brands Address Global Water Crisis with Win-Win Strategies

By Leslie Pascaud Only a few years ago, no one seemed to notice or care how much water it took to […]

TriplePundit

September 21, 2015

Finance

CSR-Friendly Tax Policy: Unlocking Value and Aligning Interests

By Wayne Dunn The best thing I ever learned about tax policy came from one of Professor Howell’s economics classes […]

TriplePundit

September 18, 2015

Finance

Policy Points: Government Shutdown Would Be a Job-Killer

By Zach Bernstein As much fun as a relaxing vacation can be, coming back from one can be stressful. After […]

American Sustainable Business Council

September 16, 2015

Finance

Climate Finance: Just Do It!

By Sean Penrith The panel was made up of Camilla Seth of JP Morgan, Marc Diaz of NatureVest, and Monica […]

TriplePundit

September 16, 2015

Finance

The Endowment Economy

By Joseph Plummer Since its inception in 1997, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has made grant payments totaling more […]

TriplePundit

September 15, 2015

Finance

Seeking Optimistic Sustainable Investment Managers

By Graham Sinclair Are you a superhero or a supervillain? The Late Show’s new host, Stephen Colbert, put the question […]

TriplePundit

September 15, 2015

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The Circular Economy and Green Electronics

Wearable Tech Goes Recycle-less

Imagine a world in which cell phone chargers aren’t necessary … a world where charging your iPhone is as simple […]

Jan Lee

September 14, 2015

Finance

Hacking Human Suffering is the Only Real Growth Industry

Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on Unreasonable.is.   By Corey Kohn When I first became a partner at DOJO4, things were […]

TriplePundit

September 10, 2015

Finance

Nat Geo Fair Trade Marketplace Uses Happiness to Rake in $63 Million

National Geographic’s fair trade marketplace, Novica, has raked in over $63 million for artisans around the world. Guided by one […]

Joi Sears

September 9, 2015

Finance

Choose Between Prosperity and Sustainability: Both?

By Li Yong We all know that the world must urgently deal with climate change. This is a very real and […]

TriplePundit

September 8, 2015

Finance

Indonesia Sets New Climate Goals, But Are They Attainable?

For Indonesia, the world’s top producer of palm oil, greenhouse gas emissions is a big problem. Thirty-seven percent of the […]

Jan Lee

September 4, 2015

Finance

The $250 Trillion Green Economic Revolution

Editor’s Note: This is the second post in a two-part series on the $250 trillion green economic revolution. In case you […]

Bill Roth

September 2, 2015

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Graduate Interviews: EMSL

Q&A: Recent Grad Jamie Bohan Talks Strategy in a Changing World

  We live in changing times. Today’s business leaders must be ready to keep up with the curve-balls the 21st […]

Mary Mazzoni

September 2, 2015

Finance

The $250 Trillion Cost Of Climate Change And Obesity

The economic ramifications of continuing the 20th century’s economic model, where unsustainable extraction and pollution conveys competitive advantage, are coming […]

Bill Roth

September 1, 2015

Finance

New Water Analysis Tool Monetizes Revenue at Risk

World Water Week is going on right now in Stockholm, Sweden. This year marks the 25th edition of the annual international event aimed […]

RP Siegel

August 28, 2015

Finance

Sustainable Aid: The Long-Term Solution to Poverty

By Shane Jabir The statistics are staggering. According to UNICEF, 22,000 children die every day from poverty. For the 1.9 […]

TriplePundit

August 28, 2015

Finance

The Latest in Foundation Funding

Editor’s Note: This post was originally appeared on the Connective Impact blog.  By Joanne Sonenshine With last week’s release of its […]

TriplePundit

August 26, 2015