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This Initiative Reduces Recidivism by Teaching Incarcerated People to Code

The ever-expanding tech industry is creating opportunities for job seekers who were formerly incarcerated. So, the Prison Scholar Fund is collaborating with Colorado Technical University’s Coding Dojo to help prepare people who are incarcerated for careers in tech upon their release.

Patrick McCarthy

March 18, 2024

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Championing Gender Equity in Entrepreneurship: How Village Capital Redefines Investment for Women-Led Startups

Women entrepreneurs often face an arduous journey in getting funding due to deep-rooted societal and cultural biases. Village Capital is mitigating gender bias in investment decision-making by reshaping traditional due diligence processes.

Some Companies Dig in for the Long Haul on Reproductive Rights, While Those on the Sidelines Face Risk

As cases regarding restrictions on reproductive rights continue to rise in the U.S. court system, business leaders can no longer stay above the fray. CVS and Walgreens are among those taking advantage of a new opportunity to stand up for reproductive rights.

Tina Casey

March 6, 2024

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This Chatbot Democratizes Data to Empower India's Farmers

The social enterprise Gramhal is building a cooperative in India where farmers contribute their information to a data ecosystem, which all farmers can leverage for better informed decision-making and to better understand how to fairly price their goods.

Abha Malpani Naismith

March 4, 2024

Indigenous communities are raising awareness about how the proposed lithium mine at Peehee Mu'huh (Thacker Pass)

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Undermining Progress: Human Rights and the Low-Carbon Transition

Empowering Indigenous Voices Might be the Key to a Successful Green Energy Transition

With 54 percent of transition mineral projects located on or near Indigenous peoples’ lands, getting free, prior, and informed consent from Indigenous communities for mining project development is one way to ensure they are not neglected as the green energy transition marches forward.

Andrew Kaminsky

February 26, 2024

Demonstrators gather for a Black Lives Matter rally in the summer of 2020. (Image credit: Ying Ge/Unsplash)

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Companies Can Advance Social Justice and Do Good Business: Here’s How

Now is not the time for companies to back down, but rather stand out by strengthening their commitment to social justice and by leveraging their time, money and influence. This may not be easy to do, but these strategies can help.

Harriet Gardner

February 23, 2024

Camfed's guides practice climate-smart agriculture techniques and teach members of their communities to do the same. (Image courtesy of Camfed.)

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A Women-Led Initiative is Growing Food Security and Climate Resilience Across Africa

The nonprofit Camfed teaches young women to spread climate-smart agriculture techniques in their communities to increase food security, climate resilience and even school attendance.

Riya Anne Polcastro

February 20, 2024

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This Coalition of Companies Wants to Close the Gender Gap: Is It Working?

More than 80 companies around the world are searching for the best ways to advance women across racial and ethnic groups into leadership roles to improve gender equity as a part of the Catalyst CEO Champions For Change initiative.

Rasha Rehman

February 16, 2024

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On Valentine's Day, Let's Consider Where Our Chocolate Comes From

The cocoa industry generates roughly $200 billion in annual profits, yet the farmers who produce it often make less than a dollar a day from growing and selling cocoa. As we celebrate Valentine’s Day, WWF's Jason Clay examines how companies can invest in the people and places that sustain cocoa production.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Are Still Winning Despite Pushback

It may seem that the corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) movement is retrenching, but regathering is a more accurate assessment. A strong DEI profile is essential for businesses to thrive and grow today.

Tina Casey

February 14, 2024

A child using Lego Braille Bricks which have raised studs corresponding with a letter or number in braille

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3 Ways to Improve Disability-Inclusive Design in 2024

Representation in disability-related product design has come a long way, but there is still room for improvement. Businesses can use disability-inclusive design to make products that can be used by and benefit all while making sound business sense.

A Chilling Legal Landscape Has Racial Equity Efforts Under Attack

Advocates warn that lawsuits filed in 2023 add up to a murky legal landscape in which racial equity programming can be labeled discrimination.

How Leading U.S. Businesses Can Find Their Voice on Abortion Rights

Business leaders who support the right to safe, legal abortion risk stepping into a minefield when they speak out. But the opportunity to speak up and unify around common ground exists, and the dating app Bumble is among those showing the way.

Tina Casey

January 10, 2024

Climate protesters at a march in New York City. (Image courtesy of National Partnership for New Americans)

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Empowering Immigrant Communities For Climate Justice

Immigrants Are a Vital Voice in the Climate Movement: Will Environmentalists Listen?

Their lived experiences give immigrants invaluable insight into the climate crisis, yet their voices are largely excluded from mainstream environmental movements. The National Partnership for New Americans is looking to change that by shifting the climate migration narrative.

Riya Anne Polcastro

January 2, 2024

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Racial Bias in the Home Appraisal Process: A Hidden Barrier to Generational Wealth Through Homeownership

If advocates are committed to eliminating racial inequities in wealth building, we must also be committed to disrupting the barriers that devalue home prices because of race.

Seanniece Bamiro

November 14, 2023

A worker at the Quellaveco copper mine in Peru. (Image: Anglo American Plc/Flickr)

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Undermining Progress: Human Rights and the Low-Carbon Transition

The Energy Transition is Hiding a Human Rights Problem: Due Diligence ‘Takes the Cover Off’

While the mining industry still has a long way to go, human rights due diligence requires an intimate examination of supply chains and pushes the needle toward better and more just practices as the energy transition accelerates.

Andrew Kaminsky

October 23, 2023

A copper mine in Peru. Copper is among a number of minerals that is critical for the low-carbon transition. (Image: Anglo American Plc/Flickr)

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Undermining Progress: Human Rights and the Low-Carbon Transition

Hidden Costs: The Impacts of Net-Zero on Human Rights and the Environment

Renewable energy technologies require specific minerals like cobalt, copper and lithium, but mining these minerals has been linked to human rights abuses in some parts of the world.

We Need To Talk About the LGBTQ+ Pay Gap

LGBTQ+ workers earn about 10 percent less over their lifetimes compared to straight white men — and LGBTQ+ people of color, transgender people and nonbinary people earn even less. So, what's driving the LGBTQ+ pay gap, and what can be done about it? We spoke with two out and proud leaders to learn more.

'Abortion-Hushing' Can Restore Some Rights, But More Trouble Looms

Abortion-hushing is the latest way lawmakers and business leaders are looking to restore reproductive rights in U.S. states where they're under attack.

REI Tackles Racist City Design with 'Outside in 5' Campaign

Around 100 million U.S. residents don't have a public park or outdoor recreation area within a 10-minute walk of their homes. "That isn't a coincidence," says Wilma Wallace of REI Co-op. "It's the result of decades of systemic racism in our society." The new Outside in 5 effort looks to dismantle discriminatory systems that cut people off from the outdoors.

Target Gets a Second Chance on LGBTQ Rights

Leading U.S. retailer Target disappointed human rights organizations earlier this year when it failed to push back against a wave of aggressive anti-LGBTQ behavior related to its Pride Month merchandise. Now Target has another chance to get it right, and the stakes are high.

How Brands Can Step Up to Better Support LGBTQ Employees

This year's Pride celebrations are dampened by a disturbing rise in anti-LGBTQ legislation and rhetoric across the United States. Considering a third of our lives are spent at work, employers have a significant role to play in creating safe and inclusive spaces for people in the community who feel increasingly under attack.

Repressive State Policies Present New Risks: How Business Can Address Them

Attracting and retaining top talent has become more challenging as U.S. states enact new laws that restrict civil liberties such as LGBTQ rights and abortion access. But business leaders have an opportunity to connect with young voters and restore compatibility between public sentiment and public policy.

By the Community, For the Community: New Startup Accelerator Backs Locally-Led Climate Solutions

This new startup accelerator squares in on the crucial issue of climate justice, with a call for innovators on the front lines of climate change to submit locally-driven solutions for backing from Village Capital.

AAPI Heritage Month Brings Millions of New Investment to Asian American Communities

The start of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month brought with it new investments that are set to have a major impact on Asian American communities and causes. We took a closer look at two of these new initiatives, the impact they can have on AAPI communities, and how more companies can get involved.

New Roadmap Aims to Drive Second Chance Hiring in the U.S.

Many business leaders say they face barriers that make it more difficult to hire people with certain or any criminal justice involvement. The Responsible Business Initiative for Justice published research that explores these challenges further and sets out a roadmap for employers to further embrace second chance hiring.

Mary Mazzoni

May 3, 2023

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Rising Seas Are Forcing Climate Refugees to Abandon Their Island Homes

The Guna Yala people are being forced from their homes as their islands sink into rising seas. Residents of Cardi Sugdub will be the first to be relocated to the Panama mainland, followed by the rest of their tribe over the coming decades. Theirs mirrors the situation for Indigenous island dwellers around the world, particularly in the South Pacific.

Companies Leading the Way on Second Chance Hiring

Second chance hiring is based on the simple principle that a person's past does not define them, and those who have served their time should have a fair shot at employment and a place in their communities. Here are some other companies that are leading the way on the practice as it begins to take hold across the private sector.

A New Corporate Push for LGBTQ+ Rights, Starting in Florida

The Walt Disney Co. plans to host a major LGBTQ+ rights conference in central Florida this September, and dozens of high-profile U.S. brands are expected to attend — from Apple and Amazon to Uber and Walmart.

Tina Casey

March 29, 2023

Justice + Equality

Want a Fix for the U.S. Labor Shortage? Try Immigration Reform

Anti-immigration politics don’t just hurt immigrants and asylum-seekers. They're also holding the U.S. back from real solutions to a growing labor shortage that has resulted in supply chain slowdowns and a slew of child labor violations.

3 Meaningful Ways to Advance Gender Equity in the Workplace

What are some measurable steps that global businesses can take to push toward gender parity in the workplace? Let's look at a few that are backed up by research and supported by working women and advocates worldwide.

Red Flag for DEI: Transgender Repression is Insurrection in Disguise

Business leaders who profess to take diversity and inclusion principles seriously need to recognize the real threats facing American democracy today — and rising transgender repression is the latest reason why.

$1.45 Billion 'Project Black' Fund Aims to Scale Diverse Suppliers

Top companies from Target to Sephora have pledged to increase their spend with minority-owned businesses. Now, a fund aimed at helping midsize businesses scale up and work with Fortune 500 companies has reached $1.45 billion and promises to bolster the supplier pipeline.

Mary Mazzoni

February 15, 2023

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This Initiative Reduces Recidivism by Teaching Incarcerated People to Code

Championing Gender Equity in Entrepreneurship: How Village Capital Redefines Investment for Women-Led Startups

Some Companies Dig in for the Long Haul on Reproductive Rights, While Those on the Sidelines Face Risk

This Chatbot Democratizes Data to Empower India's Farmers

Empowering Indigenous Voices Might be the Key to a Successful Green Energy Transition

Companies Can Advance Social Justice and Do Good Business: Here’s How

A Women-Led Initiative is Growing Food Security and Climate Resilience Across Africa

This Coalition of Companies Wants to Close the Gender Gap: Is It Working?

On Valentine's Day, Let's Consider Where Our Chocolate Comes From

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Are Still Winning Despite Pushback

3 Ways to Improve Disability-Inclusive Design in 2024

A Chilling Legal Landscape Has Racial Equity Efforts Under Attack

How Leading U.S. Businesses Can Find Their Voice on Abortion Rights

Immigrants Are a Vital Voice in the Climate Movement: Will Environmentalists Listen?

Racial Bias in the Home Appraisal Process: A Hidden Barrier to Generational Wealth Through Homeownership

The Energy Transition is Hiding a Human Rights Problem: Due Diligence ‘Takes the Cover Off’

Hidden Costs: The Impacts of Net-Zero on Human Rights and the Environment

We Need To Talk About the LGBTQ+ Pay Gap

'Abortion-Hushing' Can Restore Some Rights, But More Trouble Looms

REI Tackles Racist City Design with 'Outside in 5' Campaign

Target Gets a Second Chance on LGBTQ Rights

How Brands Can Step Up to Better Support LGBTQ Employees

Repressive State Policies Present New Risks: How Business Can Address Them

By the Community, For the Community: New Startup Accelerator Backs Locally-Led Climate Solutions

AAPI Heritage Month Brings Millions of New Investment to Asian American Communities

New Roadmap Aims to Drive Second Chance Hiring in the U.S.

Rising Seas Are Forcing Climate Refugees to Abandon Their Island Homes

Companies Leading the Way on Second Chance Hiring

A New Corporate Push for LGBTQ+ Rights, Starting in Florida

Want a Fix for the U.S. Labor Shortage? Try Immigration Reform

3 Meaningful Ways to Advance Gender Equity in the Workplace

Red Flag for DEI: Transgender Repression is Insurrection in Disguise

$1.45 Billion 'Project Black' Fund Aims to Scale Diverse Suppliers