Quantifying the ROI of Sustainability
September 12, 2020

A RISE in Equity? The Rating Index of Systemic Equality

It’s clear there’s a long way to go before real gender equality in the workplace is achieved. This isn't a drill, it's existential, for it’s not only equity at stake, but profits. So what, exactly, must companies do to make that happen? Here's a simple tool for gender-equity measurement called RISE (Rating Index of Systemic Equality) that gives a clear picture of the company's efforts, results, and opportunities.
July 27, 2020

The Purpose and the Roller Coaster: An Interview with Andrew Gottlieb

[Adapted from a July 24, 2020 interview ] Recently, we spoke with Andrew Gottlieb, Founder of the purpose-driven online marketing and branding company No Typical Moments. The topic was Gottlieb’s other passion, a podcast series called The School for Humanity wherein he speaks with thinkers and strategists from all over the spectrum, with a focus on entrepreneurs and those working on sustainable projects. He shared some of what he's learned through interviewing so many interesting people. Here are the highlights.
July 2, 2020

Cyclones: They’ll Be Coming Around Again…

It’s highly anomalous that a major cyclone just made landfall on the West Coast of India, in June, within spitting distance of Mumbai. So, what’s up with this? Is it random chance? Nope. According to scientists, it’s just your friendly neighborhood climate change.
June 29, 2020

The COVID Covenant:
No Way We’re Going Back. We’re Going Big!

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the world that we are far more vulnerable, unequal, and deeply connected than we realized. Yet it has also proven we can act at speeds, scales, scopes, and levels of coordination and financial commitment we didn’t believe possible.

Now we must now apply the same level of speed, coordination, and courage to tackling the other critical issues we face: the climate crisis, inequality, racism, health care, and more.

The COVID Covenant is an iron-clad commitment to make this happen – to make the impossible possible. We’re not going back, we’re going BIG. Right now!

June 25, 2020

Friedmanomics at 50: A ‘Chat’ with Milton Friedman

The 50th Anniversary of Milton Friedman's famous screed on the folly of social responsibility for businesses is fast approaching. With a half-century now under our belts since then, we thought a (posthumous) chat with Mr. Friedman to review the results might be illuminating.
June 22, 2020

Who Do We Choose to Be?

Some moments are so terrible and so clear that they spur change and demand action. The murder of George Floyd at the hands of officers of the Minneapolis Police Department is one of those moments. Justice and equity are simply fundamental values, part of the definition of the world we want. And we need to bring them to life through action.
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