Businesses’ Role in Envisioning a Better Future(Photo by NASA on Unsplash)As the coronavirus pandemic continues to hold the world’s human population in its grip, the ecosystems around the world are experiencing their own new reality. A short-term regen...
The Myamyn conservation project works to protect and rehabilitate land within the Annya State Forest in Victoria, Australia. (Photo courtesy South Pole)An estimated 1 billion native animals perished in the catastrophic Australian bushfires, including o...
Eric Liu, CEO of Citizen University. Michael B. Maine American politics may be in tatters, economy teetering, pandemic afoot – but what better time to revisit our connections to some very basic
Eric Liu, CEO of Citizen University, on revitalizing American democracy, Civic Saturdays, and more.
(Photo by Tim Foster on Unsplash)How We Can Continue to Advocate for Our Climate and a Greener FutureBy John OlivieriAs fear about the scope and impact of the coronavirus pandemic intensifies, Americans are waking up to a new reality— one characterized...
(Photo by Kristin Wilson on Unsplash)Reducing Our Commutes Also Reduces Our Impact on the EarthBy Milica KosticCOVID-19 has created an upheaval across the globe. Many business owners took the biggest hit as they were forced to close their companies for...
Ashoka Fellow Amory Lovins, co-founder of Rocky Mountain Institute: "The most effective thing to do ... [+] about climate change is using energy efficiently." Amory Lovins On this Earth Day, we reflect
On this Earth Day, Amory Lovins, architect of the energy efficiency field, reflects on the power of applied hope.
Ira Hellman, Prudential Key Takeaways • Don’t let emotions rule your decisions. • Stay invested (and diversified) for the eventual rebounds. • A financial professional can put the headlines in perspective. The coronavirus-infected stock market has left investors everywhere feeling anxious and uncertain. Here are seven things to consider: 1. Bulls are usually stronger than … Continue reading 7 Ways to Handle Investment Volatility
The B Corp Community Stands Together Through Challenges to Build a Brighter Economic Future(Photo courtesy B Local PDX)This is a personal perspective from an employee at B Lab, the nonprofit behind Certified B Corporations. In this series, we invite in...
(Photo by Dustan Woodhouse on Unsplash)As a Sustainable Leader, B Corp Creates Low-Impact Plastic Products with Proceeds Aiding Ocean-Cleanup NonprofitsGrowing up in suburban Western Massachusetts, Eric Hudson always enjoyed the great outdoors. So alth...
By WPO Board Chair Margery Kraus, Diplomatic Courier As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps across the world, nations are scrambling to protect their population and industries from the potentially devastating socioeconomic effects of the virus. Governments are increasingly restricting travel—domestic and international—to reduce contagion. According to Pew Research Center, more than 90 percent of the world’s … Continue reading Global Problems Need Global Solutions
Turn on any news channel right now and the headlines are dominated by the health and economic devastation inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic. There’s no denying the urgency of this moment, and the imprint it will leave on our lives and organizations....
Journalist Mehmet Atakan Foça started Teyit (“confirmation” in Turkish) in 2016 to address misinformation propagated by media organizations and social media users. We spoke with him this week to learn
Journalist and social entrepreneur Mehmet Atakan Foça shares how the pandemic has made the problem of misinformation visible to everyone.