by Amy Seidman | Supply Chain, Sustainability
Sebastopol, CA and Peru Scott Leonard is the co-founder and CEO of Indigenous Designs, a fashion company specializing in fair trade and organic apparel. They sell direct to consumer, but also white label their apparel to major brands such as Eileen Fisher. Their model...
by Jonathan Lewis | Cafe Impact, Impact, SoCap
What motivates a social entrepreneur? What motivates you? After the hard analysis is published and the heady policy papers go unread, compassion motivates me. As philosopher Peter Singer notes, “We have to decide to what extent we shall live for ourselves, and...
by Amy Seidman | Impact, Investment, SoCap, Video
How can impact investing provides companies, private foundations and individuals the means to align our values with our investments and support issues we feel strongly about while gaining positive returns? Impact investing expert Dan Crisafulli affirms how social...
by Pierce Nahigyan | Investment, SoCap, Socially Responsible, Sustainability
Recently, Planet Experts sat down with Gregory Wendt, a veteran wealth advisor, economist and Certified Financial Planner. Greg is considered a thought leader in his field of sustainable and responsible investing and green business. He is the founder of several...
by Lauren Schiller | Agriculture, Sustainability, Thought Leadership, Women
Can climate change be a good thing? Shana Rappaport and Amanda Ravenhill of Project Drawdown look at climate change not as a dreaded certainty but as an opportunity for growth and change. Amanda Ravenhill is the Executive Director of Project Drawdown, which she...
by Jonathan Lewis | Cafe Impact, Impact, SoCap
“If you’re early in your [social justice] career, just shut the hell up and…and work really, really hard,” John Anner, Executive Director of the East Meets West Foundation, tells new social change agents. What in the world is he talking...