by Amy Seidman | Economy, Innovation
While a twisted journey ripe with bad actors, cryptocurrencies have increased exponentially over the past few years. One can only surmise that something big is happening to weather the industry’s storms as more people become attuned to one of the next big technology...
by Shana Rappaport | Clean Tech, Economy, Energy, Innovation, Solar, Sustainability, Verge
‘Tis the season for year-end reflection. After all, what better way to celebrate the progress we’ve made and to begin envisioning what’s yet to come? The convergence of technologies — and of people from different sectors — is enabling and accelerating systemic...
by Eve Ellis | Economy, Thought Leadership, Women
In his recent address at West Point, President Obama said the U.S. must always be a leader. And yet, leaders of U.S. corporations, so far, have seemed complacent with a lagging status quo. According to GMI Ratings, the respected provider of global research and risk...
by Shana Rappaport | Economy, Innovation, Noble Profit, Verge, Waste
Companies need to shoot for the stars in thinking about resource productivity, according to a new report from McKinsey & Co. Fortunately, technology is presenting opportunities to do so. “Rather than settling for historic resource-productivity improvement rates of...
by Shana Rappaport | Economy, Highlights, Resilient Cities, Verge
Never in my life had I been so nervous about another person’s presentation. In this case, other people’s presentations — plural. Sweaty-palms nervous, yes, because supporting these 15 VERGE Accelerate competitors has been my responsibility. Nervous, even more so,...
by Gaelan Brown | Consumer Brands, Economy
1% for the Planet Member Companies’ Growth Outpaces GDP What goes around comes around. The Golden Rule. Karma. This basic tenet of the world’s religions and philosophers has translated into a business strategy that is driving strong financial success for more than...