by R. Paul Herman | Investment, SoCap, Socially Responsible, Sustainability
2nd in a series of excerpts from the book The HIP Investor (John Wiley & Sons, 2010). See other articles in the series here. Human, social and environmental challenges surround us. In recent years, many capitalists have treated these seemingly intractable issues...
by Lorna Li | Socially Responsible, Sustainability
A few months ago, I visited the Ecuador offices of Runa Amazon Guayusa, a social enterprise founded by a friend from the SF Bay Area, Tyler Gage. Now Tyler’s story has a special place in my heart because it was I who introduced Tyler to the Mamallactas, a family of...
by Amy Seidman | SB, Socially Responsible, Sustainability, Video
Watch this video with Jennifer Scholze, Senior Director, Sustainability Solutions Product Safety and Stewardship, as she explains how SAP is working with women in Ghana as part of the Ghana Shea Value Chain Initiative. In the context of a long supply chain, SAP uses...
by Amy Seidman | Lifestyle, Socially Responsible, Sustainability
San Francisco – Zoë Magee, Bikini Maestro When browsing the colorful yet homogeneous racks of bikini’s at the mega stores like Target and Costco, it occurs to me that many of the great deals they offer come at the expense of human labor in third world countries. My...
by Maryruth Belsey Priebe | Socially Responsible, Sustainability, Thought Leadership
Though we always hope humans will get out into the natural world and get their hands dirty – whether they garden or farm or go for a hike or walk in the park – sometimes urban-bound folks need a way to experience the great outdoors from behind a computer or gaming...
by Amy Seidman | SB, Socially Responsible, Sustainability, Video
Watch this video of Ephigenie Banaynal Dela Cruz, Global Director of Sustainability at SAP discusses SAP’s sustainability efforts, including their signature Economic Opportunity For All social entrepreneurship program. Dela Cruz explains that through this program, SAP...
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