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Tag: Business and society
Research: How to Close the Gender Gap in Startup Financing
Three ways policymakers, financiers, and other stakeholders can mitigate gender bias in entrepreneurial funding.
What Needs to Change About DEI — and What Doesn’t
As DEI faces social, political, and legal backlash, leaders need to take stock of their efforts.
Embracing Business Practices That Actually Improve the World
What organizations need to know about adopting “regenerative” practices that actively help ecosystems and communities — not just minimize harm to them.
How Gig Work Pits Customers Against Workers
Apathy among customers has made tactics like boycotts and petitions far less effective in the gig economy.
Making Sustainability More Tangible
Both employees and customers value sustainability. Here’s how to help them recognize the impact of your efforts.
The Paradox of Growing as a Values-Driven Company
Lessons from the B Corp movement about how to offer ethical alternatives at scale — without diluting your mission.
What Successful Purpose Statements Do Differently
Strategies from companies that got their guiding mission right.
The Lingering Cost of Instant Fashion
Consumers should understand the side effects of business models — particularly the privatization of profit and the socialization of costs, including human and environmental harm.
The Long-Term Costs of Wind Turbines
To avoid environmental degradation, wind farm operators need to factor realistic maintenance and decommissioning costs into their projections.
Nudging Employees to Make More Sustainable Choices
How Porsche challenged its “petrol head” culture to embrace electric vehicles.
Shifting Your Focus from Short-Term Efficiency to Long-Term Resilience
There are downsides to pursuing efficiency at all costs.
Maintaining Customer Loyalty in the Face of Inflation
Five trust-building strategies.
Why Calling Your Workers Heroes Can Backfire
New research examines how Instacart workers reacted to the sudden moralization of their jobs in 2020.
Critical U.S. Health Systems Are in Jeopardy. Businesses and Governments Need to Help.
Institutions that care for lower-income people are facing enormous financial and operational challenges.
How to Vet a Corporate Intelligence Vendor
Four questions to help ensure a prospective partner aligns with your company’s needs, risk tolerance, and ethics.
DEI Is Under Attack. Here’s How Companies Can Mitigate the Legal Risks.
Concrete steps companies can take to protect their DEI efforts in a shifting legal landscape.
2023: A Strange, Tumultuous Year in Sustainability
A look at three major trends — and the forces pushing against them.
ESG Is Under Attack. How Should Your Company Respond?
A framework to help you understand the backlash and stay true to your values.
What Every Leader Needs to Know About Carbon Credits
Do you know the difference between a high-quality carbon project and one that risks your reputation?