BCorporation: 2018 Environment Honorees
This article is part of an editorial collaboration with BCorporation. The BCorp Series can be found here. The original publication can be found here. Business Leaders in Environmental Performance An employee-owned solar-panel installer. A sustainable architecture firm. A winery following regenerative agriculture practices.
Tech For Good: Harnessing the Power of Silicon Valley to Combat California’s Wildfires
Late last year, the entirety of the San Francisco Bay Area was consumed in smoke due to the wildfires that broke out in Northern California. Naturally, the top tech companies rallied their resources and technology to help save the state
africanDRONE: Opportunities for Development in Africa Through Tech
Africa is on the rise. Extreme growth and a youthful, vibrant set of economies makes the continent one of the most exciting, if not the most exciting, places in the world today from the perspective of growth. africanDRONE was founded
How Trees Can Save Us
Introduction Alick Bartholomew, author of The Spiritual Life of Water, describes four geologic periods when forests thrived on this planet. The first was the Carboniferous, 350 million years ago, when land vertebrates established. The second was the Jurassic, 170 million years
The Mask Behind Cultural Inequality In Developing Communities
The global south is a tapestry of interlocked cultures, customs, and distinct ways of life, making for a wealthy living. Wealth, however, is not a word associated with the developing world. Inequality in the region is deeply entrenched in the
The Importance of Community Participatory Approach: Water and Food Security Programmes
This article is part of our Editorial Series called "GFAR impakters". This is done in partnership with GFAR - The Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation - For more follow on Twitter: #GFARImpakters or view here. In an agrarian country like
Underwater
I grew up in Boston in the 70s and 80s, not too far away from where Thoreau once lived. My family shared his belief that nature was a vehicle towards transcendence— that spending time quietly contemplating the land, sea, and
Minority Recognition in Film: Where is the diversity?
When the Academy announced its nominees for the 88th Academy Awards, the grandest film award show, a number of big stars and filmmakers spoke out against the lack of diversity and refused to attend. Spike Lee, director of Do the
Solopreneurs and Microenterprises Aren’t Too Small to Contribute to a More Inclusive Economy
This article is part of an editorial collaboration with BCorporation. The BCorp Series can be found here. The original publication can be found here. 3 B Corps Share How They Made Strides Through the 2018 Inclusive Economy Challenge “This experience has proven to
Leaving No Woman Behind: Delivering on the Global Goals for Marginalised Women Survivors of War
“As we embark on this great collective journey, we pledge that no one will be left behind. Recognising that the dignity of the human person is fundamental, we wish to see the Goals and targets met for all nations and peoples and
My Business My Way: A Toolkit for Female Entrepeneurs
The Research What does the word ‘entrepreneur’ mean to you? If you look it up in the Oxford English dictionary, it’s described as ‘a person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of
Murderers in the Mediterranean: How to Stop Them
Update 3 March 2019: It would seem that murderers in the Mediterranean cannot be stopped. Largely because of the decisions taken by Italy's Interior Minister and extreme right leader Matteo Salvini. Operation Sophia, under the command of Italy, is the