A Growing Alternative in a Global Crisis: Stakeholder Capitalism
Benefit Corporation IPO and Approvals Signal a Renewed Focus on Stakeholder Capitalism The COVID-19 pandemic has made for an economic roller coaster, as recent stock market rebounds are tempered by rising virus rates in the U.S. and hesitancy among many consumers
What I Wish the World Knew About Why Serbia Is Protesting
Or How Not to Manage the Pandemic Crisis Since abruptly lifting lockdown restrictions in early May, the Serbian government has held the election and has authorized an international tennis tournament as well as a football cup final with up to 25,000
Agricycle: Closing The Global Opportunity Gap
In Uganda, when someone starts a family, they plant a mango tree. Therefore, each family has an excess supply of Mangoes, but there is no market to sell them to. This causes a high level of food waste, a growing
The COVID-19 Pandemic and the impact on violence
The pandemic will shift patterns of violence throughout the globe. While there has been a decline in some types of crime, battle deaths and riots due to lock-down measures, other areas such as domestic violence, self-harm and suicide are likely to
Bhutan and COVID-19: Lessons from a Small Country with Leadership
Two independent but intertwined strategies have had incredible success in keeping a small country’s people in far better shape in coping with COVID-19 than its huge neighbors and many rich countries. I am speaking of the tiny Himalayan Kingdom of
The Environmental Consequences of COVID-19 in Fragile States
The COVID-19 pandemic could have severe impacts on the environment in fragile states, compounding the challenges faced by their governments and their populations. But it doesn’t have to be that way. For fragile states, the social and economic impacts of the
Abattoirs: The Case For None
Is a world with no abattoirs an outrageous statement??? Or a necessary reality to prevent future pandemics, restore our planet, and seriously-commit to feeding the world with an increasing population, where currently 800 million people are malnourished? Eliminating the suffering of
COVID-19 Response: How Africa’s Resilience Depends on Its Women
The development community and most governments have had to largely abandon economic growth plans to respond to COVID-19. While gender concerns remain and are embedded in these hyper efforts, the consequences for women in Africa go far beyond. The question
America’s Withdrawal from the World Health Organization: What Happens Next
It all began with a Trump rant against China as he found himself under pressure for having misjudged the severity of the virus threat and mismanaged the U.S. response. In a typical kneejerk reaction, Trump looked for a scapegoat and
4 Ways We Can Fix America’s Wealth Obsession
COVID-19 Reveals How U.S. Wealth Systems Are Fundamentally Broken. For the past 50 years, the widely accepted goal for a business has been dominated by the theory of shareholder primacy — the concept, famously espoused by Milton Friedman, holding that the
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Socio-Economic Development
Why did the COVID-19 pandemic spread so quickly among the most developed nations in the world? The COVID-19 pandemic has been the most disruptive infection outbreak of the 21st century. The pandemic started in Wuhan, China, in late 2019 and by early
Influencer Marketing and Sustainability – An Interview with Amra & Elma
A&E is a digital agency that has the largest client portfolio of Fortune 500 companies such as Wells Fargo, J&J, P&G, and Netflix. The agency was founded by sisters and mega influencers Amra Beganovich and Elma Beganovitch. Both women are experts