How STO Can Impact SME Development in Emerging Markets?
One of the main attributes of the developed economy is an advanced system of fundraising. Most of the countries, especially those with developing economies do not have an ecosystem that allows attracting investments for SMEs. I have already written about the
Vestive: Introducing Ethical and Financial Investing
The term ‘sustainable investing’ seems like an oxymoron upon first observation. How can someone expend money with the hope of receiving a return on their investment while constraining their strategies to ethical principles? Indeed, this task is quite challenging —
Climate Ventures: Working Toward A Better Future For All
We live in an age of extraordinary collaborative possibilities. From all corners of the earth, there rises a voice of determination to break through the status quo and bring climate change issues to the forefront. It is through these partnerships
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.
The 203 Companies Taking Impact Improvement to Heart
This article is part of an editorial collaboration with BCorporation. The BCorp Series can be found here. Presenting the 2018 Best For The World: Changemakers B Corps—and impact improvement—are gaining recognition. A full week doesn’t go by without a story highlighting the importance
The Term Executive: A New Model to Increase Social Sector Impact and Resilience
The Social Sector and the Term Executive Model You might not know it from looking at the state of things in the US and around the world, but indicators show that the human condition has improved over the millennia. And institutions
Happiness: an Urgent Call for Humanity
Happiness is a fleeting topic in today’s world. As humans, we are at a point in our evolution, or devolution, where we have progressed so much and so far in terms of the technologies we have developed. But those, unfortunately, have
The Pure Collective: Democratising Philanthropy in the Heart of Sydney and Beyond
Imagine a world where every individual can have a direct impact on the issues that are important to them. A world where every time they spend money, they’re casting a vote for the kind of world they want. The Sydney-based
Sexism in the City: working with girls and young women to make safer cities
Urbanisation, Sexism and the Sustainable Development Goals For the first time in history, there are more people living in cities than in rural areas. Today, cities are home to 54% of the world’s population, and by the middle of this century,
How to Live 30 Days without Plastic
Starting February 1, two sustainable fashion entrepreneurs, highly motivated and increasingly concerned with plastic pollution, launched an Australia vs. Iceland challenge as a 30-day experiment to see whether it's possible to live plastic-free. The contenders, Heidrun Sigfusdottir and Edda Hamar are