by Richard Hartung | Asia, Financial Inclusion, Gender Lens, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Regions, SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 2 – Zero Hunger, SDG 5 - Gender Equality, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, SDGs, Systems Change, Tech for Social Good
Even though Indonesia is the third largest rice producer in the world, it imported 3.5 million tons of rice in 2023 and expects to import at least 3 million tons this year. Eratani is working to boost smallholder farmers’ productivity and incomes to help increase rice...
by Karyn Polak | Blended Finance & Philanthropy, ESG Investing, Global, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, North America, Regions, SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDGs, Stakeholder Capitalism
Within the impact space, we’ve been speaking and writing about “two-pocket thinking” for years: the idea, perhaps not surprisingly attributed most often as having originated with the Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman (also godfather of shareholder...
by Rebecca Gray Grossman | Global, Impact Economy, Racial Equity & Justice, Regions, Scaling Solutions, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 16 - Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being, SDG 4 - Quality Education, SDGs, Systems Change
“Human trafficking is an assault on the dignity of every human being, a vile form of modern-day slavery, and a horrific component of transnational organized crime.” — John Kerry In the dark underbelly of our world, modern-day slavery thrives. Human...
by Mary Ho | Global, Impact Economy, Impact Measurement & Management, Regions, Scaling Solutions, SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, SDGs, Systems Change
Sustainable practices are now a baseline expectation for businesses. Beyond creating “positive” social, economic, environmental, cultural, and other impact, these practices create value by generating new revenue streams, improving recruitment and retention, increasing...
by Kevin Chin | Asia, Circular Economy, Editor's Picks, Global, Impact Economy, Scaling Solutions, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
Our resource-intensive world centers on the linear economic model of ‘take, make, use and waste’ and the plastic industry epitomizes this convention, extracting resources from the earth to make plastic packaging that is most likely used once, then thrown...
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