Global Issues - Articles
Innovations that address global challenges such as education, environment, and health (more)
Boots on the School Ground
An innovative federal project turns retiring military personnel into teachers.
Working All Fronts
How Sustainable Conservation unites all sectors for the environment.
Micro-franchise Against Malaria
How for-profit clinics are healing and enriching the rural poor in Kenya.
Lawrence Jackson - Environmental Sustainability for Cheap
For Wal-Mart, social responsibility includes keeping products affordable to the millions of low- and middle-income consumers who form the bulk of its customer base. In this University podcast, Lawrence Jackson, former Wal-Mart president, brings the perspectives of someone who grew up in inner city Washington, D.C., to ask a Stanford audience at the 2007 Responsible Supply Chains Conference whether pushing for social and environmental responsibility in business is a racially and economically segregated movement.
Creative Spaces
Five tips for designing workplaces that nurture great ideas.
The Sound of One Trap Flapping
How the vocal few can skew perceptions of public opinion.
Review: The Clean Tech Revolution
Clean technology is creating greener pastures for business.