Socially Responsible Business
Go Local, Go Global
Ekos cosmetics tap Brazil’s rich biodiversity for profits and social good.
Tag: Latin America
Global Issues
One Book to Save the Town: A Global Citizen Year Story
A social change leader's greatest challenge is disinterest.
Socially Responsible Business
A New Generation of Brazilian Businesses
Small businesses in the world’s 13th most unequal country are leading the way in serving low-income communities.
Food
A Win-Win for Haiti
Partners in Health and Abbott Laboratories are building a new plant in Corporant, Haiti to produce a therapeutic food called Nourimanba.
Social Entrepreneurship
Journey into Brazil’s Social Sector
The founder of the first social fund in Brazil tells his story.
Health
Mexico’s Businesses Cooperation: a Global Model for Health Care Innovation
Workplace wellness councils are emerging as one of the most powerful leaders in reducing health care costs and improving health.
Urban Development
Networking for Sustainable Transport
EMBARQ, a network of sustainable transportation experts, has grown quickly,
thanks to impressive fundraising and the design of a model program.
Economic Development
Social Entrepreneurship Takes Off in Brazil
Brazilian entrepreneurs are leveraging their deep intellectual, social, and natural resources to drive greater prosperity and create wealth.
Global Issues
The Problem With Fair Trade Coffee
Fair Trade-certified coffee is growing in sales, but strict certification requirements are resulting in uneven economic advantages for coffee growers and lower quality coffee for consumers.
Podcast
Philanthropy
Gulf Oil Spill and Environmental Sustainability
Marcia McNutt talks about the leadership lessons learned from the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.