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A new regulation in Massachusetts aims to direct food waste away from landfills and toward more productive uses.
A new regulation in Massachusetts aims to direct food waste away from landfills and toward more productive uses.
Despite their somewhat ominous reputation, drones are proving to have a wide range of beneficial applications.
A new cross-sector study examines whether impact investing can make a difference to global conservation efforts.
Divestment is the necessary first step to building the new economy.
As we advocate for environmental change, are we divided against ourselves?
The key to creating a vibrant and sustainable company is to find ways to get all employees personally engaged in day-to-day corporate sustainability efforts.
The era of corporations integrating sustainable practices is being surpassed by a new age of corporations actively transforming the market to make it more sustainable. Open access to this article is made possible by The Regents of the University of Michigan on behalf of the Erb Institute.
For much of its history, Wal-Mart’s corporate management team toiled inside its “Bentonville Bubble,” narrowly focused on operational efficiency, growth, and profits. But now the world's largest retailer has widened its sights, building networks of employees, nonprofits, government agencies, and suppliers to “green” its supply chains. Here's how and why the world’s largest retailer is using a network approach to decrease its environmental footprint – and to increase its profitability.
To do as much good as possible with limited resources, funders should look to woefully underfunded protest movements.
Using artificial intelligence to predict behavior can lead to devastating policy mistakes. Health and development programs must learn to apply causal models that better explain why people behave the way they do to help identify the most effective levers for change.