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Benefit Corporations: Back to Purpose

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Currently, there are more than 450 certified Benefit Corporations in 60 different industries nationwide, with a quarter of those residing in the San Francisco Bay area. Governments and nonprofits are necessary but insufficient to solve today’s most pressing problems. B Labs and B Corps. B Corps in California.

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A History of How Modern ESG Came to Be

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While not a new concept or strategy, environmental, social and governance (ESG) programs are on the rise. This decade also saw the Black Power Movement, American Indian Movement, a further push for women’s rights , rights of farmworkers, and the Green Power Movement. A nti-war wasn’t the only movement that took place in the 1960s.

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Notes from Craigslist Foundation Nonprofit Boot Camp

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The next session I went to was Building the Local Green Economy presented by Kevin Danaher, co-founder of Global Exchange. He also listed the following Green Economy Trends that are also available here : 1. There is a growing movement focusing on building the local, green economy as an alternative to the transnational corporation.

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Snapshot of Worldwide Electronics Recycling 2013

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The WEEE Directive is the set of laws that governs the proper collection and disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) in the 27 countries of the European Union. The latest update of the law is expected to be formally approved in 2014. has a patchwork of laws in half of the U.S.

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[VIDEO] Raising More Money By Asking (And Answering) Better Questions

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So Fraser Green, great fundraiser in Canada who was working for an organization, left it. Or we need 1,000 donors to chip in, or we need 150,000 people to sign this petition to the government to make sure they protect this wilderness area. Andy: Because of people like you in the industry, Harvey. . ” . Harvey: Exactly.

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Solutionary Women: Alli Chagi-Starr, Ilyse Hogue, Melinda Kramer and Reem Rahim

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And then another program is Reclaim the Future, which is one our newest projects, that is addressing green-color jobs and building opportunities for low-income people, formerly convicted people, and communities of color in this new green economy. I also produce several podcasts, one of which is called the Big Vision Podcast.

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