Forward Faster

The UN asks companies to help accelerate progress on 5 Sustainable Development Goals. By Real Leaders Only 15% of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are on track for 2030, and the UN is calling upon the private sector to help improve that number. The UN identified five action areas for companies: gender equality, […]

Pharrell Williams: Uplifting Entrepreneurs of Color

Pharrell Williams is closing the opportunity gap for entrepreneurs of color. By Real Leaders Pharrell Williams knows music. One of the most influential musical artists and producers in hip-hop, R&B, and pop, Williams has created chart-topping hits for household names, earning 13 Grammy Awards and six Billboard Music Awards. (Cue the mega-hit song Happy.)  Then […]

Zero Carbon Reaches New Heights

By Real Leaders A Landmark Among Skyscrapers North America’s first zero-carbon commercial tower, The Stack, opened in September 2023 at 1133 Melville St. in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. Co-owned by Oxford Properties and CPP Investments, The Stack is 37 stories tall, totaling 550,000 square feet of prime real estate. James K.M. Cheng Architects designed the […]

Cleancult: Refill, not Landfill

Cleancult keeping your home and the planet free of waste Ryan Lupberger is helping lead the movement to clean up the cleaning industry. The Colorado native grew up valuing natural products, and upon reading the ingredients in his laundry detergent, he was concerned to see so many unrecognizable ones. Lupberger started researching and became even […]

7 Leadership Tips from Top Female Founders and CEOs

In the wake of research from Harvard Business Review, which discovered that women make better leaders in times of crisis, Real Leaders has highlighted some leadership lessons from female founders and CEOs who are at the top of their game. 1. Mary Barra / CEO, General Motors Quote: “It’s okay to admit what you don’t […]

3 Oversized Problems Looking for Creative Solutions

Oversized Visitors  A cruise ship leaves Venice, Italy (above). The cruise ship, which arrived in Venice for the first time in 17 months, signaled the return of tourists after the coronavirus pandemic but enraged those who decry the impact of the giant floating hotels on this world heritage site. Natural and heritage sites around the […]

6 Gifts for Good That Create a Brighter World

Packed with Purpose Greyston Bakery’s (pictured above) mission is to create thriving communities through the practice and promotion of open hiring. The company doesn’t hire people to bake brownies; they bake brownies to hire people who face barriers to employment. “When people have the opportunity to participate fully in our economy, we all benefit,” says […]

4 Destinations That Will Transform Your Fear into Love

In psychology, there’s a term called “transfer of exaltation.” Roughly explained, it’s about a person’s ability to transform an experience of fear into an experience of love. It’s ingrained in all of us to avoid feeling afraid; our brains sometimes change this emotion of fear into something more pleasant. Afterward, you can feel much more […]

Imagine Simplifying Your Product for Greater Impact

Archbishop Desmond Tutu was known for many things, but developing a school desk is not one that instantly comes to mind. Yet the “Arch” championed a campaign for many years that provides a simple writing surface for school children across Africa who have no desks. Known as the Tutudesk, it’s proof that simplicity can sometimes […]

3 Luxury Sustainable Destinations We’d Love to Visit

It can be easy to get caught up trying to cram as much as possible into a trip. After all, this may be the only time you visit the destination. Though a packed itinerary may seem ideal on paper, you’ll likely spend most of your vacation rushing from one place to another. So while you […]