The Power of The Founder’s Mentality
Matthew McCarthy, North American Vice President of Unilever, takes us back to his college days working for his father’s small print business, to fill us in on the importance of the founder’s mentality. Now with Unilever, he sees the founder’s mentality come through in the form of passion from his business partners. Get the scoop […]
Kate Hudson’s Fabletics Empowers Women to Lead
Fabletics, an active-lifestyle brand co-founded by Kate Hudson in 2013, has launched a global capsule collection to benefit the United Nations Foundation’s Girl Up initiative. For over a year and a half, Fabletics and Girl Up have joined forces to support a common mission – to make girls leaders of tomorrow through the empowerment of girls worldwide. Since […]
The Opioid Crisis Proves That Medicine Safety Isn’t Only for Kids
Hydrocodone, Oxycontin, Codeine, Vicodin, Fentanyl, Methadone, Morphine, Heroin; what do these drugs have in common? For starters, they all belong to the opiate class of compounds. Opiates are painkillers that act upon dopamine receptors in the brain, making you feel good even when your body tells you otherwise. Another thing they all have in common […]
What it Means to Change For Good
Brands = Power, and brands like Seventh Generation are using theirs to bring about change for our planet and the lives of customers. Hear how they rallied the necessary support of the nation to push toxic chemical reform through Congress, influencing a bright future for every company’s product development. Joey Bergstein of Unilever explains how 80,000 new […]
Elevating Humanity Through Business Just Got Real
Conscious Capitalism cofounder and chairman emeritus Raj Sisodia, had just given a presentation at the Lead with Love Leadership Summit in Aspen, Colorado, when a woman approached him. “You and Larry Fink need to meet,” she said before setting the meeting in motion. Just days before the meeting, Fink, cofounder and CEO of the BlackRock […]
Robots at the Gate: The Future of Work
According to a new report by Barclays, new technology is changing our work and social lives at unprecedented speed and intensity. Leaps in technological advancement are nothing new, and innovation often results in incredible step changes in the home and the workplace: the printing presses of the 1400s widened access to books (and therefore knowledge) […]
Crop-A-Porter Wins With Fashion From Crop Waste
From food crops, smart stitches and 3D-modelled clothes, to advanced recycling processes and biodegradable clothes with health benefits. On March 20, five innovations that can help speed up the shift to a circular waste-free fashion industry and protect the planet were awarded the third Global Change Award, sharing a 1 million euro grant from the non-profit H&M Foundation. […]
The 10 Worst and Best U.S. Cities For Clean Air
The American Lung Association’s 2018 “State of the Air” report found ozone pollution worsened significantly due to warmer temperatures, while particle pollution generally continued to improve in 2014-2016. The 19th annual national air quality “report card” found that 133.9 million Americans—more than four in 10 (41.4%) – lived in counties with unhealthful levels of either ozone […]
Scottish Heritage Attracts Millions
Scotland’s heritage attractions have hit a record milestone, welcoming more than 5 million people for the first ever time in a single year and boosting economic growth. Historic Environment Scotland (HES), who manage over 300 Historic Scotland visitor attractions across the country representing more than 5,000 years of Scottish history, are celebrating a 17% increase in footfall from the […]
Men Spend More on ‘Green’ Fashion Than Women
In a world motivated by social cred and “likes,” it comes as no surprise that U.S. consumers on average spend roughly $250 a month on clothes, shoes and accessories. But what you might not expect is that men outspend women when it comes to their closet. Men spend an average of $310.50 per month on […]
