Who’s the Banker of the Future?
Digital disruption will make tomorrow’s banking workforce unrecognizable from today’s. Banks must build a culture that nurtures diversity of thought and ensure bankers have the new skills they need to succeed. The brain drain is a very real outcome of the low Canadian dollar. US companies can now offer more for high-demand talent in compliance […]
Why Companies are Adopting Sustainable Printing
For many businesses, office printing represents one of the largest expense categories, and yet few business leaders give it much thought. Some companies attempt to create a paperless office, and then they face all of the practical challenges and security uncertainties that accompany making that shift. Others ride a status quo that tacitly allows printing […]
Reinventing Fire in an Energy-Hungry Civilization
Business can become more competitive, profitable, and resilient by leading the transformation from fossil fuels to efficiency and renewables. An old Chinese proverb goes, ‘When the wind changes, some build walls and some build sails.’ “Which one will you be?” asks Michael Tucci of the Rocky Mountain Institute, an energy think tank employing 75 scientists in […]
Earth Hour is this weekend, but energy conservation is important all year
The organisers of Earth Hour are encouraging you to switch on your social power and switch off your power sockets to shine a light on climate action on Saturday, March 19 between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. To show support for Earth Hour, customers can safely go “off the grid” by turning off all non-essential lighting, appliances and devices. […]
LGBT Advertising: How Brands are Taking a Stance on Issues
Marketing entails more than reaching the right consumer with the right message at the right time. New data from Google and YouTube shows that messages about diversity and equality for the LGBT community have widespread impact, and brands such as Burger King and Honey Maid are leading the way. Nothing is simple when it comes […]
Ezra Jack Keats: The Grandfather of Diversity in Children’s Literature
Ezra Jack Keats, the acclaimed author-illustrator of The Snowy Day, which broke the color barrier in mainstream children’s literature, would have turned 100 on 11 March. He died in 1983, aged 67. His 1962 classic, with its protagonist a little African American boy in an iconic red snowsuit, was instantly embraced across social and racial boundaries. It was […]
Celebrating Courageous Women on International Women’s Day
In honor of International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating women who are telling their stories and changing the world. Women like Jaha Dukureh, a female genital mutilation (FGM) survivor and mother of two in the U.S., who successfully petitioned President Obama to start a task force to investigate the prevalence of FGM, and went on to […]
How to Fight the Taliban With Flip Flops
An elite, highly-trained soldier decides that jumping from planes and blowing stuff up is not how change should happen. He realizes economic activity is the only force that will eliminate poverty and especially discrimination towards girls and women. Combat Flip Flops is launched, offering jobs to locals, money for education and cool fashion accessories made […]
Sparrow Mobile Steps Up To Refugee Crisis
In America today there are more than 250 million mobile devices in service. Yet, within a country that’s viewed as the global leader in technology, there are over 45 million people living in poverty, and millions left unable to afford a quality mobile device or service. While many consider a smartphone a luxury, to those at […]
New Satellite System Sends Forest Clearing Alerts to Your Email
A new satellite-based system shows precisely where trees are being lost, with data so fast that new logging roads and illegal clearings are visible within one week after the loss, instead of months. It’s a warm August day in the pristine forest of Cordillera Azul National Park, located in Central Peru’s Amazon Rainforest. Cordillera Azul, home […]
