Mars Base Opens in The Gobi Desert
The Chinese C-Space Project recently unveiled its $61 million Mars Base in the Gobi Desert, leaving many curious about its objectives. The C-Space Project, where the C stands for Community, Culture and Creativity, is an education facility for Chinese teenagers, that will teach them about space exploration and living on Mars. The Mars Base allows visitors to understand […]
4 Ways To Expand The Impact Of Your Philanthropy
For many, the holidays and new year are an opportunity to open hearts and wallets to support the causes and issues that are most important to them. But what if you could double the impact of your philanthropic giving? Through smart tax planning and growing opportunities to put philanthropic dollars to work in impact investing, […]
From Coffee to Funerals, Ethical Firms Boom in The UK
From coffee beans helping poor farmers to affordable funeral services, British businesses that have a social impact have ballooned across a range of sectors, according to the top industry body as it unveiled the winners of its annual awards. The number of social enterprises in Britain has jumped to 100,000 from 70,000 last year, according […]
The United Nations Means Business!
Why have over 13,000 businesses (including Real Leaders) already joined the U.N. Global Compact in support of the new 17 Sustainable Development Goals for 2030? The answer is not what you might expect. Real Leaders founder Mark Van Ness sat down with U.N. Global Compact Executive Director Lise Kingo in New York to discuss how […]
How to Report on the SDGs: What Good Looks Like and Why It Matters
Four in ten of the world’s largest companies reference the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their corporate reporting. But there is not yet an established process, benchmark or standard for companies to follow when reporting on their SDG-related activities. Many companies are unsure how to report on the SDGs, where to start and what […]
Your Next Big Business Opportunity: The United Nations
The United Nations Global Compact has made the private sector a central focus of its ongoing commitment to solving the world’s pressing problems. “With less than 4,000 days to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals by the 2030 deadline, there is urgent need for greater ambition and action from the global business community, and this […]
Mars Launches New Cocoa Sustainability Strategy
Mars Wrigley Confectionery has decided to put smallholder farmers at the center of an ambitious new strategy. The maker of chocolate for more than 100 years and one of the world’s largest buyers of cocoa, has launched a new plan for overhauling its cocoa supply chain. If you like this, subscribe here for more stories that […]
Dream Small: How Local Efforts Can Make Global Impact
Sixty years ago last month, Clara Luper sat down at the Katz Drug Store counter in Oklahoma City with her two children and several members of the NAACP Youth Council, refusing to leave until they were served. Her efforts over the next several years desegregated hundreds of establishments across Oklahoma and led to one of […]
The 5-Minute Social Business Guide
Saskia Bruysten, CEO and Founder of Yunus Social Business (above) speaks to entrepreneur Laura Koch about social business. What exactly is a social business? It’s a business that considers social problems as part of its business plan. It also aims to generate profit. I co-founded Yunus Social Business in 2011 with Muhammad Yunus and Sophie […]
Brazilian Immigrant Generates Millions in Venture Capital
Barbara Minuzzi a Brazilian immigrant who faced discrimination in the workplace. She came to America to lead a more purposeful life and to capitalizing on biotech and blockchain – in the hope that it could help solve the worlds biggest problems. Listen as she shares her journey.
