Desert Event Discusses Global Abundance and Sustainability
Real Leaders recently attended the annual GreenBiz ’18 event in Phoenix, Arizona – for the group’s yearly temperature-taking of trends, challenges and solutions around sustainable business. It’s been 25 years since the founders of this Oakland, CA-based media group, Joel Makower and Pete May, began feeding us intelligent, focused content on the convergence of business, […]
7 Sustainable Investment Tips
Socially responsible investing is a global phenomenon. It relates to any investment strategy which considers both financial return and social good to bring about change. We asked seven experts what makes an investment sustainable and how money can be a force for good. If you like this, subscribe here for more stories that Inspire The Future. […]
China’s Control of Cobalt May Leave Tech Investors Feeling Blue
Charles Marlow, the fictitious steamer captain from Joseph Conrad’s late 19th century novella Heart of Darkness was drawn to the vast “blank places” on the map that surrounded the Congo River. Today, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is no longer a blank place on the map, but it’s still a land gripped by instability. It […]
Hunger Uptick in Africa Can be Reversed
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva has expressed optimism that the recent uptick in global hunger levels will be reversed and that Zero Hunger remains attainable – but added that doing so will depend on boosting the resilience of communities in Africa, where current hunger trends are particularly worrying. The most recent UN global report on world […]
Facebook Makes it Easier to Help During a Crisis
Starting today, organizations and businesses can post in Facebook’s Community Help, so that they can provide critical information and services for people to get the help they need in a crisis. This announcement comes hot on the heels of Facebook’s decision in January to tackle fake news and promote articles and sources that are “trustworthy, informative […]
Sustainability Programs Don’t Always Lead to Sustainable Business
Can I do this forever? That’s the key question to answer if you want to figure out if something is sustainable. Plastic, for example, has been part of our daily lives for the past fifty years or so. Used in everything from food containers and toys to bottles and bags, one of its main qualities […]
The London Business School to Train Leaders How to do Good
One of the world’s top business schools in London said on Wednesday that it will set up an institute to tackle challenges facing poor countries – the first of its kind to do so. The London Business School said the founders of the Lonely Planet travel guides had donated 10 million pounds ($14 million) to […]
Dunkin’ Donuts to Eliminate Foam Cups Worldwide
As part of its commitment to serve both people and the planet responsibly, Dunkin’ Donuts, the popular retailer of hot, brewed coffee, has decided to eliminate all polystyrene foam cups in its global supply chain beginning in spring 2018, with a targeted completion date of 2020. In U.S. restaurants, Dunkin’ Donuts will replace the foam […]
The Internet Crosses 4 Billion-User Mark
Social media management platform Hootsuite, and socially-led creative agency We Are Social, have released “Digital in 2018,” a report of social media and digital trends around the world. Representing 239 countries and territories, the seventh annual report finds the number of Internet users in the world has now surpassed the 4 billion mark, putting more than […]
Apple, Microsoft and Bank of America Among Greenest Buyers
The number of companies forging ahead with an industry-leading approach to tackling emissions in the supply chain has doubled in a year, according to new research by CDP, the non-profit global environmental disclosure platform, with analysis provided by McKinsey & Company. CDP has awarded 58 companies – out of a total of +3,300 – a […]
