Simon Mainwaring

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Simon Mainwaring

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In partnership with its suppliers, the Sebastopol, California-based organic tea company, Traditional Medicinals® (TM), recently conducted an impact assessment of its supply chain following the Natural Capital Protocol (NCP). The NCP is a decision-making framework that enables organizations to identify, measure, and value their direct and indirect impacts and dependencies on natural resources. Says TM’s […]

In partnership with its suppliers, the Sebastopol, California-based organic tea company, Traditional Medicinals® (TM), recently conducted an impact assessment of its supply chain following the Natural Capital Protocol (NCP). The NCP is a decision-making framework that enables organizations to identify, measure, and value their direct and indirect impacts and dependencies on natural resources. Says TM’s …

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As a younger man, Yves Potvin found himself cycling across North America, from Montreal to Vancouver. He intended to work in architectural design. “I didn’t find my place there,” says Potvin. Potvin describes himself as receptive to messages from the universe, a lot like a radio with a fine-tune dial. “So, when a friend said, …

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In 2017, entrepreneur Stacey Boyd raised nearly half a million dollars for the Malala Fund through her business venture, Schoola. Afterward, the former teacher and principal was invited to meet the Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai for her 18th birthday celebration. During that trip, Boyd visited one of Kenya’s largest migrant camps, the UNHCR’s Dadaab Refugee Complex. She found herself especially affected by …

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In the dizzyingly quick-evolving realm of cloud computing, ServiceNow has emerged as a vanguard, reshaping the landscape of today’s workflow through modernization and digitization, especially as “the era of one-size-fits-all cloud solutions is giving way to a more tailored and dynamic approach that combines public and private clouds,” according to Forbes. Founded in 2004 by …

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High-risk pregnant women in Somaliland, poor students in southern Kenya, and wild wintergreen harvesters in the Himalayas are all among the nearly three million people whose lives have been meaningfully impacted by the essential oils and related products of dōTERRA, based in Pleasant Grove, Utah.  Founded in 2008 by former executives at the essential oils …

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Since joining the global spirits giant, Beam Suntory in 2017, Kim Marotta, Global Vice President, Environmental Sustainability, has focused on maximizing her impact within the $5.5 billion enterprise — and its impact on 6,000+ employees and the communities it “serves” at every level. She’s focused on driving systemic cultural change to co-create a business model in step …

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