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August 10, 2017 by Simon Mainwaring

Current demand for natural resources exceeds our planet’s carrying capacity.  We are consuming natural resources and generating waste at a faster rate than the planet can regenerate; essentially, borrowing natural capital from future generations. Last week was 2017 Earth Overshoot Day, which means we used up the entire allotment of natural resources, greenhouse gas emissions, and […]

Current demand for natural resources exceeds our planet’s carrying capacity.  We are consuming natural resources and generating waste at a faster rate than the planet can regenerate; essentially, borrowing natural capital from future generations. Last week was 2017 Earth Overshoot Day, which means we used up the entire allotment of natural resources, greenhouse gas emissions, and …

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Filed Under: Globalization, Sustainability Tagged With: 2017 Earth Overshoot Day, Apple, BMW Group, Coca Cola, Goldman Sachs, Good360, Google, Higg Index, Panda Pay, Sustainable Apparel Coalition, Walmart, We Mean Business Coalition

August 6, 2012 by Simon Mainwaring

Goldman Sachs is making an unusual loan of $9.6 million to keep young men out of New York City jail. And while, yes, they can make millions out of the deal, there are good intentions behind it. It’s all part of the introduction of a Social Impact Bond, invented in the UK and now launched …

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Filed Under: Capitalism, Future, Leadership, Philanthropy, Purpose Tagged With: Capitalism, Goldman Sachs, Philanthropy, purpose

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