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Incarcerated People Need Priority Access to the COVID-19 Vaccine

Prisons and jails are the sites of some of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the country.

For Most Workers, the Latest COVID-19 Vaccine Developments Won’t Mean Protection Just Yet

Black, Native American, and Hispanic/Latinx workers are more likely to work in person and in close proximity to others, putting them at greater risk of contracting COVID-19.

What’s in store for the future of commuting?

What’s in store for the future of commuting? Marian Jones Tue, 01/12/2021 - 01:00 Despite being in a global pandemic, essential low-wage workers, healthcare providers, knowledge workers and many others have continued to work. However, since the start of lockdowns in March 2020, some 42 percent of the U.S. workforce has been from working home full-time.

20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021 Elsa Wenzel Mon, 01/11/2021 - 02:15 The big stories of 2020 were not just about a pandemic, a reckoning on racial justice, an economic calamity and the ever-imminent rise of climate change impacts. If a crisis is the ultimate test of leadership, last year provided ample narratives about leaders

Fighting deforestation should be a top priority for 2021, and here’s how it can be

Fighting deforestation should be a top priority for 2021, and here’s how it can be Heather Clancy Mon, 01/11/2021 - 02:00 One of the biggest stories of 2020 was the rise of the corporate tree-planting movement, with dozens of multinational businesses from virtually every industry pledging millions of dollars to one of nature’s most effective

Episode 250: Sustainability leaders greet 2021 with conviction, renewed purpose

Episode 250: Sustainability leaders greet 2021 with conviction, renewed purpose Heather Clancy Fri, 01/08/2021 - 02:00 Week in Review Stories discussed this week (5:35). Big in 2021: American jobs created by EV companies 5 sustainable packaging developments to watch in 2021 2020 was a breakthrough year for climate tech, and there’s more to come in

Platform Power to the People

The coronavirus pandemic has shown how digital tools can foster online engagement that leads to real benefits for working people.

A New Era for Corporate Philanthropy

An overdue need to address social and health inequities has collided with compounding global crises, forcing businesses to reevaluate their values.

The Dangerous Allure of Win-Win Strategies

For the past 30 years, celebrated academics and business leaders have promoted the idea that companies often profit by addressing social and environmental problems. Although these proposals have been hailed as promising breakthroughs, they are unscientific and counterproductive.

Managing Through Crisis

Six lessons on how corporate philanthropies can strengthen community connection and communications.

The Next Chapter in Design for Social Innovation

To address more complex social challenges, design thinking must become radically more collaborative and oriented toward systems change.

Bringing Health Care Into Communities

Community health workers at the front lines of the pandemic are providing essential care for underserved populations.

Business Disruption from the Inside Out

Employees increasingly want their employers to become more responsible corporate citizens. Here is a playbook for how employees can be effective change agents and how leaders can respond to employee activism.

Tapping the Power of Virtual Volunteers

As the pandemic forces everyone to work remotely, employees are taking their activism and volunteerism online.

Saving the Honeybees

In an effort to save the bees and buttress the global food supply, Edete, an Israel-based agricultural technology company, has set out to reduce the strain on bees by assisting them with crop pollination.