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Impact Investing: Getting Financial Returns While Building A Better World

Imagine trillions of private sector dollars pouring into healthcare, affordable housing, education, agriculture, distributed utilities, and restructured social spending in emerging markets and here in the U.S. No, not in the form of charity; rather, in the form of "impact investing."READ»

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Changing the Rules of the Game: A Solution to the BP Problem

Wall Street caused the BP disaster. Short-termism is the problem. The Benefit Corporation is a solution.READ»

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Growth vs. Impact: Part 2

 It’s not that growth is unimportant or that it isn’t a useful metric – it can create jobs, wealth, and career development opportunities – it’s just that it’s an incomplete metric.  Growth of what.  ...READ»

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The Golden Rule of Business

Do business with others as you would have them do business with you.As it is said — this is the whole of the Law; the rest is commentary.‘Do unto others’ is the sum total of every inspiring word every written or spoken about ...READ»