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Socially Responsible Business

Partnering for Impact in India

Big business can join forces with social enterprises to support India’s inclusive growth.

By Manju Mary George | Feb. 6, 2012
 
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Social Entrepreneurship

Avoiding the “Hope Bubble”

We must invest in the financial literacy of social entrepreneurs and in the social literacy of investors.

By Johanna Mair | 1 | Feb. 6, 2012
 
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Socially Responsible Business

Occupy From the Inside

The "ethical customs" for corporate behavior are changing and opening up new jobs in CSR.

By Tim Mohin | Jan. 25, 2012
 
SSIR blogger Kevin Starr directs the Mulago Foundation and the Rainer Arnhold Fellows Program.

Impact Investing

The Trouble With Impact Investing – Part 1

There's only one bottom line. It ought to be impact.

By Kevin Starr | 14 | Jan. 24, 2012
 
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Government

Social Impact Bonds: Lessons from the Field

In piloting social impact bonds, governments have already yielded some lessons from the field.

By Michael Belinsky | 4 | Jan. 23, 2012
 
Jeffrey Hollender, Jeffrey Hollender Partners, Seventh Generation, Greenpeace Fund US, Verite, the American Sustainable Business Council, SSIR

Business

Sustainable Business Trends for 2012

Our greatest obstacles set the stage for new business opportunities in 2012 and beyond.

By Jeffrey Hollender | 1 | Jan. 23, 2012
 

Global Issues

At the Heart of Innovation, Failure and Trust

A report from the first-ever Intersection Event.

By Jenifer Morgan | 1 | Jan. 18, 2012
 

Socially Responsible Business

A New Generation of Brazilian Businesses

Small businesses in the world’s 13th most unequal country are leading the way in serving low-income communities.

By Rob Parkinson | Dec. 21, 2011
 
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Socially Responsible Business

S Corps, C Corps, and B Corps, Oh My! Corporate Structure Matters

We must shift our expectations for companies to make business choices based upon fair returns for all stakeholders.

By Eric Friedenwald-Fishman | 5 | Dec. 20, 2011
 
Blake Mycoskie founded TOMS in 2006 after starting five previous businesses, including a national campus laundry service and an online driver’s education company. socially responsible business

Socially Responsible Business

A New Model for Philanthropy

Through a simple purchase, a consumer is making a direct impact on someone’s life around the globe.

By Blake Mycoskie | 2 | Dec. 9, 2011