Stanford Social Innovation Review : Informing and inspiring leaders of social change

Getting companies to reduce their use of plastic is the focus of the Plastic Disclosure Project.

By providing factory workers with health care training, HERproject reduces absenteeism and turnover at some of the world’s biggest clothing brands.

Ekos cosmetics tap Brazil’s rich biodiversity for profits and social good.

The ideal team needs both creatives and conformists.

An excerpt from Passion & Purpose: Stories from the Best and Brightest Young Business Leaders.

A veteran of the microfinance industry looks at impact investing through the lenses of history, language, and psychology.

Corporate sustainability reporting is increasingly mandated by government and the public.

New research finds that some companies are increasingly pro-diversity and others lag well behind.

Leaders of Alcoa and PUMA, two forward-looking multibillion-dollar global companies, describe a framework for sustainable growth.

Toyota brings its vaunted process improvement method to nonprofits.

A look at three new sharing enterprises.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A report from the first-ever Intersection Event.

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

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

John Capek talks about ways we can improve the potential success for technologies in order to improve the delivery of healthcare over the next decade.

Mark Kramer discusses the challenges of coordinating corporate social responsibility projects with corporations and the success of the cell phone industry in emerging (third world) markets.

Aron Cramer explains how bridging the gap between profit and nonprofit businesses would bring about social change and innovation.

Thomas Barry, founder of the Zephyr Management investment firm, discusses widespread opportunities for private equity investment in Africa.

Thomas Gibian, Chairman of Emerging Capital Partners, discusses the success of his organization in investing in companies across the African continent through seven funds.

What social entrepreneurs need to consider before choosing an attorney.