By Tim McCollum, co-Founder and co-CEO of Madecasse Seven years ago, few people were talking about making chocolate in Africa – much less actually doing it. A lot has changed in the chocolate industry over the past several years, but the actual making of chocolate in Africa is still an anomaly. We started Madécasse
>> Back to June 2015 Issue by Eliza Frey, Winemaker, Frey Vineyards Frey Vineyards is America’s Pioneering Organic Winery. Founded in 1980, we have always been family owned and operated and it is our mission to produce highest quality organic and biodynamic wines without the addition of synthetic chemicals or preservatives while fostering environmental stewardship
At Domini Social Investments, we apply social, environmental and governance standards to all of our investments, believing they help identify opportunities to provide competitive returns to our fund shareholders while also helping to create a more just and sustainable global economic system. We are very pleased to announce that the Domini International Social Equity Fund
>> Back to May 2015 Issue From Corporate Knights Today’s teenagers and young adults, a demographic cohort referred to as the Millennial Generation, make up roughly 25 per cent of the North American population and an estimated 2.5 billion global citizens. Arguably the largest living generation since the Baby Boomers, the economic and political influence
Companies From 20 Countries and 49 Industries Set Gold Standard and Challenge All Businesses to Measure and Manage Impact. 230 Companies Honored as ‘Best for Workers’, ‘Best for Community’, and ‘Best for the Environment’ Recently, 120 companies worldwide were recognized for creating the most positive overall social and environmental impact by the nonprofit B Lab
by Seth Goldman, Co-founder & TeaEO of Honest Tea Seventeen years ago I turned on the Packard-Bell computer in a bedroom of my house and started Honest Tea. On that first day, there was an infinite number of “Unknowns” but there were a few “Knowns”: • My co-founder Barry and I were on the same
by Michael Jacobson, director of Intel’s Corporate Responsibility Office Like many Americans, I have spent the past few weeks engaged in the spring ritual known as “March Madness,” where we crown the national collegiate basketball champions—although they may want to rethink the descriptor, because the final four teams didn’t play until April. Duke and Connecticut
By Dave Stangis, Vice President of Public Affairs and Corporate Responsibility at Campbell and President of Campbell Soup Foundation Campbell’s launched its strategic sustainability strategy in 2010 as a way to deliver meaningful, measurable and differentiated Business, Brand and Societal value. By optimizing and leveraging the power of Campbell’s people, culture, core competencies and innovation,
Jacky Haynes, Senior Director of Supplier Responsibility at Apple is interviewed by Bennett Freeman, Senior VP for Sustainability Research and Policy at Calvert Investments Introduction by Bennett Freeman, who was the Senior Vice President for Sustainability Research and Policy at Calvert Investments for nine years from April 2006 through April 2015. Over the last decade,
The business case for gender diversity is now well documented. The research is compelling: when women are at the table – and better yet, in leadership positions – companies simply perform better. A 2014 Credit Suisse study of 3,000 companies assessing the level of women in senior management found that more diversity in management coincides
