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The 25 most sustainable public-sector companies in the world

Corporate Knights

In its deep dive into the worlds most sustainable private- and public-sector companies, Corporate Knights revealed an undeniable fact: public-sector companies are doing essential work when it comes to moving the needle toward a greener global economy. Alliander Alliander is the developer and operator of the Netherlands energy networks.

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Great Bear Sea's blueprint for doing business with nature

Corporate Knights

A more intelligent resource economy On June 25, the governments of British Columbia, Canada and 17 First Nations formally launched the Great Bear Sea initiative. It’s a marine sequel to the Great Bear Rainforest agreement of 2007, which invested $120 million in Indigenous-led conservation over 64,000 square kilometres of B.C.’s

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University of Texas Institutions Receive $5 Million to Expand Blackstone LaunchPad to Additional Campuses

3BL Media

Expanding LaunchPad to more UT institutions helps develop a more robust pipeline of student entrepreneurs in Texas. The Blackstone Charitable Foundation was founded at the time of Blackstone’s initial public offering in 2007 with substantial commitments from the Firm’s employees. About Blackstone Charitable Foundation.

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Accelerating the Adoption of Inclusive Business Models in Multinational Corporations: Challenges, Solutions and Success Stories

James Militzer

Hart challenged the private sector to tap into “ the fortune at the bottom of the pyramid ” by developing products and services for the 4 billion people living on less than US $1,500 per year (purchasing power parity). And large global business, in particular, have the scale necessary to advance these goals. Over two decades ago, C.K.

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6 Questions on Multinationals and the B Corp Movement

B the Change

Experts from B Lab’s Standards, Certification & Verification, and Global Partner Business Development teams share insights on the challenges and opportunities of bringing multinational corporations into the B Corp movement. The first 82 B Corps to certify in 2007 were all small- and medium-size businesses.

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How U.S. Businesses Can Compete with China in Emerging Markets: Transitioning from a ‘Death Economy’ to a ‘Life Economy’

James Militzer

Based on maximizing long-term benefits for people and nature, the life economy is driven by companies that minimize and clean up pollution, regenerate destroyed environments, recycle, and pay workers a true living wage. My career has provided me with a unique view into this profound shift in the global business sector.

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Dignity First Climate Leadership

Sustainable Round Table

In Kate Raworth’s 2017 book “Doughnut Economics: 7 Ways to Think Like a 21st Century Economist,” the former long-time economist for Oxfam who helped develop the UN Sustainable Development Goals is especially cogent when arguing against a macro-economics that assumes perfect information, rationalism, and the absence of politics.