(3BL Media/Justmeans) – To have a government ‘by the people,’ citizens must exercise their right to vote and choose their leaders through free and fair elections. Voting is a right as well as a responsibility of US citizens. It is their right to have a say in how they are governed and their responsibility to get to know the candidates and to understand the issues in order to cast an informed vote.

(3BL Media/Justmeans) – In 2016, as all the UN member countries begin implementing strategies to meet the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the world recognizes the pivotal role that corporations can play in the achievement of these global milestones. Several companies are already taking important steps to align their corporate giving and societal engagement around the SDGs.

(3BL Media/Justmeans) – The world’s current rate of action may not be enough to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. To reach the goals, the private sector, representing 60 percent of the world’s GDP, has a key role to play. Business can be the swing factor: the actions companies choose to take have the power to amplify change – for good and for bad.

(3BL Media/Justmeans) – Research studies in the past have indicated that companies that rank high in terms of gender or ethnic diversity have a greater likelihood of achieving financial returns above their national industry average. Diversity appears to be a competitive differentiator that shifts market share toward more diverse companies over a period of time.