(3BL Media/Justmeans) – Companies around the world contribute billions of dollars to community projects but, in many cases, do little to assess how this affects the communities supported or benefits the business. Research published by Corporate Citizenship revealed that many companies invest in communities without setting out what they want to achieve, and without measuring the difference their contributions make.
(3BL Media/Justmeans) – The best approach in the sustainable investing market is to leverage an investment firm’s strengths and focus on its unique value proposition in designing the products they bring to market. To maximize opportunities and develop credible investment products, firms may also need to invest more resources in growing their sustainable investing business.
(3BL Media/Justmeans) – Corporate green bonds are a debt taken on by a company to finance environment-friendly projects. The green bond market is still in its infancy. According to Climate Bonds Initiative, the first corporate green bond was issued only in 2013. Since then, a handful of leading companies, such as Bank of America, Toyota and EDF, a French power company, have jumped on to the green bond bandwagon.
(3BL Media/Justmeans) – Women’s entrepreneurship seems to be a real, fundamental economic force that’s reshaping the world. In 2013 women-owned businesses represented 37 percent of enterprises globally.
(3BL Media/Justmeans) – We’re constantly bombarded with messages about what makes for a happy life: advertisers and brands tell us it comes from owning and consuming their products. The media says it's about wealth, beauty or fame. But do these things bring lasting happiness in themselves? We have looked to philosophy and religion for answers to these questions.
(3BL Media/Justmeans) – The U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has announced a new sugar tax on the soft drinks industry in his budget, to be introduced in April 2018. This move has been hailed by campaigners as a significant step in the fight against child obesity.
(3BL Media/Justmeans) – All foods made from meat, poultry, seafood, beans and peas, eggs, processed soy products, nuts, and seeds are part of the Protein Foods Group, which is fundamental to our health. Yet, the way we produce and eat protein is placing a heavy strain on the Earth’s land and sea resources.
(3BL Media/Justmeans) – Nearly half of smallholder farmers around the world are women, yet in many developing countries where smallholding dominates, it is the men who conduct the business transactions, getting access to finance and training, leaving the women behind.
(3BL Media/Justmeans) – As we age, the benefits of adopting a healthy diet are many, from increased mental acuteness and resistance to illness and disease to more energy, faster recuperation times and better management of chronic health problems. Eating well can also be the key to a positive outlook and staying emotionally balanced. But healthy eating doesn’t have to be about dieting and sacrifice.
(3BL Media/Justmeans) – In the small village of Junagam, in the State of Gujarat, India, Nisha, Nayana, Jasmine, Bhavna, Ramila and Pratiksha are a group of six women who are part of a bakery programme run by the Essar Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the Essar Group, India’s fourth largest company.
(3BL Media/Justmeans) – Women’s entrepreneurship seems to be a real, fundamental economic force that’s reshaping the world. In 2013 women-owned businesses represented 37 percent of enterprises globally.
(3BL Media/Justmeans) – We’re constantly bombarded with messages about what makes for a happy life: advertisers and brands tell us it comes from owning and consuming their products. The media says it's about wealth, beauty or fame. But do these things bring lasting happiness in themselves? We have looked to philosophy and religion for answers to these questions.
(3BL Media/Justmeans) – The U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has announced a new sugar tax on the soft drinks industry in his budget, to be introduced in April 2018. This move has been hailed by campaigners as a significant step in the fight against child obesity.
(3BL Media/Justmeans) – All foods made from meat, poultry, seafood, beans and peas, eggs, processed soy products, nuts, and seeds are part of the Protein Foods Group, which is fundamental to our health. Yet, the way we produce and eat protein is placing a heavy strain on the Earth’s land and sea resources.
(3BL Media/Justmeans) – Nearly half of smallholder farmers around the world are women, yet in many developing countries where smallholding dominates, it is the men who conduct the business transactions, getting access to finance and training, leaving the women behind.
(3BL Media/Justmeans) – As we age, the benefits of adopting a healthy diet are many, from increased mental acuteness and resistance to illness and disease to more energy, faster recuperation times and better management of chronic health problems. Eating well can also be the key to a positive outlook and staying emotionally balanced. But healthy eating doesn’t have to be about dieting and sacrifice.
(3BL Media/Justmeans) – In the small village of Junagam, in the State of Gujarat, India, Nisha, Nayana, Jasmine, Bhavna, Ramila and Pratiksha are a group of six women who are part of a bakery programme run by the 