Tag: Better Capitalism
These are the top 14 US companies giving new parents at least 4 months of paid time off
Years of research have shown such policies have health and career benefits for both parents. Netflix tops the list with its famous "unlimited" plan.
Top fashion labels like Louis Vuitton, Gucci, and Ralph Lauren have all set ambitious sustainability goals, and the president of France is involved
Three multibillion-dollar fashion conglomerates are doubling down on sustainability, and French president Emmanuel Macron is weighing in.
Microsoft has been rated the most environmentally friendly company. Here’s what it’s doing right.
Microsoft gave out 230 grants to fund the use of AI to address climate change and released code to help developers build algorithms.
15 large American companies that have the best environmental policies
Companies like Microsoft, Apple, and Goldman Sachs made major steps to recycle or redirect solid waste from landfills.
The clearest sign of a company’s corporate conscience is what it lobbies for
A team of researchers is calling for companies to be as transparent about political lobbying as they are about their corporate social responsibility.
Wells Fargo donating $1 billion to affordable housing as part of a larger philanthropic shakeup
The donation stems from a study that found no state or metro area in the US has enough affordable rental housing to support lowest-income residents.
How Everlane uses sustainable practices to make clothing that young people are obsessed with
Hip clothing company Everlane had to become transparent before it could become sustainable, said its GM of apparel, Kimberly Smith.
Why the CEOs of Shell, BP, and 11 other major corporations have decided to lobby DC for climate change legislation
CEOs from major greenhouse-gas emitters are pushing President Trump and Congress for market-based climate change policies.
The heads of the world’s largest fossil-fuel companies are finally taking lower carbon emissions seriously — thanks to pushy investors
Climate Action 100+ is led by CalPERS and sustainability nonprofits, and has had success with companies like Shell and BP.
“We know enough now to make the gamut of meat flavors”: Impossible Foods CEO on synthetic steaks and a future beyond burgers
Impossible Foods CEO Pat Brown started his plant-based foods company to combat climate change. Many more meat replacements are on the way.