Archive: 2016

According to data tracked by the U.S. Department of Labor, women make up 47 percent of today’s U.S. labor force. By 2018, that percentage is expected to reach 51 percent, making women the majority. And yet today, less than five percent of…

One of the most vexing problems for companies committed to sustainable development is to settle on the right organisational model to deliver on the promise. Where should the talent, budgets and decision-making rights for such investment be located? How…

As consumers, our garments intricately connect us to the men and women who made them. But does this connection make us wonder about the lives of the people across the globe who make our clothes? The answer today is probably no, in large part because…

Levi Strauss & Co. announced last week that it would aggressively expand its worker well-being initiatives. The expansion is set to reach factories across Levi’s entire supply chain, as well as other brands within the global…

Companies working to reduce their negative impact on the environment often measure their progress by the size of their footprint. Researchers with the Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health initiative SHINE (Sustainability and Health…

When it comes to what you wear every day, most people don’t consider the connection between what they are wearing and the people who made their clothes. Who touched them? How many people? What country do they live in? These are questions that Kimberly…

Health pervades all facets of business. It is pivotal to business strategy and operations, and it is material to long-term profitability. Companies across all sectors make an imprint on health in four ways: through the safety and integrity of…

Eileen McNeely makes the case for investing in well-being. Read the Article. 

Soon, large companies like IBM, PepsiCo, and Johnson & Johnson could make employee health information public knowledge. Several global employers joined forces with nonprofit health advocacy groups this week to push for businesses to…

To be “a driving force for social, environmental and economic benefit.” That’s not something we normally associate with the business world, but that’s the purpose of a group called The B Team, a nonprofit founded in 2012 by Richard Branson and Jochen…