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SRI: Muslim Investing Proves Profitable
An interesting article in the SF Chronicle recently described how in spite of the dismal current economic situation, investors adhering to certain Muslim principles have somewhat insulated themselves from the markets’ suffering and have actually made a profit. The article points to many reasons for why this might be, and one in particular really got [...]
WSJ Says: “It Pays To Be Ethical!”
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) recently conducted an experiment in which a group of consumers were tested on how much they would pay for products they knew were produced with ethical standards versus without such standards. Contrary to popular belief that all people care about is low prices, their findings showed that people are willing [...]
The Carbon Lobbying Wars
The “Business of Green” blog over at the International Herald Tribune recently posted a short but interesting blurb on the “ferocious lobbying wars” taking place in the US Senate over what sort of system to put in place to curb carbon dioxide emissions from leading industries.
Basically, the government allows for companies from leading industries to [...]
Atlanta, GA: Interface Corporation
Although originally from Oakland, CA, I now live, work and play in Atlanta, GA. Amidst Atlanta’s sprawling multinational corporate sheen, Interface Corporation is doing some really interesting work. In their words:
“Interface is the worldwide leader in design, production and sales of modular carpet and a leading manufacturer and marketer of broadloom carpet, panel fabrics and [...]
B Corporations
An interesting article in the San Francisco Chronicle recently highlighted the growing number of “B Corporations” in the San Francisco Bay Area. B Corporations, with the B standing for ‘beneficial,’ are for-profit companies that must receive a passing grade on a long scorecard that covers environmental practices, employment practices, purchasing policies and whether their products [...]
MBAs & The Triple Bottom Line: Profit, People, Planet
Came across a couple of articles recently talking about the new “triple bottom line” being stressed by socially conscious business school programs: profit, people, and planet. The first one is from several months back but is more comprehensive, the second is more recent but more of a snapshot. San Francisco’s Presidio School of Management in [...]
New Resources SF
Peter Liu has started up a local bank in San Francisco, CA called New Resource. The bank has a “green focus” in that it targets and invests in green sustainable businesses.
However, the bank has been growing successfully on its own through its normal every day banking functions (savings and checking accounts, etc.), so [...]