Meg Massey – Karma https://karmaimpact.com Advancing people, planet and profit. Fri, 11 Sep 2020 06:03:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.2 Why Democracy Is Central to Impact Investment /why-democracy-is-central-to-impact-investment/ /why-democracy-is-central-to-impact-investment/#respond Fri, 11 Sep 2020 15:00:36 +0000 /?p=17886 Day 2 of the GSG Global Impact Summit speakers ran the gamut from actress/social entrepreneur Jessica Alba to former U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron. But the message of how to #BuildBackBetter ran through the panels.  This article is part of the daily Karma newsletter. To get the whole newsletter delivered to your email free every […]

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]]> /why-democracy-is-central-to-impact-investment/feed/ 0 #GSGSummit Day One: Replenishing ‘Capital Deserts’ /gsgsummit-day-one-replenishing-capital-deserts/ /gsgsummit-day-one-replenishing-capital-deserts/#respond Thu, 10 Sep 2020 15:00:00 +0000 /?p=17873 Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG) Summit speakers connect recovery from the pandemic to improving the lives of everyone, not just the well-off, comparing a lack of investment in some neighborhoods to “food deserts.”  This article is part of the daily Karma newsletter. To get the whole newsletter delivered to your email free every […]

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]]> /gsgsummit-day-one-replenishing-capital-deserts/feed/ 0 U.N. Turns to the Techies /u-n-turns-to-the-techies/ /u-n-turns-to-the-techies/#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:00:00 +0000 /?p=17857 U.N.’s Race to Zero Campaign will team up with the tech-savvy attendees of this year’s Web Summit to match startups with potential investors.  This article is part of the daily Karma newsletter. To get the whole newsletter delivered to your email free every morning, subscribe here. The shift to virtual events in response to the […]

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]]> /u-n-turns-to-the-techies/feed/ 0 U.N. and Tech Network Seek Less Carbon and More Tech /u-n-and-tech-network-seek-less-carbon-and-more-tech/ /u-n-and-tech-network-seek-less-carbon-and-more-tech/#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=17851 Race to Zero is seeking sustainable startups to match with the entities committing to net zero carbon emissions Though impact investors are among the Race to Zero signatories, the real leaders are city and regional governments that can use regulatory and purchasing power to incentivize investors to back them.  For the first time, the world’s […]

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]]> /u-n-and-tech-network-seek-less-carbon-and-more-tech/feed/ 0 Violet Grey’s Curation Model May be the Future of Conscious Consumption /violet-greys-curation-model-may-be-the-future-of-conscious-consumption/ /violet-greys-curation-model-may-be-the-future-of-conscious-consumption/#respond Tue, 10 Dec 2019 18:37:02 +0000 /?p=14199 The deluge of advertisements that come with the holiday season often drown out any cautionary notes about over-consumption. But that may be changing, as the influence of Instagram and the less-is-more shopping habits of millennials and Gen Z push the purchasing conversation toward quality over quantity.  Perhaps no brand is more associated with this movement […]

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]]> /violet-greys-curation-model-may-be-the-future-of-conscious-consumption/feed/ 0 Narrative Food Leans Into Storytelling to Scale Its Sustainable Meal Kits /narrative-food-leans-into-storytelling-to-scale-its-sustainable-meal-kit/ /narrative-food-leans-into-storytelling-to-scale-its-sustainable-meal-kit/#respond Wed, 04 Dec 2019 19:37:25 +0000 /?p=14028 Most meal kit delivery services have had the same strategy: launch in a major city, raise venture capital and scale nationally. But Narrative Food, a Southern California-based service that predates Blue Apron and the curated subscription box phenomena, has never been conventional. “When I started this business, there were CSA (community sourced agriculture) boxes but […]

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]]> /narrative-food-leans-into-storytelling-to-scale-its-sustainable-meal-kit/feed/ 0 Karma’s Guide to a Food Waste-Free Thanksgiving /karmas-guide-to-a-food-waste-free-thanksgiving/ /karmas-guide-to-a-food-waste-free-thanksgiving/#respond Mon, 18 Nov 2019 21:19:14 +0000 /?p=13790 Americans are preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving Day amid rising concerns about climate change and the future of our planet.  Next to carbon emissions from flying or driving, food waste is the holiday’s biggest environmental hazard. Americans throw away 200 million pounds of turkey alone each Thanksgiving — a not-insignificant contribution to the $168 billion in […]

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]]> /karmas-guide-to-a-food-waste-free-thanksgiving/feed/ 0 How TUSHY’s Bidets Are Cleaning Up Both Backsides and the Environment /how-tushys-bidets-are-cleaning-up-both-backsides-and-the-environment/ /how-tushys-bidets-are-cleaning-up-both-backsides-and-the-environment/#respond Mon, 18 Nov 2019 20:12:03 +0000 /?p=13779 What has long been considered a luxury item in the West — especially in the U.S. — may finally be going mainstream, with implications for both the environment and sanitation around the world. Bidets, which project a stream of water in lieu of wiping with toilet paper, are common in Asia and Southern Europe, but, […]

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]]> /how-tushys-bidets-are-cleaning-up-both-backsides-and-the-environment/feed/ 0 Allbirds is Quietly Revolutionizing Supply Chain Management /allbirds-is-quietly-revolutionizing-supply-chain-management/ /allbirds-is-quietly-revolutionizing-supply-chain-management/#respond Fri, 01 Nov 2019 19:03:44 +0000 /?p=13261 If you are currently wearing a pair of Allbirds sneakers, you’re probably in agreement with the company’s slogan: that they’re the world’s most comfortable shoes.  But the ubiquitous direct-to-consumer sneaker startup did not get to its $1.4 billion-dollar valuation or $80 million in annual sales purely on comfort. Allbirds’ real revolution is something a little […]

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]]> /allbirds-is-quietly-revolutionizing-supply-chain-management/feed/ 0 Time to “Prove It”; Impact Investors in Amsterdam Challenged to Speak with their Portfolios /time-to-prove-it-impact-investors-in-amsterdam-challenged-to-speak-with-their-portfolios/ /time-to-prove-it-impact-investors-in-amsterdam-challenged-to-speak-with-their-portfolios/#respond Fri, 11 Oct 2019 18:03:00 +0000 /?p=12703 Key Takeaway: Panelists at the Global Impact Investing Network Investor Forum in Amsterdam challenge investors to change portfolios to reflect urgent global needs Impact investing has taken on a sense of urgency that didn’t exist a few years ago. Youth-led climate strikes, boycotts and divestments from companies that aren’t seen as sustainable have created global […]

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