Karma https://karmaimpact.com Advancing people, planet and profit. Sat, 19 Sep 2020 19:09:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5 Your Shares Speak, Companies Listen /your-shares-speak-companies-listen/ /your-shares-speak-companies-listen/#respond Mon, 21 Sep 2020 10:05:00 +0000 /?p=17961 U.S. investors have turned up the heat on companies with a record number of ESG shareholder resolutions this year and the COVID-19 pandemic may spur even more proposals next year. Sixteen investor petitions concerning ESG matters have gotten more than half of shareholder votes at various companies’ annual meetings in 2020, up from 14 last […]

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]]> /your-shares-speak-companies-listen/feed/ 0 Time Is Up on Business As Usual, Says GIIN CEO /time-is-up-on-business-as-usual-says-giin-ceo/ /time-is-up-on-business-as-usual-says-giin-ceo/#respond Mon, 21 Sep 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=17978 Amit Bouri, the CEO of the Global Impact Investing Network, is racing to support efforts by impact investors to raise capital to combat COVID-19 and create a more sustainable future. The virus outbreak has killed over 900,000 people around the globe and highlighted inequalities in healthcare and social justice matters. GIIN is part of a […]

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]]> /time-is-up-on-business-as-usual-says-giin-ceo/feed/ 0 Opinion: Climate Week NYC to Drive Ambitious Move to Clean Energy /opinion-climate-week-nyc-to-drive-ambitious-move-to-clean-energy/ /opinion-climate-week-nyc-to-drive-ambitious-move-to-clean-energy/#respond Mon, 21 Sep 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=17969 Climate Week NYC 2020, the world’s biggest climate summit this year, kicks off today, though because of the COVID-19 pandemic it will be all-virtual. That change has allowed organizers to expand programming in hopes the event will continue momentum toward cleaner energy usage. Climate Week NYC 2020 will be the biggest climate summit this year, […]

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]]> /opinion-climate-week-nyc-to-drive-ambitious-move-to-clean-energy/feed/ 0 Microfinance Institutions Could Help African Entrepreneurs Beat Back the Pandemic /microfinance-institutions-could-help-african-entrepreneurs-beat-back-the-pandemic/ /microfinance-institutions-could-help-african-entrepreneurs-beat-back-the-pandemic/#respond Mon, 21 Sep 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=17955 Global Steering Group for Impact Investment, a U.K.-based charitable organization, is asking the world to support African small and medium-sized businesses that have been hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic. GSG says SMEs provide a large portion of the jobs in Africa which are now at risk as businesses close up shop. The trend could erase […]

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]]> /microfinance-institutions-could-help-african-entrepreneurs-beat-back-the-pandemic/feed/ 0 #SocEntFriday: A New Environment for Climate Week NYC 2020 /socentfriday-a-new-environment-for-climate-week-nyc-2020/ /socentfriday-a-new-environment-for-climate-week-nyc-2020/#respond Fri, 18 Sep 2020 15:00:00 +0000 /?p=17943 In honor of Climate Week NYC 2020 next week, we look at some green entrepreneurs cleaning up the future — including zero-waste communities, vertical farms and beekeepers.  This article is part of the daily Karma newsletter. To get the whole newsletter delivered to your email free every morning, subscribe here. Next week kicks off the […]

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]]> /socentfriday-a-new-environment-for-climate-week-nyc-2020/feed/ 0 Stakeholder Capitalism Stonewalled by Labor Department /stakeholder-capitalism-stonewalled-by-labor-department/ /stakeholder-capitalism-stonewalled-by-labor-department/#respond Thu, 17 Sep 2020 15:00:00 +0000 /?p=17931 U.S. Department of Labor proposes rule changes that could make impact investing more difficult, by limiting funds’ ability to take ESG issues into account for investments and limiting shareholders’ ability to use proxy votes to influence companies.  This article is part of the daily Karma newsletter. To get the whole newsletter delivered to your email […]

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]]> /stakeholder-capitalism-stonewalled-by-labor-department/feed/ 0 Energy Sector’s Mixed Message on Carbon Emissions No Surprise to Activists /energy-sectors-mixed-message-on-carbon-emissions-no-surprise-to-activists/ /energy-sectors-mixed-message-on-carbon-emissions-no-surprise-to-activists/#respond Thu, 17 Sep 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=17936 Some U.S. oil and gas companies were secretly concerned about carbon emissions, while publicly minimizing the issue.  Carbon emissions have been linked to rising global temperature and more extreme weather patterns, such as extreme heatwaves and fires that have hurt commercial activity around the world.  Still, several big companies such as BP have installed methane […]

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]]> /energy-sectors-mixed-message-on-carbon-emissions-no-surprise-to-activists/feed/ 0 Why Wildfires Make the Case for Paris Agreement /why-wildfires-make-the-case-for-paris-agreement/ /why-wildfires-make-the-case-for-paris-agreement/#respond Wed, 16 Sep 2020 15:00:00 +0000 /?p=17917 Even though California has been a leader in setting emission standards, the wildfires show that climate change cannot be confined within state boundaries.  This article is part of the daily Karma newsletter. To get the whole newsletter delivered to your email free every morning, subscribe here. The apocalyptic wildfires engulfing the West Coast are not […]

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]]> /why-wildfires-make-the-case-for-paris-agreement/feed/ 0 Companies Must Consider Workers, Not Just Profits, Says Sen. Brown /companies-must-consider-workers-not-just-profits-says-sen-brown/ /companies-must-consider-workers-not-just-profits-says-sen-brown/#respond Wed, 16 Sep 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=17910 To prevent a financial collapse, companies need to consider all its stakeholders, not just shareholders, Sen. Sherrod Brown said in a webinar.  The Ohio Democrat plans to push for legislation protecting workers’ rights and requiring companies to share profits with workers during a stock buyback.  Brown hopes to push the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban […]

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]]> /companies-must-consider-workers-not-just-profits-says-sen-brown/feed/ 0 Why Overlook Water in Sustainable Fashion Initiatives? /why-overlook-water-in-sustainable-fashion-initiatives/ /why-overlook-water-in-sustainable-fashion-initiatives/#respond Tue, 15 Sep 2020 15:00:00 +0000 /?p=17905 Not only is the fashion industry one of the top producers of carbon emissions, it is second only to oil in polluting freshwater resources. And it’s stunning how much water it takes to make a t-shirt and jeans.  This article is part of the daily Karma newsletter. To get the whole newsletter delivered to your […]

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