Impact Perspectives – Karma https://karmaimpact.com Advancing people, planet and profit. Sat, 19 Sep 2020 18:54:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5 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 #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 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 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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]]> /why-overlook-water-in-sustainable-fashion-initiatives/feed/ 0 The Week Ahead: Six Months of COVID-19 /the-week-ahead-six-months-of-covid-19/ /the-week-ahead-six-months-of-covid-19/#respond Mon, 14 Sep 2020 15:00:00 +0000 /?p=17897 After six months of living with COVID-19, the world is getting a better sense of what is possible and what isn’t. And we’re learning that “The Great Reset” should be possible if governments and impact investors want it to happen intensely enough.  This article is part of the daily Karma newsletter. To get the whole […]

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]]> /the-week-ahead-six-months-of-covid-19/feed/ 0 Fashion’s Thirst Problem /fashions-thirst-problem/ /fashions-thirst-problem/#respond Mon, 14 Sep 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=17891 Few fashion companies are aware of the water risks in their value chains, despite being a major pollutant, new CDP report shows Sustainable fashion has grown increasingly important to consumers The entire fashion model of constant manufacturing may need to change to truly clean up the industry How thirsty are your clothes? The sustainable fashion […]

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]]> /fashions-thirst-problem/feed/ 0 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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