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Sustainability with style: Social and environmental change in the beauty industry
For many people, the hairstylist’s chair is more than a place to sit for a haircut. It also often serves as a source of social connection and discussion…
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Christopher Marquis
Social innovation to deliver employees wages in more timely manner
According to BankRate, only 37% of Americans can cover an expected $500 expense, highlighting that the majority of U.S. workers are essentially living…
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Christopher Marquis
October 2023
Steering Indoor Farming Towards Social and Environmental Sustainability
Over the past few years there has been a lot of press coverage about the rise of "urban" and/or "indoor" farming. The evolving solutions offer more…
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Christopher Marquis
How employee ownership lowers inequality, leads to better performance and builds social trust
As I have researched purpose-driven businesses in recent years, I have frequently returned to one conclusion: employee ownership is one of the most…
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Christopher Marquis
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September 2023
Raising the bar on sustainability with purpose and collaboration
As the creator of a third of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, food production is a large contributor to the climate crisis. Yet nearly a third of…
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Christopher Marquis
Getting The Timing Right Is Essential For Social Change
Although we face a time of seemingly intractable divides and polarization, it is precisely during turbulent times such as these that the United States…
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Christopher Marquis
How a search engine aides reforestation
When many of us have a question, want to find something nearby, or are looking for information, we think, “I’m going to Google that.” The company’s name…
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Christopher Marquis
Venture capital for equity, inclusion, and long-term value
As venture capital investments hit record heights with each year in the United States — topping $330 billion in 2021 — most of that funding continues to…
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Christopher Marquis
July 2023
June 2023
Sustainable fashion and the importance of rigorous certification
Conscious shoppers are often faced with the difficulty of judging the validity of clothing labels, which includes an ever increasingly list of terms…
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Christopher Marquis
How Paying the True Cost of Food Supports Social and Environmental Sustainability
Rising prices at the grocery store have many of us paying more attention to the cost of our food, and how systems that feel outside of our control…
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Christopher Marquis
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