Our food system is bust. This innovative three-step plan could fix it
How on earth did food get so complicated? After all, on the face of it, it’s really quite simple: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly Plants,” explains food activist Michael Pollan.
How on earth did food get so complicated? After all, on the face of it, it’s really quite simple: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly Plants,” explains food activist Michael Pollan.
Newborn babies shouldn’t die of cold or jaundice or breathing problems. But the technology that is readily available in the West - such as baby-warmers for premature or sick newborns - is...
I am thrilled to announce the Schwab Foundation's 2017 Social Entrepreneur of the Year Awardees. Social entrepreneurs are people who harness the power of market forces and business princi...
What is the surest pathway out of poverty and into the middle class?
As I reflect on the Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneurs who are shaping the Davos agenda under this year’s theme, Responsive and Responsible Leadership, I am reminded of the powerful w...
I love sport. I was glued to the television earlier this year as I watched the Olympics and the Paralympics in Rio. The Games were a huge success and the performance of the global athlete...
For those who are familiar with the principles of social entrepreneurship, the dividends they create for society are obvious, and the case for encouraging more of this kind of enterprise ...
There is a growing sector where women are rising to the top, smashing through the glass ceiling as never before, and transforming the world with big ideas.
Having recently celebrated my 30th year with the Wilderness Foundation, it is appropriate to take a moment to reflect on where we have come from before we plan for the future. The Wildern...
“East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet,” Rudyard Kipling famously said in 1889. Traditionally, businesses and social enterprise have been on opposite sides of the ...
Over the years, I’ve spoken with hundreds of young African students and graduates who are eager to create change. They want to be entrepreneurial – to earn money through hard work and inn...
The Fourth Industrial Revolution, a new age of technology-driven existence being discussed at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2016, has the potential to ush...
In Latin America, several sectors of society consider the modernization of public services as a priority. Studies show that the inappropriate implementation of public policies results in ...
Social enterprises understand that everyone is united by the desire to live well.
In the face of Latin America’s challenges of ongoing inequality, stalling growth rates and corruption, there is a door of opportunity: enter social entrepreneurship as an engine for incl...