AI & Technology

According to the Pew Research Center Americans widely believe that men have a better shot at leadership positions in business and politics, even as majorities say that men and women make equally good leaders. There is little consensus, however, on why women remain underrepresented in these fields.

Finding solutions to some of the tough environmental issues facing the aerospace industry isn’t easy or fast. But Jill Seebergh and a team of engineers and scientists in Boeing’s Chemical Technology Group aren’t daunted by the long lead times in research and development.

Per Scholas and United Way of New York City Selected as Grant Recipients of Youth Opportunity Fund to Connect Low-Income Youth in New York City to Career Opportunities

As part of the pre-conference programming for Connect the Dots: How Businesses Solve Global Challenges Locally, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation is hosting four free workshops on October 5. Each of the four workshops will take a deep dive into specific issues with experts offering best practices, skill-building exercises, and more.

Center for Powerful Public Schools and UNITE-LA Selected as Grant Recipients of Youth Opportunity Fund to Connect Low-Income Youth in Los Angeles to Career Opportunities

Citi Foundation and America’s Promise Alliance Announce Youth Opportunity Fund Grant Recipients in 10 U.S. Cities

The Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC), a nonprofit coalition of leading electronics companies dedicated to supply chain responsibility, today announced the launch of a foreign migrant worker protection pilot program that aims to improve communications in electronics factories by providing workers with more effective ways to report issues related to social, environmental and ethical responsibility. The name of the program is Suara Kita, which is Malay for "Our Voice."

Sheila Tierney, vice president of product management for the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) Parts & Supply Solutions at Ingersoll Rand was announced a winner of Diversity Journal’s 14th annual Women Worth Watching Award. Tierney is among 100 executives chosen for the esteemed honor and will be featured in Diversity Journal’s Summer 2015 issue.

This week on Sea Change Radio we are talking about the California drought – getting an update on weather-related aspects, and finding out about an innovation designed to help.

People have been talking for years about the “valley of death” between seed money and growth capital that confronts and sometimes swallows up social enterprises. Now we’re finally starting to see a critical mass of funders willing to fill the gap with capital combinations designed for enterprises that maximize social and environmental value.