Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Water and Sanitation Finance in Indonesia

Back in 2014 when Whole Planet Foundation's partner in Indonesia, KOMIDA, found that 40% of their own clients lacked a toilet, they wanted to address sanitation specifically as part of their social mission.

Corporate Responsibility

Why Financial Literacy Matters

Financial literacy is a key pillar for financial inclusion, and a critical success factor to achieve at least nine of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For instance, eliminating poverty and achieving gender equality is simply not possible when two thirds of adults worldwide remain financially illiterate and women continue to trail men in financial decision making.

Corporate Responsibility

Business Leaders Make Their Predictions for 2019

What will happen in 2019 at the intersection of business and society? As our team in the Business & Society Program looked ahead to the new year, we realized the best answers lie in our network of business leaders and academics. From Artificial Intelligence to worker voice to lifelong learning, these diverse predictions impart a powerful sense of possibility, even in facing some of the world’s toughest challenges in the new year.

Inclusion & Opportunity

How Tracy Oliver Strives for Diversity On and Off Screen

The 1996 movie “First Wives Club” had all the trappings of a hit, with a screenplay written by the man behind “Steel Magnolias,” power producer Scott Rudin at the helm, and a cast of established female Hollywood icons.

It was ripe for a remake when Paramount Network announced it would start production on a television reboot. Marie Claire even published a piece suggesting another all-white trio of young female comedians to take the starring roles.

Tracy Oliver had a different idea.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Taking Risks Could Increase Diversity in TV, Film: 'Mandates Aren't Enough'

Tony Hernandez is of the mindset that risks are the best way to implement diversity, both behind and in front of the camera. Mandates aren’t enough. “The real change is going to come in a farm system, in letting people get the [talent representation] to get the job, or taking real risks on people. Your episode might be messed up because the person’s a rookie, but, without that, we’re going to keep pulling the same 20 diverse directors,” Hernandez explains. “We all need to take a little bit of a gamble to fix the problem, and it’s not that crazy.”

Awards & Rankings

Black Enterprise Names Merck One of the 50 Best Companies for Diversity

Merck has been recognized by Black Enterprise magazine for its commitment to developing a culture that promote inclusion.

Inclusion & Opportunity

An Empowerment Mindset Creates Opportunity at BET Her

Inclusion & Opportunity

How Viacom is Working to Weave Diversity and Inclusion Into Its DNA

Diversity and inclusion are words that are used a lot these days. But what do they really mean? Are they just talking points? Window-dressing to create a better image? Just a way to claim “political correctness”? Or do they go to the core of corporate culture and practices? For a rapidly growing number of businesses, it’s the last question that’s producing an emphatic answer of “yes!” Because in today’s America—and around the globe—diversity and inclusion are the keys to long-term success for any company seeking to appeal to customers and audiences in a time of rapid demographic, generational, societal, and attitudinal change.

Health & Healthcare

Meet a Johnson & Johnson Researcher Poised to Crack the HIV Vaccine Code

In 1992, as a young HIV/AIDS researcher in her native Netherlands, Hanneke Schuitemaker, Ph.D., now Vice President, Global Head of Viral Vaccine Discovery and Translational Medicine, Janssen Vaccines & Prevention B.V., was devoted to learning as much as she could about the disease—and saw her role as that of a researcher, rather than someone who closely interacted with people who were living with HIV.

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Enriching Women's Lives

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Employee and Community Engagement

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