Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Whole Planet Foundation and Partners Fund Women Entrepreneurs for International Women's Day During Women's History Month

Whole Foods Market Foundation

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Navigating COVID-19 in Bhutan: Providing Additional Capital to RENEW Microfinance Private Limited

Whole Foods Market Foundation

Philanthropy

Whole Planet Foundation $10,000 Fund Partners Move for Microcredit

Whole Planet Foundation’s $10,000 Fund partners are mobilizing to support microentrepreneurs around the world on June 27th!

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The Pledge to Protect Microfinance Institutions and Their Clients From the Economic Effects of the COVID-19

In response to the health and economic crisis caused by the Covid-19, a group of lenders, platforms and key players of the inclusive financial sector committed to a common pledge.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Watch: Land Betterment Corporation’s Impact Minute Episode 2

Land Betterment Corporation (“Land Betterment” or the “Company”), an environmental solutions company fostering positive impact through upcycling former coal mining sites to create sustainable community development and job creation, is proud to release Episode 2 of its Impact Minute video blog.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Preparedness as a Pathway to Resilience in Haiti

In a country like Haiti, with a lack of national social assistance for the poor, households must be self-reliant and proactive to prepare for shocks

Environment

Global Environmental Expert Ma Jun: “Market-based Solutions Are the Best Way to Balance Economic Recovery and Climate Action.”

As the globalization of manufacturing has accelerated over the past decade, it has become clear that the greatest share of a company’s environmental footprint is in its global supply chain.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Impact-First Microloans with Kiva Support Small Businesses during Economic Downturn

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Entrepreneurship in Nepal through the Microfranchise Approach

Kalpavriksha is one of the newest social enterprise partners in our Asia/Pacific portfolio. Kalpavriksha belongs to Pollinate Group and its sister organization, Asha Kiran, operates in India.

Environment

Harvard’s Rebecca Henderson: “Our system is wildly out of balance. We must reimagine capitalism.”

"We're in a super difficult moment. We need to reimagine capitalism," Henderson, a professor at Harvard Business School, and member of the Ceres’ board of directors, said in her opening remarks at Ceres 2020.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Human Resilience, Microfinance, and the Evolution of Potatoes

J.P. Kloninger is the Program Manager for Whole Planet Foundation’s North America microfinance portfolio and Team Member Giving.

Philanthropy

Whole Planet Foundation and Major Donors are Alleviating Poverty in Florida

Whole Planet Foundation alleviates poverty in 19 cities in the United States and 76 other countries that supply Whole Foods Market stores with products. In Miami, the Foundation supports our primary microfinance partner in the USA, Grameen America.

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AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism

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GoDaddy | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

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Rethinking EHS Podcast

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