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As part of Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, the Global Social Enterprise Initiative integrates social enterprise into all aspects of the school as well as and collaborates with others in at Georgetown, in the nation's capital, and around the world. The initiative is developing and disseminating best practices on social ventures in and across corporate, government, and nonprof
02/02/2022
Check out this Forbes article written by Hank Cardello, our chair of the Portion Balance Coalition, discussing investors push for companies to provide healthier products.
To Get Healthier, Unilever Must Sell Health Investors are calling for a carrot and stick approach: both more regulation and an accelerated shift to healthier foods by businesses.
01/19/2022
The Business of Impact podcast is now live! Click the link below to hear Bill Novelli speak with Bradley Schurman about his new book The Superage:
The Super Age: Harnessing the Opportunities of Our Increasingly Older World by The Business of Impact This inaugural episode of The Business of Impact focuses on aging. 10,000 Americans turn 65 every day. The cohort of Americans 65 and older is projected to double by 2060 to 95 million and the rest of the world is aging rapidly as well. Business for Impact Founder Bill Novelli interviews demographic...
Tomorrow: Business for Impact's Rural Opportunity Initiative at Georgetown McDonough School of Business, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and The White House invite you to the virtual Food Supply Chain Finance Forum.
The Food Supply Chain Finance Forum will introduce attendees to new initiatives from the USDA focused on our food supply chain as well as a broad range of financial entities involved in food supply chain infrastructure. Click the link below to register:
http://ow.ly/lZ6V50H9qZX
12/07/2021
WE ARE HIRING! Georgetown Business for Impact is seeking a Global Partnerships Director to develop, expand, and manage key relationships with our partners committed to social impact and business sustainability. Please click the link below to apply!
Global Partnerships Director, Business for Impact - McDonough School of Business - Georgetown University Located in a historic neighborhood in the nation's capital, Georgetown offers rigorous academic programs, a global perspective, exciting ways to take advantage of Washington, D.C., and a commitment to social justice. Our community is a tight knit group of remarkable individuals interested in intelle...
12/07/2021
WE ARE HIRING! Georgetown Business for Impact is seeking an Executive Leadership Programs Director to lead, deliver, and grow world-class educational programs for nonprofit and other mission-driven leaders. Please click the link below to apply!
Director, Executive Leadership Programs, BFI - McDonough School of Business - Georgetown University Located in a historic neighborhood in the nation's capital, Georgetown offers rigorous academic programs, a global perspective, exciting ways to take advantage of Washington, D.C., and a commitment to social justice. Our community is a tight knit group of remarkable individuals interested in intelle...
12/01/2021
Thank you to VF Corporation for partnering with us to host our Inaugural Sustainability Case Competition! MBA students across the country had the opportunity to compete for $10,000 in cash prizes while getting hands-on experience by developing a plan to address a specific sustainability-related challenge facing VF and its brands.
54 teams from over 20 business schools across the country participated with 4 teams coming out on top! Congratulations to our winners:
1st Place: UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Mapping the Future
2nd Place: Ross School of Business Vans – Off the Wall, On the Map
3rd Place: MIT Sloan School of Management GreenSole
4th Place: Cornell Johnson Circularity
http://ow.ly/p5Cm50H0jwf
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11/30/2021
Population aging ranks as one of the most significant forces impacting the economy and society at large. Join the AgingWell Hub and Business for Impact Thursday, December 2nd to hear leading experts in aging, brain health, fintech and financial services. They'll discuss the intersection of the economic opportunities presented by our aging population and the financial risks that confront older adults, as well as explore innovative enterprise solutions that can help aging adults - and their caregivers - protect against those risks. This event is made possible by Santander Bank US and AARP. Register today!
Finance, Technology, and Aging: Profit, Peril, and Innovation Please join the AgingWell Hub and Business for Impact at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, with Santander Bank and AARP, for a virtual Forum exploring the business opportunities and personal financial risks at the intersection of the U.S. aging population, technology, and financi...
11/24/2021
Join the AgingWell Hub and Business for Impact on December 2 to hear leading experts in aging, brain health, fintech, and financial services discuss the intersection of the economic opportunities presented by our aging population and the financial risks that confront older adults, as well as explore innovative enterprise solutions that can help aging adults - and their caregivers - protect against those risks. This event is made possible by Santander Bank US and AARP. Learn more and register today:
http://ow.ly/7pls50GV3zh
11/16/2021
The aging population gives rise to economic growth through consumer spending, investment, and innovation in new products and services. Learn how the fintech and financial services industry is working to combat financial exploitation of older adults at the AgingWell Hub forum on December 2. Register here: http://ow.ly/5XJu50GP4EN
11/12/2021
Join the AgingWell Hub, with Santander Bank US and AARP on 12/2 for our virtual Forum exploring the business opportunities and personal financial risks at the intersection of the U.S. aging population, technology, and financial services. Register today: http://ow.ly/8YXZ50GMoaa
11/11/2021
On Veterans Day, Business for Impact recognizes and thanks all those who have served and sacrificed.
11/10/2021
Our own Leslie Crutchfield and REDF's CEO Carla Javits authored this piece in The Hill today discussing how employment social enterprises can be the answer to our nation’s worker shortage. It features findings from new research out from Business for Impact and Just Results showing how employment social enterprises can put excluded populations to work and on paths to economic mobility:
A solution to the US worker shortage and inequity is hiding in plain sight The golden opportunity for U.S. employers seeking to fill all of those open jobs is tapping into and scaling up employment social enterprises.