-
Environmental Index Could Save Rural Communities
By creating the world's first long-term record of ecosystem health, Chinese and UK researchers have identified where specific social and economic policies have damaged the environment in eastern China.The work shows that wealth generation over recent decades is damaging essential ecosystem services on which the poorest rely - things like food, fuel, and clean water.
- Categories
- Environment, Impact Assessment
- Region
- Asia Pacific
-
Rethinking the Role of Capital Markets in Enabling Social Progress
Earlier this week at theGlobal Philanthropy Forum, Tracy Palandjian, CEO of Social Finance, Inc., served on a panel discussion around the challenges and opportunities of impact investing. In the below interview with Tracy, we discussed her career trajectory, the first-ever social impact bond in the United Kingdom and its potential to be replicated in the United States, and much more.
- Categories
- Impact Assessment
-
How the Poor Cope with Crisis
A study incorporating many grassroots voices examines how poor people in developing countries coped with the recent shock of higher food and fuel prices.
- Categories
- Impact Assessment
-
Perspective: Poverty, Health And Forced Eviction In The Slums Of Bangladesh
On April 4, one of the largest forceful slum evictions in Bangladesh’s history took place in Dhaka’s Korail bustee. Households, schools and shops within twenty meters of the road were bulldozed, with approximately 3,500 individuals affected.
- Categories
- Health Care, Impact Assessment
- Region
- South Asia
-
South Africa: Brazilians to Share Experiences On Beating Hunger
Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini says sharing experiences with Brazil will help South Africa deal with the challenge of hunger.
- Categories
- Impact Assessment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
-
Study: OLPC Fails Students as a Tool for Education
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program of low-cost laptops for developing countries has not led to any measurable impact in academic achievement, according to a recent report.
- Categories
- Education, Impact Assessment, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
-
Business Lessons From A Baby Elephant
Vijay Govindarajan is the co-author, with Chris Trimble, of Reverse Innovation: Create Far From Home, Win Everywhere, which hits bookshelves on April 10. A professor at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth University, Govindarajan chatted with Fast Company about $2,000 heart surgery, elephant prostheses, and the need for American businesses to, in essence, study abroad.
- Categories
- Health Care, Impact Assessment
-
Men Start Businesses for the Money: Women for the Social Value
A study of the sexes reveals that when it comes to starting a business, women are more likely than men to consider individual responsibility and use business as a vehicle for social and environmental change.
- Categories
- Impact Assessment