USAID, the U.S. Agency for International Development, provides humanitarian assistance around the globe. Established by then-President Kennedy in 1961 as a way to support American security, USAID’s goals include the promotion of resilient democracies and eradication of extreme poverty. This… Read More »Safe Water Investing
Can you invest in a company that manufactures weapons while still upholding the ESG standards of sustainability and social responsibility? For some ESG investors, the immediate and firm response is “No.” But others see the lines start to blur when… Read More »A Place for Weapons in ESG ?
ESG investors aren’t the only group of people who sometimes wonder if their efforts to save the planet are truly worthwhile. After all, earth’s climate is rapidly approaching an environmental tipping point, right? “Motivated by equal parts fatalism and exhaustion,… Read More »Fighting ESG Fatigue
Every year, employers in the U.S. steal an estimated $50 billion in wages from their workers, which makes wage theft the single largest form of illegal business activity according to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). This egregious crime takes a… Read More »Wage Theft: Guilty Executives Can Now End Up Behind Bars
In early October, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) marked a new chapter in the history of sustainability by fining Dish Network $150,000 for abandoning one of its satellites in an orbit that was well below an acceptable elevation. This action… Read More »Sustainability in Space: ESG’s Final Frontier
Believe it or not, the number one cause of weather-related deaths in the U.S. is extreme heat. While heatwaves don’t trigger the dramatic headlines that natural disasters generate, they should be on your radar screen—especially if you invest in utilities,… Read More »Investors Beware – Heatwaves Pose New Risks
It’s all over but the shouting, as the saying goes. The war on ESG investing, financed by Big Business and waged by political opportunists who built a straw man out of “woke capitalism,” is rapidly running out of steam. “Recent… Read More »The War on ESG Investing is Over. Common Sense Has Prevailed.
Age discrimination is “one of the last socially acceptable prejudices” in the U.S., according to the American Psychological Association (APA). In fact, discriminating against people based on inaccurate and negative stereotypes about age is so ingrained in our workplace and… Read More »Big Pharmas Age Problem
If you compiled a list of all the issues ESG investors are concerned about today, this topic would barely breach the ranks of the top 100. But the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recent push to ban noncompete agreements has widespread… Read More »Noncompete Agreements Hurt Rank and File Workers
It has already been a tough year for US tech companies and the estimated 95,000 workers who have been laid off in the last month and a half. The hiring boom that came along with low interest rates, an uptick… Read More »Layoffs Are Not Good Business