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Does ‘virtue signaling’ pay off for entrepreneurs? What a study of 82,000 Airbnb listings says
Jacob A. Waddingham, Jeff Chandler and Marcus Wolfe The next time you’re searching through Airbnb listings, you may find there’s more to consider than just amenities and price. To stand out from the competition, some Airbnb hosts tout their personal values –...
How to investigate toxic lead lurking in your community’s soil
Yvette Cabrera Lead poisoning is often treated as if it’s a problem of the past. But its harmful legacy lingers today, particularly in the soil of urban centers across the United States. One in every two American children under the age of...
Women of Impact: Kristin Hull and Nia Impact (Part II)
Last week, in Part 1 of our conversation with Kristin Hull, she shared her origin story and told us about the work that Nia Impact Capital does. Today, in Part 2, we dive in deeper and explore some of the challenges that...
Earth Day 2024: The link to corporate social responsibility
Changing consumer behavior has called upon corporations to put environmental, social and governance issues at the forefront of their business strategies. However, more importantly, internal diversity efforts have helped improve the process in which employees perceive a company’s ESG-focused strategies, furthering the...
Earth Day 2024: Where have AI, 5G and wireless taken us?
Earth Day has been with us since 1970. Now it is global, and, boy, how things have changed. I remember in the mid 1990s, things were very different. Back in those days, I was involved with politics in the era of President...
Earth Day 2024: Bringing communities together
One billion people. That’s the number Earthday.org says they have been mobilizing annually to protect the planet. Their work goes on all year, but the Earth Day celebration itself is the largest civic event on Earth. In the midst of our global...
Graduation rates for low-income students lag while their loan debt soars
Robert Samuels A recent federal study on graduation rates for American colleges and universities shows that 40% of all students did not earn a degree or credential within eight years of leaving high school. The graduation rate is even lower for low-income...
$30 trillion in U.S. wealth will transfer to younger women in the next 10 years
Younger women in the United States are poised to become a much bigger investing force over the next decade as around $30 trillion in wealth will be transferred into their hands by older generations, according to a study from the Bank of...
Personalized cancer therapy can lead to faster treatments, better outcomes
Diana Azzam Despite many efforts to find better, more effective ways to treat cancer, it remains a leading cause of death by disease among children in the U.S. Cancer patients are also getting younger. Cancer diagnoses among those under 50 has risen...
Empowering every investor: bridging values and finance for a sustainable future
Investing beyond numbers: paving the path for a sustainable future Gone are the days when investing was solely about maximizing profits. Today, it's about making a meaningful impact, and therefore individual investors are increasingly seeking to align their financial goals with their...