Tag: US
Reimagining Financial Inclusion using Blockchain
Blockchain technology, like the Internet that predated it, is not a miracle solution for all the world’s economic and financial exclusion ills. People are. It will take concerted, cooperative and diligent effort among parties impacted to overcome serious obstacles, while creating opportunities for leadership.
Carbon Offsets on the Blockchain
The Tapscott Team's CarbonX product, built on the blockchain, might just be the solution to a sustainable carbon offset loyalty program. CarbonX aims to create a peer-to-peer, decentralized marketplace of tokenized carbon offsets by creating incentives for buyers and sellers of those tokens to make more sustainable choices in their daily lives.
Debating the Future Role of U.S. Energy Subsidies
The role, contribution and costs of energy source subsidies ought to be re-debated, particularly in light of increasing climate change effects and a reticent US administration. Who will now fund renewable energy projects? Shouldn't fossil fuel subsidies be scaled down?
Billionaires Pool Their Assets and Resources to Scale Impact
Several billionaire philanthropists are experimenting with an arrangement to pool each other's resources and expertise to solve humanity's largest problems at scale. Up to $500 million has been raised by the collaborative, which notably includes foundations by Bill Gates, Buffett, Skoll and the Rockefellers.
SRI May Not Work For Everyone, Analyst Says
High fees and fear of unintended consequences are two main reasons why one contrarian analyst says he does not like SRI and ESG.
Carbon Tax Plan Announced by Big Oil
A consortium of oil companies and other firms have announced a "conservative climate" carbon tax plan that is being met with either applause or skepticism. Philanthropist Laurene Jobs and Michael Bloomberg are among the plan's backers.
Apple Issues a New $1B Green Bond
Apple has issued a $1 billion green bond, its second in two years, to help continue its push to convert its operations to utilize renewable energy sources, as well as its pledge to reduce its carbon footprint despite Trump's withdrawal from the Paris accord.
Impact Investing Can Close Education Gaps, Report Says
The report, commissioned by the Kresge Foundation identifies capital hurdles and opportunity roadmaps to utilize various forms of capital – including mission-related and program-related investments (PRIs)– to support America’s need for talent.
Paris Accord Without the US – What’s Next
Leaders in business and government, as well as headlines, came out voicing protests against Trump's Thursday decision to withdraw from the Paris accord. The increased attention is bound to make investing in climate change more popular, one silver lining.
U.S. Veteran-led “Vetpreneurships”
This year's Memorial Day post is a list of "vetpreneurships" or veteran-led startups. Many veterans are planning to or have started to build innovative businesses in various areas of the U.S. economy.
