This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the wake of COVID-19 and the social justice movement environment, wealthy investors are paying much more attention to the social element of ESG, specifically how companies treat their employees…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Our understanding and perspective of phenomena or events are vastly improved, maybe even perfect, only after they have happened. This year, 2020, is 20/20 — the year that everything we…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Sitting in my cell on a mandatory precautionary quarantine, I’m still finding it difficult to make sense of everything that’s going on. Today, as an adult who is all too…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The government’s adjusted rules, which will be rolled out across the UK, mean that gay and bisexual men in long-term relationships will be able to donate blood. Until now, the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The pandemic has exacerbated the need for improvements in how we train and protect our workforce. Some of these needs are immediate, such as better worker health protections during the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Businesses started and owned by entrepreneurs of color tend to be smaller and in less profitable industries, because of the effects of systemic inequality and racism. They have to start…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I cried at my desk this week. I could probably start every story I’ve written since February with that sentence but this was different. They were tears of joy and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When I heard the announcement of nursery and school closures brought on by the novel coronavirus last Spring, my heart sank. My son, Sidney, had just received an official diagnosis…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mindfulness, an umbrella term for a range of practices, is about observing your emotions and state of mind, without judgment. This can be done during sitting meditation, walking meditation, activities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On Monday, three new individuals were added to Australia’s harrowing list of women killed through acts of violence. Less than 24 hours later, a fourth woman was killed. In the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. September in Portland, Oregon, usually brings a slight chill to the air and an orange tinge to the leaves. This year, it brought smoke so thick it burned your throat…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries have reported alarming rates of violence, exploitation and other abuse, especially intimate partner violence among women and other marginalized groups.…