Empowering Entrepreneurs | Interview with Joy Stoddard, Development and Outreach Director of Whole Planet Foundation

Fri, 08/11/2017 - 10:30

Joy Stoddard is the Development and Outreach Director for Whole Planet Foundation, the nonprofit arm of Whole Foods Market. We were lucky enough to have a conversation with Joy about her motivation to give back, stemming from her earliest job as a candy striper to her career with Whole Foods. Joy has traveled the world working with microentrepreneurs and shared her unique perspective of having sought out opportunities to make an impact through for-profit businesses and nonprofit organizations alike.

Backing Britain with ‘Crucial Boost’ to Agriculture

Wed, 08/09/2017 - 08:40

In the year since the UK’s referendum on EU membership, Barclays has prioritised helping UK customers and clients through this period of uncertainty, but also one of potential opportunity.

Virtual 10K Aims to Help Entrepreneurs in Developing Countries

Mon, 08/07/2017 - 14:45

The 10K is hosted by Whole Planet Foundation, a nonprofit established by Whole Foods Market. The foundation pledges to give 100 percent of registration fees to “fund microcredit loans to lift entrepreneurs and their families out of poverty in 69 countries.” Many of the entrepreneurs are women in developing countries. Here’s a great infographic that highlights the work of the foundation.

Estimuladores Económicos, Incluso Después del Cierre de Marlin

Thu, 08/03/2017 - 09:10

El Legado Educativo de la Mina Marlin Continua Multiplicándose, Incluso Después de la Clausura

Wed, 08/02/2017 - 09:25

En la tercera entrega de nuestro tributo de cuatro partes al legado de la mina Marlin, que cerró en mayo de 2017, nos enfocamos en los beneficios educativos que esta mina le ha proporcionado a las comunidades locales en la región de San Marcos en Guatemala.

Sappi North America's 2016 Sustainability Goals: Prosperity

Tue, 08/01/2017 - 17:30

El lado social de la minería - El legado socioeconómico de Marlin

Thu, 07/27/2017 - 09:00

La segunda entrega de nuestro tributo de cuatro partes al legado de la mina Marlin, nos enfocamos en los beneficios sociales que esta mina le ha proporcionado a la región de San Marcos en Guatemala.

Volver a La Naturaleza, El Legado Ambiental De Marlin

Wed, 07/26/2017 - 09:15

La mina Marlin de Goldcorp cesó su producción el 31 de mayo de 2017, marcando el final de más de una década de fuertes lazos comunitarios y prácticas de minería sustentables. Ubicada en el altiplano occidental de Guatemala, en el municipio de San Miguel Ixtahuacan, a aproximadamente 300 kilómetros al noroeste de la Ciudad de Guatemala, Marlin empezó su producción a fines de 2005 y pasó a formar parte del portafolio de Goldcorp con la adquisición de Glamis Gold en 2006. La mina operó como una mina tanto subterránea como a tajo abierto durante 12 años, produciendo 2.3 millones de onzas de oro y 63 millones de onzas de plata.

nuun hydration Runs with Whole Planet Foundation to Fund Microcredit Loans for the World’s Poor

Fri, 07/21/2017 - 14:00

Whole Planet Foundation welcomes nuun hydration as a new member of the $10,000 Fund and as a sponsor of this year’s Virtual 10K Run, which aims to raise funds for microlending projects in 69 countries. “Our mission at nuun is simple in that ‘we inspire everyone to move more,’” says Kevin Rutherford, CEO (Chief Eternal Optimist) at nuun hydration. “The team at nuun is thrilled to partner with the positive change agents at Whole Planet Foundation, getting more people moving in the Virtual 10K Run, while giving back to help lift entrepreneurs out of poverty.” Visit Whole Planet Foundation’s blog for hydration tips from nuun and a chance to receive a limited edition nuun x WPF water bottle with your Virtual 10K registration and t-shirt purchase.

Turning Asia’s Flood Waters into Opportunities

Wed, 07/19/2017 - 13:00

Utilities throughout the Asia Pacific region are investing in advanced stormwater management strategies to improve resource resilience and overall water sustainability.