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Top Leaders of 2010 | N2Growth Blog

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I think most people can point to at least one educator who had a significant impact on their life due to the passion and giftedness the educator so selflessly shared with us. Maggie also started an educational outreach program for over 60 other girls in the town and a medical program. but you’ll not find that here.

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Innovation, Quality & Entrepreneurship at Akshaya Patra

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Akshaya Patra is an Indian NGO that provides mid day meals to about 1.2 Entrepreneurship : Akshaya Patra’s mission is “No child in India shall be deprived of education because of hunger” and that is no small one. Their website says, “The surest way to break out of the cycle of poverty is through education. 600 (or ~$13).

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The Buzz on Green Business in China

Harvard Business Review

However, the company execs and NGO leaders in Beijing tell me that sustainability is still a new pursuit for Chinese companies. Comments The Buzz on Green Business in China I visited Beijing last week, speaking to a group of corporate executives assembled by a major NGO to work on climate change issues.

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It's Not All About Growth for Social Enterprises

Harvard Business Review

To address this, Cape Town-based NGO mothers2mothers employs and trains HIV-positive mothers as "Mentor Mothers" who work alongside nurses and doctors in clinics, providing psychosocial support to pregnant women and new mothers living with HIV. Thirty-five percent of these infections occur in South Africa and Nigeria alone. Conclusion?

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The Changing Role of Global Leaders

Harvard Business Review

In November 2010, to big fanfare at Unilever's London headquarters, chief executive Paul Polman boldly articulated a new strategy. The change has not gone unremarked by management's leading thinkers. Witness Chris Lazslo's work on sustainable value , and Michael Porter's theorizing about shared value.