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How Organic Wine Finally Caught On

Harvard Business Review

Since the advent of agricultural chemicals in the nineteenth century, a variety of people have warned of risks to public health and the environment, but these people largely struggled to attract an audience until the late 1960s, when organic farming, natural food stores and organic food start-ups started to gain traction. Early Struggles.

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Can Index Funds Be a Force for Sustainable Capitalism?

Harvard Business Review

These two trends may seem separate—or, some people believe, incompatible—but together I believe they have the power to improve finance’s role in the world. The goal of ARD is to produce denim in a sustainable way by tackling the three main ecological issues the industry faces: water, energy, and chemicals.

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A Board Member’s Guide to Corporate Political Spending

Harvard Business Review

The 2016 U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens wrote in the Citizens United campaign finance decision that “Business corporations must engage the political process in instrumental terms if they are to maximize shareholder value.” Experts predict it will surge even more in 2015-2016. million to the U.S.

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Why This Health System Offers Refunds to Dissatisfied Patients

Harvard Business Review

In March of 2016 we expanded the refund program system-wide to include all patients and all forms of patient individual financial responsibility (copayment, coinsurance, and deductible). At the center of our program lies a “no questions asked” refund policy for patients’ financial responsibility.

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Rethinking Your Supply Chain in an Era of Protectionism

Harvard Business Review

In 2016, that gap was down to about 1 percentage point. With all of the changes and uncertainty, companies in a wide range of industries – from autos and chemicals to electronics and appliances – are moving quickly to rethink supply chains and make them more resilient. Census Bureau data.

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80% of Companies Don’t Know If Their Products Contain Conflict Minerals

Harvard Business Review

This regulation came as a result of concerns that the exploitation and trade of conflict minerals by armed groups was helping to finance conflict in the DRC region and contributing to its emergency humanitarian crisis. Filing companies were primarily based in the U.S. but they included foreign firms listed on U.S. stock markets.