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Farmers work in their vegetable field. | Reuters/Chaiwat Subprasom
May 8, 2018
Written

The Future of Food

These seven technologies are making farms smarter.
Energy & Environment

Insights

Christine Su | Courtesy of Pasturemap
May 8, 2018
Written

PastureMap: Creating a More Sustainable Steak

This app helps ranchers manage their land while improving the environment.
Energy & Environment

Insights

Nate Mazonson | Photo by Drew Kelly
May 8, 2018
Written

Plenty: Towers of Kale Growing Outside Your City

This vertical farming startup plans to reimagine farming.
Energy & Environment

Insights

Sky Kurtz and fellow founders of Pure Harvest | Photo by Siddharth Siva
May 8, 2018
Written

Pure Harvest: A Smarter Greenhouse Brings Fresh Produce to the Desert

Fifty miles outside of Abu Dhabi, startup Pure Harvest plans to grow fresh fruits and vegetables in an inhospitable climate.
Energy & Environment

Insights

A worker at a factory in Kfar Saba near Tel Aviv cuts fabric printed with U.S. flags. | Reuters/Nir Elias
May 7, 2018
Written

Do You Discriminate Along Party Lines?

A Stanford study hints at the broad consequences of political polarization.
Political Economy

Insights

Young children get a close-up view of an Orca killer whale during a visit to the animal theme park SeaWorld in San Diego | Reuters/Mike Blake
May 2, 2018
Written

How Risk-Proof Is Your Company?

Political risk can blindside a poorly prepared manager.
Political Economy

Insights

Valeant CEO Michael Pearson, former CFO Howard Schiller, and Pershing Square Capital Management CEO Bill Ackman | Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
May 4, 2018
Written

It’s Time to Value Stakeholders over Shareholders

Why corporations need metrics that quantify how decisions affect things beyond the bottom line.
Corporate Governance

Insights

A woman smiles and dances as she listens to music | iStock/NKS_Imagery
May 1, 2018
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How Spotify Broadens Your Musical Tastes

New research shows that streaming music subscribers listen to a more diverse array of artists — and more music in general — on digital platforms.
Marketing

Insights

Reed Hastings, co-founder and CEO of Netflix. | Reuters/Mike Blake
May 2, 2018
Written

Another Netflix Disruption: A Transparent Board

How the company that overhauled the entertainment industry created a new model of corporate governance.
Corporate Governance
male hand holding a compass
Societal Impact of Corporations

Events and readings from experts in finance, business, law, and policy, gathered to help develop a more complete picture of the effects of corporations in the world.

Latest Stories

May 18, 2018
Written

Can Blockchain Be Used for Public Good?

A new Stanford study looks beyond the hype to examine how decentralized transactions can solve social ills.
Social Impact
May 14, 2018
Written

Gen. David Petraeus: Four Tasks of a Strategic Leader

The American general discusses leadership, recognizing opportunity, and owning mistakes.
Leadership
May 8, 2018
Written

PastureMap: Creating a More Sustainable Steak

This app helps ranchers manage their land while improving the environment.
Energy & Environment
May 8, 2018
Written

Plenty: Towers of Kale Growing Outside Your City

This vertical farming startup plans to reimagine farming.
Energy & Environment
May 8, 2018
Written

Pure Harvest: A Smarter Greenhouse Brings Fresh Produce to the Desert

Fifty miles outside of Abu Dhabi, startup Pure Harvest plans to grow fresh fruits and vegetables in an inhospitable climate.
Energy & Environment
May 8, 2018
Written

The Future of Food

These seven technologies are making farms smarter.
Energy & Environment
May 7, 2018
Written

Do You Discriminate Along Party Lines?

A Stanford study hints at the broad consequences of political polarization.
Political Economy
May 4, 2018
Written

It’s Time to Value Stakeholders over Shareholders

Why corporations need metrics that quantify how decisions affect things beyond the bottom line.
Corporate Governance
May 2, 2018
Written

Another Netflix Disruption: A Transparent Board

How the company that overhauled the entertainment industry created a new model of corporate governance.
Corporate Governance
May 2, 2018
Written

How Risk-Proof Is Your Company?

Political risk can blindside a poorly prepared manager.
Political Economy

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