Each month, the Social Good Blog highlights news and resources on a specific topic. In May, we are exploring the future of employment. This week's resources include information regarding the job outlook for youth and older women.
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Let’s Prepare Youth for Work and Decrease Unemployment
Youth unemployment numbers have been decreasing in the United States over the past few years. With that said, in 2015, youth unemployment still sat at 12.2 percent. But if we dig deeper and begin to think about the education that should be preparing our youth to enter the workforce, we realize that many institutions, sectors and employers are all looking at education through different lenses.
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Let's Prepare Youth for Work and Decrease Unemployment
Youth unemployment numbers have been decreasing in the United States over the past few years. With that said, in 2015, youth unemployment still sat at 12.2 percent. But if we dig deeper and begin to think about the education that should be preparing our youth to enter the workforce, we realize that many institutions, sectors and employers are all looking at education through different lenses.
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The Changing Landscape of Work
It is on the news, in magazines and books and in workshop sessions at conferences. Everyone from the Federal Reserve to you and your colleagues are paying more attention to the changing landscape of work. Many of these thinkers and doers are responding to fears that machines will continue to replace humans in performing an increasing number of tasks. But now other voices are coming forward to point out the opportunities that exist for people with the skills needed in the 21st century.
April's Good Links
Each month, the Social Good Blog highlights news and resources on a specific topic. In April, we are exploring the opportunities and challenges related to sustainability.
April’s Good Links
Each month, the Social Good Blog highlights news and resources on a specific topic. In April, we are exploring the opportunities and challenges related to sustainability.
The Container Store Leads Retail Market as a Conscious Business
What if everyone associated with a business could thrive? For all of us at The Container Store, it’s not just a question. It’s what we strive to achieve in all that we do for each of our stakeholders – our employees, customers, vendors, the community, our shareholders and the environment. Our company is among a growing number of employers who run their businesses according to the tenets of Conscious Capitalism – a way of thinking about capitalism that better reflects the innate potential of business to make a positive impact on the world.
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Spend More, for What? Eco-friendly Fashion is Within Reach
Do you consciously get dressed knowing what you are wearing? Several years ago, Dr. Christina Dean, founder and CEO of Redress, an NGO working to reduce waste in the fashion industry, posed this question. Her message on reuse and sustainability in retail is still just as relevant today. Dean describes the industry as both “wonderful” and “horrific.”
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Goodwill® Aims to ‘Use Less, Serve More’
Goodwill Industries International (GII) and the Goodwill network have had a long history of environmental sustainability. Since its inception in 1902, GII has focused on recycling and reuse. We focus on the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) of people, planet and prosperity. There are a number of Goodwills across North America who have taken actions that align with the triple bottom line.
March's Good Links
Each month, the Social Good Blog highlights news and resources on a specific topic. In March, we are exploring financial inclusion and literacy.
March’s Good Links
Each month, the Social Good Blog highlights news and resources on a specific topic. In March, we are exploring financial inclusion and literacy.
Over Half a Million Americans Losing Food Assistance This Year
The Great Recession meant lost jobs, shrinking incomes, and uncertainty for millions of Americans. While struggling families faced tough decisions like how to pay the rent or cover other basic expenses like buying school supplies for their kids, one thing many of them didn’t have to worry about was keeping food on the table each day.
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