Marc Gunther, Social Innovation

Marc Gunther

Social Innovation

Bethesda, MD, United States

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Recent:
  • Unknown
Past:
  • Social Innovation
  • GreenBiz
  • The Guardian
  • Ensia
  • Washington Post
  • strategy+business

Past articles by Marc:

The Charity That Big Tech Built

The Silicon Valley Community Foundation has grown to become one of the world’s most well-funded foundations. But who in the Valley benefits from this largesse? → Read More

Why B Corporations are at a crossroads

If the movement is to achieve its bold vision — "that one day all companies compete not only to be the best in the world, but the best for the world" — then more publicly- traded, mainstream companies must commit to the label. → Read More

Pressure mounts on retailers to reform throwaway clothing culture

Yale Environment 360: Americans dispose of about 12.8m tons of textiles annually. But a growing number of environmentalists and clothing retailers say it’s time to begin making new clothes out of old items on a large scale → Read More

Despite the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, there's a lot you don't know about that T-shirt

An ambitious effort by a global apparel industry group to measure the social and environmental impact of making clothes and shoes has yet to deliver on its promise → Read More

New Crop – the vegan venture fund fighting for animal rights

A collective of animal welfare activists are gaining ground with an investment fund that supports businesses developing alternatives to meat, cheese and other animal products → Read More

Can Amazon's new 'dream team' fix the company's sustainability reputation?

Unlike most big companies, Amazon has never published a sustainability report. Recent hires suggest that may be about to change – but will the retailer play ball? → Read More

Can Amazon's new 'dream team' fix the company's sustainability reputation?

Unlike most big companies, Amazon has never published a sustainability report. Recent hires suggest that may be about to change – but will the retailer play ball? → Read More

CEO of Kind bars plays nice while fighting for new food label rules

Daniel Lubetzky tries to live up to his company’s name while petitioning the FDA to allow the snack bars to feature the word “healthy” → Read More

Can B Corp be the next Fair Trade for socially-minded corporations?

Larger companies pursuing wider sustainability efforts are now seeking B Corp certification → Read More

Why the egg industry is scrambling to set hens free

Governments, activists and big brands like McDonald’s and Nestle are putting increased pressure on egg producers to raise their hens more sustainably → Read More

Can Monsanto's CEO move the debate about GMOs beyond good versus evil?

Monsanto CEO Hugh Grant talks to the Guardian’s Marc Gunther about the agribusiness giant’s two-front war for a sustainable food supply → Read More

How good is that environmental nonprofit, anyway?

Green groups face a growing call to measure and report how well they do their jobs → Read More

To catch a fishing thief, SkyTruth uses data from the air, land and sea

The plucky nonprofit, whose founder’s once dismissed warnings about offshore drilling foretold the BP oil spill, enlists help from Google and Oceana to create a website for tracking illegal fishing → Read More

Zero Waste World

When the economy goes in circles, everybody wins. → Read More

These cheap, clean stoves were supposed to save millions of lives. What happened?

About 3 billion of the world’s poorest people burn wood, charcoal or dung in smoky, open fires to cook their food and heat their homes. Millions die annually from lung and heart ailments caused by coo... → Read More

Chipotle's silence on sustainability practices make it a target for CSR advocates

Chipotle is copping flack on all sides for refusing to demonstrate that its claims regarding GMOs and other sustainable practices are supported by fact and action → Read More

XPrize’s $20m carbon recycling award aims to cut fossil fuel emissions

The idea of turning carbon emissions into something valuable has long intrigued scientists, businesses, politicians and environmentalists alike. But it’s never proven economically viable. Could the XPrize change that? → Read More

Forget your dreams and follow the money if you want to help the world

Could you do more good by getting a job with a high salary than working for a nonprofit? Quite possibly, say the effective altruists → Read More

Sustainable investing: are companies finally moving money away from fossil fuels?

Wall Street’s big banks are starting to realize it’s possible to drop oil without dropping returns → Read More

Congress is finally poised to rethink outdated US chemical laws

Congress, industry and environmentalists all agree that regulation of chemicals in the US is broken – but change could soon be on the way → Read More