The Rural Kenyan School That Collects Water for the Community
Water problems suffered by people living in the semi-arid regions of Kenya adversely affect whole areas of their lives, causing ill health, conflict and food insecurity. But the opening of a school built to capture rainfall in addition to providing a place to learn will hopefully break that vicious cycle for 300 children, their teachers, and the wider community.
 
The Untapped Potential of Wasted Food
Restaurants—and fast-food joints, in particular—are infamous for the tremendous waste they generate. A new fast-food chain, Loco’l, plans to repurpose scraps that would ordinarily end up in the trash, and to design their recipes to include common ingredients across dishes. Loco’l’s principals believe that their enterprise will be able to set low prices primarily by wasting less food.
 
Why Global Corporations Should Embrace Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate social responsibility is not just a good idea or simply a nice thing to do, it can result in a strong bottom line and a more sustainable company in the long term. Regardless of how you view it, with the changes that we continue to see on multiple fronts, more companies, large or small, will need to make corporate social responsibility a high priority.