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IN THIS ISSUE:
HOW HIP IS YOUR GROCER? By Lee Coker As consumers and investors alike begin to realize that the decisions we make with our money have a dramatic effect on the world's social and ecological systems, there is increased pressure for our nation's major grocers to go green. People of all backgrounds are beginning to ask their grocers:
The industry leaders - from Whole Foods to Walmart - are adapting to the changing market with smaller stores in more locations, innovative programs for improving their supply chain, and increased investment in clean technology.
However, creating an integrated strategy that encompasses the HIP methodology - setting and achieving goals for positive human impact that drive increased profit - has proven difficult for all the players.
By incorporating concepts of sustainability into the heart of their business model, and linking them to their billions of dollars in expenditures, these businesses have the opportunity for significant growth and increased status amongst consumers, investors, and employees.
READ MORE: How HIP Is Your Grocer?
Want More Money? Hire Women to Lead!
by Paul Herman
Enterprise Rent-A-Car, likely the most customer-friendly in the industry, is positioning itself to make more money. How? By appointing Pamela Nicholson, who's worked her way up from the front-line ranks when the company was only 200 people over 27 years ago, to the role of President in this family-owned private company.
Does adding women leaders make companies more money? The research of Catalyst.org, a non-profit based in New York, has consistently shown that the top 25% of companies with the largest share of women Directors on a public-company Board beat the bottom quartile companies with a return on equity 53% higher (13.9% for Boards with more women; 9.1% with fewer or no women).
For public-company Boards with 3 or more women (the upper echelons of the top quartile), the return on equity skyrockets to 16%.
At HIP Investor, we evaluate how companies that represent the population in Boards, executive teams, managers and staff drive higher Human Impact; which tends to increase Profit and financial returns. This Human Impact + Profit, or HIP, correlation can be tracked, and is a useful measure for both companies and investors.
INVESTOR ROUNDTABLE - September 9th - EcoFashion and Sustainable Apparel
Sustainable or 'green' apparel represents $3 billion in annual sales, a still small portion of the overall $450 billion global apparel market. Due to a convergence of global trends and consumer attitudes, however, the sector is poised for substantial growth through 2008 and beyond.
Who are the designers, manufacturers, and corporations leading the way in sustainable apparel? What practices and technologies are they bringing to bear? How are they innovating for Human Impact + Profit (HIP)?
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William Reinhardt: William graduated from Princeton in 2006 with a degree in Geosciences. The fossils he studied shed light on interpreting past climate changes, and a post-graduate fellowship allowed him time abroad. He spent time on carbon trading initiatives in both Africa and China before settling in California to pursue his future. William has a vision to provide business around California an environmental perspective without losing sight of practical application. He enjoys seawater sports and volunteering in the SF Botanical Gardens.
Todd Feiler: Todd is building a career focused on developing new ways to harness private market forces to achieve public interest gains. Todd graduated with a degree in International Relations from Stanford where he served as the Chief Copy Editor of Six Degrees: Stanford's Journal of Human Rights and was active in the Stanford Association for International Development. Todd previously worked as a researcher on a start-up clean energy investment fund in Beijing, China.
Mike Manzano: Mike Manzano is a recent graduate of the MBA program at CSUEB. He holds a BSEE from UCLA and is an AASI-certified snowboarding instructor. While in graduate school, Mike was involved in corporate sustainability through memberships in both the Environmental and Sustainability Committees and in the MBA Association. His strongly held beliefs that sustainable strategy yields successful business outcomes led him to write a short statement called the Green Business Manifesto for his ethics class. Mike hopes to continue his socially conscious career in the corporate world and, enhanced by his experiences at HIP, make a positive impact in the way businesses operate in the 21st century.
Tom Willis: Tom recently graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA in Business. Throughout his college career, he focused on looking beyond the numbers to identify and measure true impact. New to San Francisco, Tom is now seizing the chance to take his focus to the next level by determining the total impact companies have on their stakeholders.
