Unraveling ESG: What Every Company Needs to Know!

Growing out of the UN's corporate social responsibility initiative over the last 20 years, it has grown to represent more that $30 trillion in managed assets. Some have argued that the initiative has failed to truly impact the cost of capital for irresponsible firms, but this has not stalled the initiatives to push companies towards social responsibility.

Per Scholas: Transforming Lives Through Free Tech Training and Holistic Support

Today we are talking with Daniel Ponciano and Grace Yao from PerScholas. Per Scholas believes that a thriving, diverse, workforce requires equitable access to education. They are educating the whole student, having given more than 20,000 students the hard and soft skills they needed to succeed. The best part of this is that they do this for free. So let's talk with them about how it all works.

Understanding Our Relationship with Alcohol: The Making of the 'Earnest Drinker' Documentary

Today we are talking with Scott Burton who has had a complex relationship with alcohol throughout his life. This inspired Scott to take a look at his history, creating a hybrid documentary called Earnest Drinker, that asks the questions, why do we drink and why we stop. He takes a look at the spectrum of alcohol use and its normalization.

The Environmental Impact of Fossil Fuel Extraction: Upwing Energy's Sustainable Solution

Upwing Energy is bringing new technology to make the extraction of fossil fuels more effective. Sometimes the path to a greener future is incremental, through key improvements to our existing systems, making them cleaner and more efficient. Upwing's solution lets us extract more from our existing resources making us less dependent on dirtier options or foreign sources.