Social Impact

The business of sustainability – meeting the needs of the present without compromising resources for future generations -- is growing among companies with a social conscience. Guayakí, which makes and sells Yerba Mate beverages, is an example of a company that has built its entire business model on practices that drive environmental and social change. Its main goal: to get you, as the consumer, to support sustainability with your dollars. …

Restoring the Rainforest: Guayakí Brews Environmental and Social Change

No Facebook or Twitter? No access to the Internet? If it sounds too radical to believe, then consider this: It is the reality in North Korea. What’s more, young professionals in North Korea, which is under restrictive communist rule, know very little about basic business concepts like entrepreneurship and private equity. Geoffrey See, founder of Choson Exchange, is helping to bring business knowledge to the country, where young people are excited by new ideas and the potential for change. …

Entrepreneurship in North Korea? Bringing Business Concepts to a Communist Nation

It was a week of inspiring innovation at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. More than 1,500 high school students considered the world’s brightest young scientists took part in the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2012 on May 13-18. They shared ideas, showcased cutting-edge research and inventions and competed for more than $3 million in awards. KWHS sat down with fair attendee Catherine Wong to discuss making a global impact through biomedical engineering. …

Fatty French Fries and Biomedical Breakthroughs: Intel’s International Science and Engineering Fair

Talk about a love for soccer. Kids in Africa are known to fashion soccer balls out of just about anything they can find in order to play the game. Jeff DeCelles and his Grassroot Soccer colleagues have used that passion as a platform to teach young people about HIV and AIDS. In this podcast with Knowledge@Wharton High School editor Diana Drake, DeCelles discusses soccer for social good and his path from the University of Vermont to Sub-Saharan Africa.…

Grassroots Goal: HIV Prevention on the Soccer Field

Politics are front and center in this 2012 presidential election year. Who is your favorite candidate? If you’re having trouble sorting it all out, a website that launched late last year -- known as the eHarmony for elections -- might help you find your match. Keya Dannenbaum is founder and CEO of ElectNext, which connects voters with the most compatible candidates. She sat down with Knowledge@Wharton High School’s Leigh Silver to talk election technology and why it is important to understand the political scene even before you can cast your vote.…

ElectNext’s Keya Dannenbaum: Who’s Your Perfect Political Match?

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