by ldepippo | Jun 12, 2020 | complex adaptive systems, High Impact Investing, Inclusive Innovation, Integrated Capital, Social Innovation, sustainable agriculture, sustainable investing
In the current investment paradigm, there is often a conflict with what it is good for the whole and what is good for investors. This can be a complicated subject. The recent chaos caused by the recent pandemic, as well as the transparency on current racial issues...
by ldepippo | May 8, 2020 | Social Innovation
There is tremendous financial stress in small businesses due to this global pandemic. As a result there are large efforts going on around the world to offer support in one form or another. It is wonderful to see this kind of heart-based support. Nonetheless, it can...
by ldepippo | Oct 2, 2019 | High Impact Investing, Integrated Capital, Social Innovation, sustainable investing
Peter Lupoff, Chief Executive Officer of Net Impact recently wrote a blog post discussing Bio-Ethics and Empathy as it relates to the divide between the rich and poor. One of the things I appreciated the most about this article was the very graphic vision regarding...
by ldepippo | Apr 4, 2019 | health and well being, High Impact Investing, Integrated Capital, Social Innovation, sustainable investing
There is much discussion these days about how to “fix” healthcare with some of the brightest minds across disciplines working on this issue. What is truly amazing is how some of the most basic issues are not discussed at all. Every day we read...
by ldepippo | Feb 16, 2018 | health and well being, Social Innovation, Uncategorized
I was very encouraged reading about the research public health institutions such as Harvard are doing in the areas of nutrition to improve health and well being. Of course, these are early efforts and are complex tasks. One can only hope the big groups that are...
by ldepippo | Feb 15, 2018 | Integrated Capital, Social Innovation, sustainable agriculture
For the intellectually curious, reading about the vast potential of the distributed ledger technology, blockchain is irresistible, with numerous applications ranging across all industries. I admit to obsessively reading everything I can about this emerging area. So...