“GLOBAL SURVEY FINDS MOST PREFER EXPANDING GDP WITH HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL DATA”
Released: Wednesday, July 29, 2020, 8:00AM GMT
The 2020 GlobeScan-Ethical Markets “Beyond GDP” survey repeats questions asked in 2007, 2009, and 2013 polls in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Kenya, Russia, the UK, and the USA. The general public (n=1,000 in each country) were again asked to choose between continuing money-based GDP to steer national progress or to add statistics on health, education, and the environment. Overall, an average of 72 percent prefer broadening GDP with such additional data. [READ MORE]
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Weekly roundup: July 21, 2020
Heroes and zeros: Covid edition
A year ago, members of the U.S. Business Roundtable pledged to revise their shareholder-first focus and consider the broader interests of workers, customers, suppliers and communities. During the pandemic, many companies have been shining while others have been failing to live up to their ideals writes columnist Bernard Simon.
Future-proof Canada’s economy by investing in youth hard-hit by pandemic
Young people – especially young women – have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus crisis. An open letter from youth leaders calls on Ottawa to invest in training, skills development and job creation.
Pandemic Portfolio: How sustainable are Wealthsimple’s new socially responsible funds?
Tim Nash explores whether Wealthsimple’s two new ETFs truly enable people to invest in a better world. While the ETFs screen out some bad actors, they come up short on giving investors access to high-growth sustainable solutions.
Sense of unity created by COVID won’t last – unless leaders become agents of idealism
The crisis has reinforced many human truths: the importance of connection, people are basically kind, unity requires common facts, and progress depends on patient, long-term perspectives. Mike Robitaille and Usha Sthankiya, leaders in Conscientious Capitalism at Deloitte Canada, urge leaders and advisors to rally around these values to promote sustainable change.