When you see someone on the street asking for spare change, your heart naturally goes out to that person. What you see is someone who needs money. But, does giving that person money help him or she get off the street?
It’s a quick decision you need to make, but…
Impact investing has been gaining traction lately, especially among Gen Z and Millennial investors. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) stocks have also become popular with corporate pension fund managers. Is investing in ESG stocks the best way to do good in the world? …
In an interview earlier this summer on NPR, Peter Singer shared the story of how he became a vegetarian. It was a perfect segway to one idea that has always motivated him — “we must consider what will most reduce suffering and increase happiness.”
During the interview, Peter Singer discussed…
The world loses 0.3% of fertile soil every year primarily due to mismanagement and soil erosion. Cumulatively, over the last 200 years, the planet has lost more than 30% of its fertile soil. If we continue to go in this direction, we’ll face a global food crisis. Farmer-led regenerative agriculture…
One of the basic tenets of effective altruism is that we focus on large-scale problems that have been neglected and affect the most vulnerable. Furthermore, interventions must be highly effective and measurable. The harmful impact of climate change is large-scale and affects the most vulnerable. …
Regenerative agriculture is a movement dedicated to reversing the damage caused by industrial farming practices. It’s a “longtermism” approach to lessening our reliance on pharmaceuticals, securing a healthy food supply, improving the financial health of family farmers, and fulfilling our obligation to combat global climate change.
I’m a corporate leader and a social entrepreneur. The startups I launched operate in commercial verticals. But my passion has always been to bring innovative approaches to socio-economic and environmental challenges faced by local economies.
Social entrepreneurs are motivated by the need to initiate net-positive outcomes in the world. We…
Drake Baer wrote an interesting article on Business Insider on Giving Tuesday about effective altruism. He wrote about what motivates us to give and how that drive may not necessarily result in the greatest good. Stories from people close to us or appeals from groups to which we belong move…
Coronavirus has impacted every country in the world. However, there is no doubt that the health and economic consequences of COVID-19 disproportionately affect the most vulnerable populations. Can an effective altruism approach (investing resources and effort to maximize the amount of good that can be achieved) improve our global response…
Fintech platforms are playing a key role in creating economic parity. Millions of unbanked and poor individuals now have access to financial products to improve their lives. Using fintech to advance the goals of effective altruism makes perfect sense. A good example is Netherlands-based Kinder, a “tech-for-good” startup.
Founded in…
