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Insider's 'Advancing Cities' highlights urban centers across the U.S. that are committed to improving life for residents, businesses, and visitors.

Meals on Wheels invites charitable corporations to participate in its "Make Good Go Further" campaign to support millions of food-insecure seniors.

Fast Company reported that Rose Marcario is departing as Patagonia CEO; Business Insider had named her one of 100 People Transforming Business

Western Union CEO Hikmet Ersek has driven his company to embrace ESG policies. But he wants Davos attendees to recognize the systemic challenges.

The venture capital firm Revolution is taking its second $150 million seed fund on the road, and this time it's headed to America's heartland.

Climate change has become a workplace issue as employees call for greater measures to reduce their impact – and Microsoft has a big plan to do that.

Jay Coen Gilbert says that making a conscious decision to slow down has allowed him to make smarter decisions and stronger relationships as a leader.

Construction of the Tesla gigafactory outside Berlin in Brandenburg, Germany, is expected to begin early 2020, according to CEO Elon Musk.

Patagonia CEO Rose Marcario is pushing for more companies to adopt regenerative organic agriculture.

Anna Mason is taking AOL founder Steve Case's "Rise of the Rest" vision to the next level.

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition includes 250 members like Nike and Levi's; its tools are used by more than 10,000 manufacturers.

JPMorgan Chase's head of corporate responsibility, Peter Scher, explained how the bank has been experimenting with a unique approach to philanthropy.

B Lab has partnered with small companies and the United Nations to develop programs that benefit employees and the environment.

In this op-ed article, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says it's time for the private sector to embrace community responsibility to win the long game.

The social impact investing-focused company was founded by Howard Buffett – Warren Buffett's grandson – and Trevor Neilson.

Delta's volunteer program is expected to fund 640,000 service hours in 13,000 communities around the world.

In China, the electric-car market is "booming," said Clayton Christensen, an author of the new book "The Prosperity Paradox." Here's why.

Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard declared the apparel maker "is in business to save our home planet."

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban said one of his investments, Paladin, is a great example of why businesses with societal benefits can thrive today.

The dean of Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, Bill Boulding, hopes alumni will seize opportunities to make money and change the world.

Mondelēz International — owner of brands like Nabisco and Cadbury — is committing to fully recyclable packaging for all of its products by 2025, and for reducing 65 million kg of packaging material by 2020.

Itzik Frid, a longtime Israeli entrepreneur and the CEO of a startup incubator focused on Arab-led startups, thinks increasing Arab participation in tech could have huge benefits for Israeli society by getting Jews and Arabs to work together towards common goals.

Ric Elias, CEO of RedVentures and native of Puerto Rico, started an organization to help Puerto Rico's young professionals kickstart the next chapter of economic growth. For a true rebuild, the island needs funding for entrepreneurship, and investments in tech to enable those businesses.

Steve Case will take the stage at IGNITION 2018 to discuss entrepreneurship, highlights from his "Rise of the Rest" bus tour, and the long-term vision for his DC-based venture-capital firm Revolution.

Itzik Frid, a longtime Israeli tech entrepreneur and the CEO of a startup incubator focused on Arab-led startups, thinks that the lack of Arab representation comes down to geography. Most Arabs in Israel live far from Tel Aviv, Israel's tech hub. But he thinks that could be starting to change.

Itzik Frid, a longtime Israeli tech entrepreneur and the CEO of a startup incubator focused on Arab-led startups, believes that the country will lose its edge if it can't better integrate its Arab minority into the tech industry.

Carla Harris heads Morgan Stanley's Multicultural Innovation Lab, which invests in multicultural and female tech entrepreneurs who have traditionally faced institutional and cultural barriers to funding. She says there are big business opportunities in the space.

San Diego-based Taylor Guitars has made a substantial investment in a sawmill in Cameroon to provide the innovative company with a sustainable supply of an essential wood, ebony. Under co-founder Bob Taylor's leadership, the company upgraded the sawmill to a high level of craftsmanship.

USC's Master of Business for Veterans program, launched in 2013, has helped more than 300 veterans transition from the military to leadership roles in the corporate world, and its success suggests its model could be replicated.

JPMorgan Chase launched the AdvancingCities initiative, which will invest $500 million in cities through loans to entrepreneurs and investment in neighborhood rebuilding and workforce development.

The current age of increasing inequality in America has many similarities to the Gilded Age of the late 19th century. And it reflects the constant tension between capitalism and democracy, says historian HW Brands.

Income inequality in the US between the 1% and 99% has resulted in a "new gilded age," according to a report by the Economic Policy Institute.

Jack Dorsey frustrated his staff when he decided to not to boot conservative pundit Alex Jones from Twitter, according to the Wall Street Journal. Twitter called the claims "totally false."

Dan Gilbert, the founder of Quicken Loans, has invested and allocated over $5.6 billion in downtown Detroit and nearby neighborhoods over the last eight years. He now owns nearly 100 properties in Detroit. See them all in a single map.

Dan Gilbert, the billionaire founder of Quicken Loans and owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, has invested $5.6 billion across 100 Detroit properties in the past eight years. To achieve his mission of revitalizing the city, he needs Detroiters on his side.

BI PRIME: YouTube wants to expand the size of its San Bruno, CA headquarters and development plans revealed this week indicate the company sees explosive growth well into its future.

"We have a contract with society, and society is our shareholder. A company like ours exists to have definitive impact on life threatening diseases, to keep people alive and healthy for a long, long time, full stop," Novartis executive Jay Bradner told Business Insider.

AOL cofounder Steve Case and "Hillbilly Elegy" author JD Vance are leading the $150 million Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, dedicated to startup communities outside of Silicon Valley, New York, and Boston. Its network now spans 26 states.

In May, I joined AOL cofounder Steve Case and "Hillbilly Elegy" author JD Vance on an investing bus tour in Chattanooga, Tennessee and Louisville, Kentucky. I realized it was more than just a self-serving spectacle.

The mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee decided that his city's economy would be transformed by startups. A community of entrepreneurs were happy to help. AOL cofounder Steve Case's Rise of the Rest initiative highlighted these efforts in a visit this past May.

Louisville is best known as the home of the Kentucky Derby, but it has an exciting young startup scene that's supported by both its mayor and governor. Steve Case has found it to be an investing destination worth revisiting through his Rise of the Rest initiative.

In a recent "Rise of the Rest" investing trip to Louisville, Kentucky, AOL cofounder Steve Case highlighted the accomplishments of Love City, a Google-funded community center that aims to bring opportunity to the struggling Portland neighborhood.

The Humble Co. is a Stockholm-based company selling sustainable toothbrushes made from biodegradable bamboo — cofounder of The Humble Co., Oskar Holmblad, says with their dental hygiene products there's 'no need to buy a Tesla' to help the environment.

AOL cofounder Steve Case and "Hillbilly Elegy" author JD Vance believe the US's future depends on startup communities thriving outside of the Valley, New York, and Boston. They're accelerating this through "Rise of the Rest" bus tours and a $150 million seed fund.

AOL founder Steve Case has spent 13 years building a portfolio of young companies across the United States, especially those outside of the Valley. Now he's listing their available jobs in a single network.

Andrew Yang argues that for capitalism to thrive in the United States, a universal basic income will have to help keep a generation of workers from being lost.

Unilever CEO Paul Polman said shareholders would be wise to take topics like sustainability and diversity in companies seriously.