In recent years, there has been a growing trend towards businesses that prioritize social and environmental impact, in addition to financial gain. This model of business, known as Social Business, was coined by Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, who is also the inventor of microcredit and founder of Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, the first concrete […]
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Sandro Calvani | 13th June 2013 Some of the greatest innovators of our time including Bill Gates (Microsoft), Steve Jobs (Apple) and Marck Zuckerberg (Facebook) have changed the world of business and of the market without having obtained first an academic degree in their education. Some of them attempted to obtain it but then became
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Laura Taraborrelli | 25th June 2013 From 25th until 27th of April the XXVIII general assembly of Amnesty International Italy – the Italian branch of the NGO fighting for human rights to be respected all over the world – took place in Rome. During the convention, international guests were invited to give a personal and
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Marco Crescenzi | 15th September 2015 “How much is it?” asks Dona Raimunda, widow and mother of 8 kids. “Six palmas”, replies the cashier. At this point, the woman takes out some strange money from her purse. The trader collects the money and the woman walks away with her shopping bags. Brazil, one of the
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