Study Finds Experts Motivate Employees to Give More and More Often
ideas42 and Benevity test how expert-curated GiveLists affect altruistic behavior within companies
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NEW YORK, May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The COVID-19 pandemic continues to create an ongoing level of need across the globe, but it can be challenging for donors to figure out where to give. ideas42, a research and design nonprofit specializing in behavioral science, is bringing renewed attention to the results from a test commissioned by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on the impact of experts on workplace giving behavior through the Benevity platform. Part of a two-year study looking at how lists of causes that are curated by experts (known as GiveLists ) affect donor behavior, the test showed that employees ended up giving 29% more often and 63% more money when presented with expert-curated GiveLists.
by Talib Visram (Fast Company) … In Oakland, California, the circularity of the model is most clear. Since 2019, it’s been in a partnership with the city, where it’s helping Oakland’s plans to reduce carbon emissions by nearly 56% by 2030, compared to its 2005 levels.
Here’s how it works. Neste’s collection partner in Oakland, Western States Oil, collects used oils and fats from about 110 restaurants, after they’ve cooked wings, hamburgers, french fries, and other greasy treats. Suppliers of the waste, who are paid for the service, include chains like Taco Bell and Buffalo Wild Wings, and local mom-and-pop eateries such as Luka’s Tap Room and TrueBurger. The project the winner of the Enduring Impact (15+ years in business) category of Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards collected 750,000 pounds of used cooking oil within the first three months of the new system. Previously, the waste may have been used to make items like soaps and animal feed, o
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Phoenix Motorcars industry first EZ ZEUS Autonomous Shuttle recognized as a finalist in the AI & Data category
ONTARIO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / May 17, 2021 / SPI Energy Ltd. (NASDAQ:SPI), a global renewable energy company and provider of solar storage and electric vehicle (EV) solutions for business, residential, government, logistics and utility customers, and investors, today announced its wholly owned Phoenix Motorcars subsidiary has been named to
Fast Company s 2021 annual list of World Changing Ideas. Phoenix Motorcars, a leading manufacturer of electric shuttle buses and trucks, has been recognized as a finalist in the Artificial Intelligence and Data category for its EZ ZEUS autonomous shuttle bus.
Spero Selected as Honorable Mention in On The Rise Category of Fast Company s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards
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From a cleaner freight train to an automated beehive, a way to recycle fabric, and other bold, new technologies, the 5th annual awards honor the products, concepts, companies, policies, and designs that are pursuing innovation for the good of society and the planet NEW YORK (PRWEB) May 13, 2021 The winners of Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards were announced today, honoring the businesses, policies, projects, and concepts that are actively engaged and deeply committed to pursuing innovation when it comes to solving health and climate crises, social injustice, or economic inequality.