Stories from the Community
Why a Women-Owned Advisory Firm Defined Its Purpose with the Triple Bottom Line
As a sustainability advisory firm, Thinking Beyond Business knew its mission could be summed up with 3 words: triple bottom line. The firm's leaders wanted to help entrepreneurs, small and medium-sized company leaders understand, commit, and incorporate best practices of sustainability into their business model.
Their belief is simple: with the proper mindset and the right tools, every company, no matter its size, can contribute to solving the world’s biggest problems while at the same time generating profits and new business opportunities.
Conscientious Living: Lessons from the Tarahumara
Some say our societies are becoming more homogeneous. With increased globalization, diversity in our communities and social media connections, some wonder if our distinct differences are becoming blurred.
Is this a good thing?
Or are we losing something in the process?
These questions came front and center on a recent trip to Copper Canyon in Mexico. To reach the canyon, home of the Tarahumara Indians, we boarded the famed El Chepe train in El Fuerte, one of Mexico’s ‘Pueblos Magicos” magical towns.