Tony's Chocolonely, with its distinctive, unevenly divided packaging, has emerged as a rapidly growing chocolate brand by prioritizing ethical sourcing. Founded by a Dutch journalist to combat child labor in West African cocoa fields, the company proves a slave-free supply chain is viable. CEO Douglas Lamont emphasizes being an "impact company," demonstrating tangible change beyond mere intentions. Despite its strong mission, Tony's insists on a great-tasting product for repeat customers. The brand's success, with US sales soaring from $20M to over $100M, is driven by its unique product, compelling story, and minimal marketing. Tony's now invites competitors to join its "Open Chain" initiative, sharing its traceable, fair-paying cocoa sourcing model. This move, coupled with new EU regulations and cocoa price crises, is pushing the industry towards systemic change, proving that doing good and making money are intrinsically linked.

Fifty-four percent of low-income parents have taken on a second job or extra hours to keep food on the table. This is the trap Anne Filipic is trying to dismantle. As CEO of Share Our Strength, the organization behind the No Kid Hungry campaign, she has spent the last few years widening the question her field asks: not just how do we feed a hungry child today, but how do we help the family that child belongs to climb.

Jean Batthany, former Walmart CCO, developed "The Art of the Pause" after personal and professional burnout. She argues the current corporate system, demanding constant output, causes a global burnout epidemic costing $1 trillion annually. Instead of pushing resilience, Batthany advocates for "regenerative creativity," inspired by farming principles. This means incorporating intentional "fallow" periods and consistent short breaks to foster curiosity and innovation. She challenges leaders to redesign work, protecting time for proactive thinking, as radical rest is crucial for creativity and combating the widespread burnout that stifles progress.

Wikipedia, celebrating its 25th anniversary, stands as the internet's largest volunteer-driven reference work, powered by 250,000 editors and funded by small donations. Despite being the invisible backbone for AI and search engines, its human effort is increasingly overlooked, leading to concerns about declining direct readership and flat editor numbers. The Wikimedia Foundation launched the "Knowledge Is Human" campaign to highlight its vital volunteer community and attract new generations. This non-profit model, emphasizing neutrality and consensus, faces challenges as AI companies benefit from its data without sufficient contribution. The campaign aims to secure Wikipedia's future by showcasing its editors as "digital craftspersons" and promoting its unique collaborative spirit in an increasingly polarized world, preserving free, global knowledge for decades to come.

MetLife's CMO, Michael Roberts, is leveraging the World Cup not for mere branding, but to solidify the company's core purpose: building a more confident future. This isn't just a slogan; it's a discipline backed by their "Confident Pathways Report," revealing the critical link between financial and mental wellness. Roberts, drawing on his background in purpose-driven organizations, asserts that public companies can effectively scale impact. He operationalizes this through a strict "alignment and impact" rubric, guiding all decisions from partnerships like Global Citizen and Highlights magazine to internal initiatives. This strategic approach aims to create lasting generational confidence, viewing the CMO role as an orchestrator of outcomes rather than just a marketer, ensuring MetLife's actions resonate far beyond fleeting events.

In third grade, J.C. Hall was already in love with language. He'd write poems in school, fascinated by the way words could compress truth into something beautiful. Then the Fugees dropped The Score, and Lauryn Hill's mastery of the English language — catchy, brilliant, technically ferocious — unlocked something deeper. Hip hop, Hall realized, had more real estate than any other form. More room to say something that mattered.

That insight would inform his creation of the Hip Hop Therapy Studio — a program inside a second-chance high school in the South Bronx that has nearly doubled graduation rates, earned Hall the $200,000 David Prize, and inspired an award-winning short documentary, Mott Haven. 

And it all started with saving his own life.

Julia Collins launched PlanetHAUS to combat sustainability's branding crisis, where it's often perceived as sacrifice rather than an upgrade. Inspired by Toni Cade Bambara's call to make revolutions "irresistible," Collins recognized that despite advanced data and products, consumer desire for sustainable living was lacking. PlanetHAUS tackles this by leveraging design, consumer culture, and immersive pop-up events to present sustainable choices as an appealing, desirable lifestyle. These curated, home-like experiences demonstrate that planet-friendly products can be beautiful and pleasurable. Initial events garnered immense success, with 100% of attendees reporting a changed perspective on sustainability. Collins aims to expand PlanetHAUS globally, proving that responsible living is an upgrade, not a compromise, thereby seducing people towards a better future.

In her new essay, Catherine, Princess of Wales reflects on what children can teach us about love, connection, and emotional wholeness. Inspired by a visit to Reggio Emilia, Italy, she explores how nature, creativity, and patient, unconditional love help children stay grounded in the “real and felt” world, especially in an age where screens can make connection feel distant. The essay is both a call to protect childhood and a reminder for adults to reconnect with the openness, imagination, and sense of belonging we may have lost along the way.

Why the nonprofit sector is breaking — and how Givebutter and We Are For Good are betting generosity can fix it.

We seem to be in a golden age where authentic representation of Muslims in America are at an all-time high.

Water.org co-founders Matt Damon and Gary White launch Get Blue with Gap, Starbucks, Amazon, and Ecolab to turn everyday purchases into safe water for millions.

How regenerative agriculture is quietly transforming the way we grow food — and why a billion acres might be the tipping point.

On June 5 the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration opened in London with MURUGIAH: Ever Feel Like… as its inaugural solo exhibition, running through August 31st — and the choice of Murugiah to launch the Centre's first major show is not incidental.

The energy drink hasn't changed since the 80s. Jeff Boyd built the antidote — energy without the crash, focus without the jitter, and no synthetic junk.

From restoring lost masterpieces of world cinema to funding the early careers of filmmakers who have gone on to reshape American culture, the Golden Globe Foundationhas built a philanthropic model that is as ambitious as it is quietly effective.

There is a moment most homeowners know. You open the utility bill, scan the rows of kilowatt hours and demand charges and fuel adjustments, and feel the particular helplessness of a system designed to confuse you. You don’t understand it. You were never supposed to. And so you close it, pay it, and wait for next month to do the same thing again. That paralysis — the sense that energy is too expensive to fix and too complex to navigate — is exactly why, despite decades of falling costs and improving technology, most Americans have never seriously considered making the switch to solar. Loren Padelford finds impossible problems irresistible.