REI and Volkswagen sustainability with the natural environment as a stakeholder

One company that prioritizes sustainability is REI, an outdoor gear store with physical stores around the country as well as an online eCommerce presence. They focus on supporting employees, co-op members, and other non-profit partners through their sales. Additionally, they carefully track their impact with a publicly available ESG scorecard, where a variety of sustainability…

Scouts – Nonprofit perspective on Maximization vs. Shared Value

Throughout several years of my childhood, I belonged to a troop as part of the Boy Scouts of America. Each unit has a sponsor organization who receives a charter on a yearly basis from the National Council to operate a troop. Due to the altruistic nature of the scouting program, they are operated on a…