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10 Do’s and Don’ts of Corporate Responsibility

By Emily Valentine (@ebvalentine) While some companies still see corporate responsibility as fluff, increasing evidence that responsible brands perform better financially than their less-responsible peers means the skeptics are becoming fewer and farther between. I recently completed an inter-office tour with my CR-expert colleagues to foster dialogue around this topic. The goal of our tour [...]

Santa Needs a Wellness Makeover – and So Do I

By Jenn Riggle Like Santa, Americans could use a wellness makeover. Christmas has turned into a season of excess – whether it’s eating too many Christmas cookies, replacing our workout schedules with holiday shopping and back-to-back holiday parties, or watching an endless stream of silly and sentimental Christmas movies. I guess it’s only fitting than [...]

From Vente to Vino – Starbucks Brings Wine and Beer to the Java-Loving Masses

THE BOOZE BIN By Pia Mara Finkell (@piamara) After testing the concept in several Northwest stores, Starbucks announced its plans to add wine, beer and accompanying tapas dishes to around half a dozen stores in Chicago next year. According to a recent article in the Seattle Times, Starbuck’s spokesman Alan Hilowitz reports the coffee chain [...]

Food Deserts: Time to Create an Oasis

We’re excited to have today’s guest post written by Rishabh Mehrotra, who blogs regularly at WellNation.net. In the land of plenty, access to fresh, healthy foods for millions of low-income Americans remains a mirage. While supermarkets in affluent suburbs compete to build the next smoothie bar, people in low-income neighborhoods need to hitch rides, spend hours [...]