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 That, in short, is what any good broker do Do such things exist? No. But they should. Institutional and cultural barriers undermine the ability of businesses, governments, and NGOs to work together to rebuild after disasters. "Disaster recovery outcome brokers" could overc[Editor's note: Want to learn more about Interface's employee engagement strategy? Join Erin Meezan and BCLC for our next Evolution of Environmental Innovation webinar Interface's Trek Up Mount Sustainability: 1994 Interface, Inc. began a journey no one would have imagined for the company or the petroleum-intensive industry of carpet manufacturing. This journey started with a realization that business was uniquely positioned to create change in the world. What followed was an adoption of a new set of values based not just on business, but based on sustainability. It meant a fundamental rethink and redesign of the company and its processes.First articulated back then as a new vision by our founder Ray Anderson, nearly 20 years later Mission Zero has changed and evolved into a Mission (with a capital M) to change the company, our industry, and the industrial world. Mission Zero involves the pioneering of new technologies, and efforts to redThe way we do business and approach international development has been shifting in recent years. As we try to navigate a world in economic recovery and spark resurgence, we need new thinking and innovative partnerships.I see a solution in women. Women make up half of the global whole and control $20 trillion in annual consumer spending. Our contributions and decisions have a measurable impact on local businesses, regional economies and the transnational marketplace. What’s more, women are now universally recognized as a force for economic growth.Studies from the World Bank, Ernst & Young, and others indicate that the real drivers of the economy are women—as business leaders, employees, consumers and entrepreneurs. Research just released from the Global Entrepreneu, women are even starting businesses at a higher rate than men. Moreover, we’re seeing that investing in women produces a significant multiplier effect, bringing not just increased revenue to local economies, but better educated children, healthier families, and more stable, secure, and prosperous communities.uce or.What makes a company an environmental leader? There are many characteristics to consider. Vision and commitment from a company’s leadership, particularly the CEO, is imperative. As is a willingness to make big, audacious goals that prioritize long-term value over transient short-term gains. But without buy-in from a company’s employees, otherwise sterling sustainability strategies often fail to meet their full potential.In a world of free enterprise, gender does not play a role in an individual’s ability to participate or prosper in the marketplace. In this ideal world, women have equal access to an education; they can acquire a loan and have the right to open their businesses of their choosing. Unfortunately, this world little resembles the one in which many of us do business in everyday. The reality is that in many markets women face incredible barriers to achieving economic independence. These barriers not only affect women, but also the economic vitality of the community. When women are limited from achieving their economic potential, it significantly diminished the positive effects free enterprise system can bring to local and international communities. economic empowerment is a critical cornerstone of the free enterprise system, whose virtuous cycles of growth requires the participation of all members of its value chain: both men and women.  If half of any given community’s population is at some level excluded from the market, the free enterprise standpoint, women are dramatically underutilized in the formal economy. According to the World Bank, women make up nearly 50 percent of thiversity and inclusion programs are opportunities for companies to enter new markets, improve their products and services, and maintain brand reputation. With the global nature of today’s business environment, companies are utilizing their diversity and inclusions programs to maintain their competitiveness. Simply put, diversity makes good business sense.The increasingly diverse workforce and globalization of business,