When the economy sank into the pandemic recession, some climate change activists and others braced themselves for investors to abandon investing based on social goals. It’s known as ESG — environmental, social and governance — investing.
Sabri Ben-Achour : So investors are still investing based on social or environmental causes even during a pandemic?
Chris Farrell : That’s one of the results that comes from this pandemic-inspired study by two economists . And they look at a number of things, but what I focused on is they found that mutual funds with high ESG ratings … have performed particularly well against various benchmarks during the pandemic. And so the results were particularly strong for those funds that have an environmental focus.
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Restaurants see takeout success as a recipe for the future - Marketplace
Restaurants around the country have had to change their business models because of COVID-19. The pandemic has forced some out of business; but others are trying to adapt with different models.
The owners of one high-end restaurant in Berkeley, California, called Comal, have opened a new restaurant in Oakland during the pandemic as a takeout operation.
Restaurant workers at the new operation, Comal Next Door, in Oakland’s Grand Lake neighborhood, shuttled brown-bagged orders from the kitchen to several rows of holding racks on the eatery’s first Friday night. The bags were destined for pickup customers waiting outside and a stream of double-parked delivery drivers.
Bye Buy, Rakuten Marketplace - EcommerceBytes
Rakuten is closing its marketplace, according to TechCrunch , and will wind down its operations over the next two months. The Japanese marketplace had acquired Buy.com in 2010 for $250 million and later rebranded it.
Rakuten had gone on an international expansion spree in 2008, but failed to fulfill its vision for a global marketplace. In 2016, it closed numerous country sites including the UK (Play.com) and Spanish marketplaces and those in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
Pennsylvania marketplace health insurance premiums may fall 5% in January | Pittsburgh
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The landlord who stepped up in the 'hour of need' - Marketplace
With skyrocketing unemployment, workers everywhere risk being evicted from their homes. Not just in the U.S., but around the world people are struggling to pay their rent during the coronavirus pandemic.
Understanding this is crucial to Michael Munene’s work. He is a landlord in Kenya’s Nyandarua County, with around 30 low-income tenants.
When the coronavirus pandemic hit Kenya, most of Munene’s tenants were laid off from their jobs. As this was happening, he called a meeting with the occupants to announce his plans to help them get through this.
KOALA Launches Groundbreaking Vacation Rental Marketplace to Reshape the Global Timeshare Industry
"KOALA satisfies a previously unfulfilled need in the travel space," said Kennedy. "Travelers are often asked to choose between multiple hotel rooms and unverified home rentals whose glossy photos, to put it mildly, don't reflect reality. KOALA connects travelers to verified listings with the space of a home rental and the amenities of their favorite hotel.
Kennedy acknowledges that now might not seem an opportune time to wade into the travel sector. However, he explains that the accommodations on KOALA are different from both apartment rentals and the typical hotel: "Travelers on KOALA get instant access to major brands like Wyndham, Marriott, and Hilton—all of which have implemented detailed cleaning and operational procedures to keep guests safe.
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