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Ottawa tea startup gives Syrian refugees a place to work, aims to aid settlement

Ottawa tea startup gives Syrian refugees a place to work, aims to aid settlement

Surai Tea in Ottawa sells Syrian tea, employs Syrian refugees to do so, and donates to their resettlements from profits. What a wonderfully coherent and humane idea! See more at…
Start-up company donates 100% profits to charity

Start-up company donates 100% profits to charity

Irish company ONE Water donates all profit from selling water in Ireland to providing clean water in Ethiopia. See more at http://snip.ly/3jh3b
“The ONE Thing” by Gary Keller

“The ONE Thing” by Gary Keller

Summary This book makes a simple, and seemingly blindingly obvious, recommendation: To succeed in a meaningful way, find the most important thing to do for your most important mission, then…
Corporate Social Responsibility – An Honest Assessment

Corporate Social Responsibility – An Honest Assessment

Although this wonderfully satirical (and uncannily accurate) video is primarily making a point about climate change, it highlights the cause of much of the ill we see from publicly listed…
“The Willpower Instinct” by Kelly McGonigal

“The Willpower Instinct” by Kelly McGonigal

Summary A fantastic research and science-based book on willpower (i.e. not your usual factless self-help diatribe), with good practical tips and a sober analysis of our pathetic capability. Key takeaways:…

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