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Reclaiming Heritage: The Global Push for Repatriation of Looted Artifacts

NonProfit Quarterly

In 2022, the Smithsonian voluntarily returned 29 of the bronzes to Nigeria as a result of adopting a new ethical returns policy earlier that year. She has also worked on cases involving the return of multiple objects to Iraq that had been illegally imported to the United States by the craft retailer Hobby Lobby. “A

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Why Fashion Education Needs to Care About Climate Change

NonProfit Quarterly

Sustainability is becoming more than just a trendit is a necessity for fashion brands striving to remain relevant and ethical in the eyes of increasingly conscious consumers. The fashion industry is at a critical juncture, where sustainability and ethical practices are no longer optional: They are essential.

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How to Restore Community Economies: Reestablishing the Right to Associate

NonProfit Quarterly

On the first page, she puts the mutualist ethic this way: “We can look to one another to solve the most intractable problems we encounter in our lives.” The 2020 film Wonder Woman 1984 featured the Black Gold Cooperative, a fraudulent enterprise seeking to persuade retail investors to co-purchase defunct oil fields.

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Building Boundaries in Love for Equity and Justice: An AI Manifesto

NonProfit Quarterly

We Must Build Parameters to Protect People from AI Creators and AI Creators from Themselves In the rush to lead the global AI race, it can be tempting to prioritize innovation, speed, and profit without pausing to consider the profound ethical, societal, and human consequences. 2 (Summer 2024): 2642.

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Why we’re still waiting for the ‘AI moment’ that will transform grantmaking 

Candid

Artificial intelligence is reshaping nearly every industry, from finance to health care to retail. And so, grantmakers are studying the landscape , weighing every implication , and exercising caution as they consider how best to integrate AI in ways that are ethical, inclusive, and effective.

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Powerful, Not Powerless: Emerging Approaches to Massive Action

Stanford Social Innovation Review

This famously occurred in 2021 when investors in the wallstreetbets Reddit community rallied behind GameStop, the retail video game seller, driving its price up 1,500 percent in a matter of days and creating massive losses for several large (short selling) investment firms.

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Sustainable Fashion: How to Build an Eco-Conscious Wardrobe

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Sustainable Fashion: How to Build an Eco-Conscious Wardrobe Building an eco-conscious wardrobe isn’t about sacrificing style—it’s about aligning your fashion choices with your values, reducing waste, and supporting ethical practices. Ethical Transparency Research brands’ supply chains and labor practices.