Month: July 2020

A close-up of Bill Ackman, Founder of the SPAC, Pershing Square Tontine Holdings
Social and environmental issues

Pershing Square Tontine Holdings – An Ethical Investment?

Bill Ackman, activist investor and founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management has today launched a new enterprise. Pershing Square Tontine Holdings (PSTH) had its IPO today but doesn’t yet have a business – it’s a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) that first raises money through an IPO and then later invests that cash in an existing business. So we’ve no idea yet what … Continue reading Pershing Square Tontine Holdings – An Ethical Investment?

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The interior of the 1951 Coffee Co. in Oakland, featuring a sofa, bar counter and large mural.
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Ethical review competition to benefit 1951 Coffee Co.

It’s competition time again on the Green Stars Project! Your mission: Write a review of a business or product that includes a rating for social and environmental impact (on a scale of 1-5 Green Stars). For this round, I want to include a theme: Equality, whether racial, economic, gender or a mix of all three. I’ll give you an example of a Green Stars review … Continue reading Ethical review competition to benefit 1951 Coffee Co.

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