Ideas & Insights
Ideas & Insights
The Ichor Index is a data-driven and adaptive tool that provides a quantitative framework for understanding key issues in cities and neighborhoods to develop impactful strategies. The Ichor Index quantifies the intersectional relationship between infrastructure, resources, and the economy within urban areas to better understand the quality of life. The Index analyzes areas across three indices: Access, Economy, and Equity.
In the era of stakeholder capitalism, corporations are increasingly realizing the value and necessity of workplace diversity. Research has long shown that diverse teams are better equipped to innovate as well as attract and retain, essential for market growth in today’s highly competitive landscape.
Businesses today are inundated with data. When used properly, it can be a goldmine that informs how they meet consumers’ wants and needs. But without context, data is meaningless.
Minority business enterprises (MBEs) – firms that must undergo certification processes by government agencies to establish their status – play a critical role in stimulating the American economy, as they generate $2 trillion in revenue each year. By further enhancing opportunities and closing gaps...
Record levels of federal funding have become available in recent years to address climate change—but translating that money into local impact still comes with tremendous challenges. The Justice40 Initiative, established by President Biden under Executive Order 14008, set a goal of distributing 40%...
In the era of stakeholder capitalism, corporations are increasingly realizing the value and necessity of workplace diversity. Research has long shown that diverse teams are better equipped to innovate as well as attract and retain, essential for market growth in today’s highly competitive landscape.
Businesses today are inundated with data. When used properly, it can be a goldmine that informs how they meet consumers’ wants and needs. But without context, data is meaningless.
Minority business enterprises (MBEs) – firms that must undergo certification processes by government agencies to establish their status – play a critical role in stimulating the American economy, as they generate $2 trillion in revenue each year. By further enhancing opportunities and closing gaps...
Record levels of federal funding have become available in recent years to address climate change—but translating that money into local impact still comes with tremendous challenges. The Justice40 Initiative, established by President Biden under Executive Order 14008, set a goal of distributing 40%...
In the last year, attacks on equity—from the Supreme Court to state legislatures—have gained momentum. One need look no further than our nation’s college campuses to see how leaders are executing an organized, systematic takedown of longstanding equity programs. The anti-DEI machine threatens to...
Over the past 12-18 months, businesses across the U.S. have faced increasing backlash over their "woke" sustainability agendas. As ESG becomes increasingly politized, how can organizations avoid derailing the momentum and progress already made? On April 5th, Ichor CEO Eric Eve sat down...
Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Reuters Responsible Business conference in New York. I participated in a compelling fireside chat with Helle Bank Jorgenson, CEO at Competent Boards, about how leaders can navigate the politicization of ESG and achieve both profitability and...
This year’s theme for the 47th commemoration of Black History Month, as selected by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, is “Black Resistance” – a recognition of the movements Black Americans have led and sustained to enact social change throughout our country’s...
This article was originally posted on amsterdamnews.com For years, people from communities of color have advocated for equity policies at both the federal and state levels, only to be left disappointed and disillusioned that their governments were not working for them. My father, Arthur...
Every year on Martin Luther King Day, numerous speeches building off the civil rights leader’s “I Have a Dream” address are delivered with promises of carrying on MLK’s vision and scores take part in a “Day of Service”. The next day, everyone goes back to business as usual. To really...
This article was originally posted on nydailynews.com On New Year’s Day, Eric Adams will become New York City’s 110th mayor, and just its second Black chief executive. He takes over a city that fashions itself the most progressive in the nation yet is still wrestling with major issues of...
This article was originally posted on nydailynews.com President Biden’s bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which was passed last Friday, is the largest infusion of federal funding into infrastructure investments in over a decade. This bill has the potential to be a...
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the economic and social realities of our communities, further highlighting an already weak infrastructure system. The time is now to build more resilient infrastructure, and to address the inequities that have plagued communities of color...
As the recent global financial turmoil reminds us, banks play a huge role in our society. But it’s not just in times of turmoil. Banks significantly shape our communities in profound ways every day. Their basic functions—taking in deposits, evaluating credit risks, loaning money, and even deciding...
Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Reuters Responsible Business conference in New York. I participated in a compelling fireside chat with Helle Bank Jorgenson, CEO at Competent Boards, about how leaders can navigate the politicization of ESG and achieve both profitability and...
The recent Supreme Court decision to strike down race-conscious affirmative action programs in higher education reversed decades of legal precedent on remedial approaches to increase enrollment of historically disadvantaged communities.
Healthy public transit systems are an imperative in 21st-century America. They connect our communities, enable mobility, and underpin our economies. In an era of increasing urgency around climate change, they do it all more efficiently and cleanly than motor vehicles, and at a moment of increased...
As the recent global financial turmoil reminds us, banks play a huge role in our society. But it’s not just in times of turmoil. Banks significantly shape our communities in profound ways every day. Their basic functions—taking in deposits, evaluating credit risks, loaning money, and even deciding...
Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Reuters Responsible Business conference in New York. I participated in a compelling fireside chat with Helle Bank Jorgenson, CEO at Competent Boards, about how leaders can navigate the politicization of ESG and achieve both profitability and...
The recent Supreme Court decision to strike down race-conscious affirmative action programs in higher education reversed decades of legal precedent on remedial approaches to increase enrollment of historically disadvantaged communities.
Healthy public transit systems are an imperative in 21st-century America. They connect our communities, enable mobility, and underpin our economies. In an era of increasing urgency around climate change, they do it all more efficiently and cleanly than motor vehicles, and at a moment of increased...