Daniel Lubetzky

Mike Edwards questions whether the trendy concept of philantrocapitalism exemplified by Bill Gates is as effective as the uncritical buzz it is generating.  And he raises questions worthy of consideration, including this one in his q&a: …what are the actual effects of business involvement in activities that are intended to promote social change? Where is [...]

Thomas Friedman contrasts US energy policy and US behavior to the way Danes live and have structured their lives to be energy-efficient, and almost energy-independent. New York Times, August 10, 2008 Op-Ed Columnist Flush With Energy By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Copenhagen The Arctic Hotel in Ilulissat, Greenland, is a charming little place on the West [...]

A new site just launched that analyzes food product labels for ingredients that may or may not be good for you.  Too many items pose as "healthy" while containing ingredients like high fructose corn syrup which labelwatch exposes here as not healthful. The site is not perfect yet; it’s search engine is clunky; and it [...]

And the corollary to the earlier post is that obesity in children has reached epidemic proportions, causing Type 2 diabetes and many other health complications that stay with them beyond childhood for the rest of their lives. There are other key health challenges to children, that the food industry needs to tackle… What drives the [...]

A report last week from the Federal Trade Commission found that the makers of soda, fast food, cereals and other products spent $1.6 billion in 2006 on marketing aimed at children and teenagers. …While almost $500 million a year is spent on soda advertising, only $11 million is spent on ads for fruit and vegetables. [...]

I’ve always admired Coke’s marketing. And, like most big companies, it has been careful to be genuine when making specific claims.  Yes, it is lifestyle-centered and romantic, so it gets carried away – but that is what has made it such a majestic brand.  And you don’t normally have big companies make ridiculous claims they [...]

Before you watch this, make SURE you watch the earlier post about Matt (here).

What do you do when your formerly fun and irreverent brand has been threatened by months of media criticism over alleged corporate missteps? Regardless of where you stand on whether Microsoft tried to manipulate Yahoo or Jerry Yang missed an opportunity to drive shareholder value (or far harsher assessments including this one from Joe Nocera [...]

Thanks to Stacy Perman for a profile about PeaceWorks, KIND, and OneVoice in BusinessWeek yesterday.   Viewpoint August 6, 2008, 1:03PM EST text size: TT Making Social Entrepreneurship Matter Daniel Lubetzky’s "not-only-for-profit" business has created profitable joint ventures with Palestinians and Israelis. His model deserves attention by Stacy Perman I recently came across an article [...]

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