We can make progress in our efforts to control air pollution only if we establish a Federal safety code for the major pollutants.
In looking forward toward legislation, I believe that major emphasis must be given to air pollution research and development. For this is an area where a major investment will pay dividends.
The time for studies is past. The time to apply what we already know is here. Economic progress may reduce cost rates. But we all pay for air pollution now, every day.
June 10–13, 2024 at the Chatham Bars Inn and Kennedy Compound
Tags Share The Kennedy family has been a symbol of Irish American prosperity for more than 100 years. On Wednesday evening, Joseph P. Kennedy III – U.S. Special Envoy for Northern Ireland – sought to reorient investors toward the homeland and spotlight what Northern Ireland has to offer during the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights…
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Tags Share Monday’s Compass Winter Investors Conference brought 130 attendees to Miami to learn concrete strategies about staying the course on inclusive investments and disrupting the status quo so the business world reflects a more just and equitable vision. Noting that it took nearly three years to hold the annual winter conference in person, Robert…
Tags Share By Sancia Dalley and Kerry Kennedy Imagine a money manager trying to sell you on their ability to invest your retirement savings. After a long pitch, you say, “ When you invest in a company, do you see first if it has a history of environmental damage? Do you check to see if…
It’s about creating a more equitable and sustainable world for generations to come
Tags Share Many Americans are skeptical that it’s possible to achieve both of those goals together. In a 2017 survey of people’s perceptions of profitability and overall societal contribution of 40 familiar Fortune 500 firms, participants strongly associated profit with negative societal value. That is, most people saw profit as a zero-sum game, the study’s…
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