Fellows & Editors

Leon Kaye

Trip:: India 2013
Affiliation:: Freelance
Country:: India
Year:: 2013

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Leon Kaye is the founder and editor of GreenGoPost.com. His focus is making the business case for sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) across the world. Recently Kaye has written about children’s health, human rights and social enterprise. Among the publications for which he currently writes is San Francisco-based Triple Pundit and The Guardian’s Sustainable Business portal. Kaye has also written for AIA's Architect Magazine, Sustainable Brands, Inhabitat and Earth911. He works out of Fresno, California, and when he has free time, he enjoys bicycling, hiking, gardening, cooking and weightlifting. Kaye has visited 60 countries and as the result of what he has learned from his travels spends much time writing about sustainable development in the Balkans, Middle East and Latin America; this trip with IRP to India will be his first visit to the subcontinent. Kaye completed his MBA at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business and is also a proud graduate of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC) and Cal State-Fresno.

Stories

Social Enterprise in Indian Slums

by Kaye, Leon | August 05, 2013

Slums in India have grabbed the attention of activists, journalists and humanitarians for decades. And as urbanisation in India surges, living conditions in these poor areas within megacities have become increasingly dire....
Technology as a Tool to Engage Employees and Save Lives in India

by Kaye, Leon | July 31, 2013

{image-1} India has made impressive strides in reducing its child mortality rate in the last four decades. Much work remains to be done, however, as India still loses too many children to...
National Rose Garden in Delhi Made Me Stop to Smell the Roses (Obviously)

by Kaye, Leon | July 25, 2013

{image-1} The National Rose Garden in south Delhi was a highlight for me during my all-too-brief stay in India’s capital earlier this year. Nestled among the dozens of embassies along...
After the Bangladesh Tragedy: Six Ethical, Eco and Fair Clothing Manufacturers

by Kaye, Leon | May 09, 2013

As the death toll from the Rana Plaza factory collapseclimbs over 800 [Ed note: it has now reached 1100], it is easy to heap blame on the factory owners and the companies who...
Ford’s Worldwide Driving Skills For Life Program Now Helping Make India’s Roads Safer

by Kaye, Leon | April 09, 2013

In 2003 Ford Motor Co. launched Driving Skills for Life (DSFL), a program the automaker created to teach newly licensed teenagers the necessary driving skills beyond the offerings of most drivers'...
World Water Day Update: P&G Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program

by Kaye, Leon | March 22, 2013

For almost a decade, Proctor & Gamble has manufactured water purification packets that helped save over 29,000 lives and prevent over 200 million days of diarrheal illness. Dr. Greg...
Poverty Solutions: What Can Businesses Do?

by Kaye, Leon | March 18, 2013

Poverty solutions of various approaches have been underway for decades, many of which have shown only mixed results. While the global middle class is still growing and many developing countries have...
CSR in India: Are Companies Doing Enough?

by Kaye, Leon | March 08, 2013

Can corporate social responsibility (CSR) in India have a central role in the transformation of this dynamic yet challenged land? At a macro level, India’s transformation has been an impressive...
Ford CSR Leverages Technology & NGOs to Deliver Health Care in India

by Kaye, Leon | March 06, 2013

Ford Motor Co. is the latest company to experiment with technology and collaboration with NGOs to deliver health care in underserved rural areas of India. Although the Indian government has done...
Unilever and Lifebuoy Transforming Handwashing Habits in India

by Kaye, Leon | March 06, 2013

The simple act of handwashing can help erase a tragedy still affecting much of India’s poor. While India’s government and NGOs have made impressive...
The Maze of Mumbai’s VT is the Anchor of India’s Rail System

by Kaye, Leon | February 24, 2013

{image-1} Whatever you may think of Slum Dog Millionaire, the shots and scenes at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus were certainly impressive. Now over 125 years old, the former Victoria Terminus, still...
India’s Beautiful Children

by Kaye, Leon | February 24, 2013

I have been in India for a week now, and the trip with the International Reporting Project is winding down. Having been all over Latin America, Southeast Asia...
Safe Drinking Water in India: How Smart Design Positioned Unilever as a Leader

by Kaye, Leon | February 21, 2013

Hindustan Unilever is India’s largest consumer goods company, with $4 billion in annual sales and over 16,000 employees–over 5,000 of whom work at the company’s headquarters in suburban Mumbai....
Microsoft Research Battles Tuberculosis in India

by Kaye, Leon | February 20, 2013

Bhiwandi, India, is 36 miles (60 km), a 90 minute drive and a world away from the Bollywood glam, malls and nightlife of Mumbai. Many of its 925,000 residents are migrants from poorer regions of...
Niramaya’s Uphill Struggle to Provide Health Care in Mumbai’s Poorest Neighborhoods

by Kaye, Leon | February 19, 2013

If there is one NGO that makes miracle lemonade out of lemons, it would be the Niramaya Health Foundation in Mumbai, India. Its dedicated staff work tirelessly the Deonar...