I firmly believe that business and just straight up rational business growth, profitable business growth and social impact are not mutually exclusive."

VOA: special.2011.07.29

It also bars "disparate impact" actions that are not meant to discriminate but in fact disproportionately harm minorities.

VOA: special.2009.07.03

Sam Kass said: "After hearing fifth graders cheer for broccoli, I know firsthand that chefs can have a huge impact on kids' health and well-being."

VOA: special.2010.06.07

"I think the overall economic impact because of bedbugs is certainly much more significant.

VOA: special.2010.10.01

"It was the ability to effect change and impact the lives of the people.

VOA: special.2009.06.29

The majority found that the city failed to prove a disparate impact violation.

VOA: special.2009.07.03

In accepting the award from Claremont McKenna College in California, she said: "Every day, I see the impact of education, and that's the force that keeps me going on."

VOA: special.2009.06.15

"You can imagine the impact that this would have on whole communities throughout the country and why there would be such passions that have been passed on from generation to generation even at the remove of one hundred fifty years."

VOA: special.2011.04.09

"I have felt blessed to represent the United States before the Supreme Court, to walk into the highest court in this country when it is deciding its most important cases, cases that have an impact on so many people's lives."

VOA: special.2010.05.15

In many parts of the world we've seen that if governments introduce social protection programs, measures for example which give family benefits to families with children, particularly poorer families, this can have an important impact in enabling people to keep their children in school and out of the work force."

VOA: special.2010.05.17

Main message? Each one of us makes a difference every single day we impact the world around us and if we would just think about the consequences of the little choices we make what we eat,wear,buy, how we interact with people,animals, the environment then we start making small changes and that can lead to the huge change that we must have."

VOA: special.2009.11.18

It's obvious. On the other hand, if you only look at the environmental impact, you can hurt people's livelihoods."

VOA: standard.2010.02.22

The European debt crisis continues to hammer global stocks as fears grow that Europe's problems could have a wider impact.

VOA: standard.2010.05.21

In 2009,the H1N1 virus killed more than Some critics say the World Health Organization overstated the impact of H1N1...

VOA: standard.2010.04.29