Inclusive Economy Report

Employee ownership can improve job quality, business performance, and race/gender wealth gaps — and it’s capturing the interest of leaders across the US.

Community development financial institutions will support business owners to improve jobs while strengthening their businesses.

To help companies navigate the process for hiring and supporting people returning from incarceration, the Aspen Institute and Slack are launching a new Playbook, which breaks down everything from legal and HR hurdles to the human elements of making hiring programs a long-term success. Divided into discrete, bite-sized content, the Playbook makes it easier for companies to answer the question, “Where to begin?”

This brief provides a roadmap for a national commission that would prepare a comprehensive, whole of government, national financial inclusion strategy.

How much work is enough?

With DEI, the road to change is often slow. Northwestern’s Nicholas Pearce discusses how to stay focused on the destination.

In this clip, the Aspen Institute’s Joyce Klein testifies at a congressional hearing on Fintech and Transparency in Small Business Lending.

In this clip, the Aspen Institute’s Joyce Klein testifies at a congressional hearing on Fintech and Transparency in Small Business Lending.

Why is ESG inseparable from business and what does that mean for finance education? Loyola’s Swasti Gupta-Mukherjee discusses this and more.