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Caesarstone is committed to sustainability and transparency. As part of this commitment, many of our products and product lines are covered via independently-verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) – giving our customers a view of their environmental impact. In late August 2026, an EPD covering 24 Caesarstone ICON™ models was published, based on life cycle assessments that analyze a wealth of environmental impact data.

What data is featured in the new Caesarstone ICON™ EPD?

The Caesarstone ICON™ EPD is a third-party verified, Type III Environmental Product Declaration registered with the International EPD System in August 2026. The EPD covers 24 Caesarstone ICON™ advanced fusion surface models across their full life cycle, and is valid for a period of five years (until August 2031).

The EPD highlights information pertaining to surface content and raw materials, creating a life cycle analysis that starts with material extraction and transport, continues to product production, transport and installation, and ends with usage, maintenance and eventual end-of-life. For every stage, the EPD details specific outputs such as emissions, packaging, waste, water, electricity and landfill. A wide range of indicators – waste, resource use, output flow, environmental performance and more – are calculated, providing readers with a comprehensive and transparent analysis. 

The Declared Unit for this EPD is 1 kg of Caesarstone ICON™ countertop, also referred to as a slab, and includes its packaging. The Reference Service Life was defined in the EPD as 75 years. 

Which Caesarstone ICON™ models are analyzed in the new EPD?

The EPD analyzed 24 Caesarstone ICON™ models, based on data collected from January to June 2025. 18 models were manufactured in a production site in Vietnam, and 6 models were manufactured in a production site in Israel, which has since closed its doors. 

The models analyzed in the EPD are 4004 Raw Concrete; 5031 Statuario Maximus; 5100 Vanilla Noir; 5100 Alpine Mist; 5112 Aterra Blanca; 5113 Solenna; 5130 Cosmopolitan White; 5132 Celestial Sky; 5133 Symphony Grey; 5140 Dreamy Carrara; 5144 Rossa Nova; 5171 Arabetto; 5310 Brillianza; 5441 Glacier Flow; 5444 Lunar Frost; 6131 Bianco Drift; 6134 Georgian Bluffs; 6313 Turbine Grey; 8100 Calacatta Lacebound; 8101 Clearlight; 8151 Moonflow; 8451 Wild Storm; 8477 Ocean Sage; 8521 Wild Taj.

How does the Caesarstone ICON™ EPD help architects and designers?

Architects and designers reading the August 2026 EPD are exposed to a wealth of independently-verified data regarding 24 Caesarstone ICON™ models that helps them make informed decisions. 

EPD assessments make specification easier for architects and designers. By specifying with EPD-based evidence, designers can conduct calculations that show how a specific surface impacts an entire project’s environmental footprint, create reliable sustainable product comparisons, and generate documentation that supports green building systems. EPDs are extremely beneficial for projects that use the LEED rating system to evaluate environmental standards. LEED v4, for example, features a dedicated Environmental Product Declarations area that potentially contribute points that can accumulate towards specific LEED certifications. 

Perhaps most importantly, EPDs promotes agency. After reviewing the numerous data chapters in the EPD, design professionals are ideally positioned to evaluate Caesarstone ICON’s sustainable impact with regards to their projects, knowing the EPD offers measurable, transparent information.

Alongside life cycle transparency, what are Caesarstone ICON’s other unique attributes?

Caesarstone ICON™ surfaces are made with a patent-pending blend of ~85% recycled materials, including high-quality post-industrial recycled glass, and other innovative materials. Caesarstone ICON™ surfaces are also crystalline-silica free*, meeting rigorous regulatory standards through independently verified XRD testing.

Caesarstone ICON’s material innovation impacts design aesthetics as well as sustainability. These advanced fusions surfaces are the recipients of six awards worldwide, which acknowledge their full body design and other innovative qualities. Featuring depth of detail and layered dimensionality, Caesarstone ICON™ unlocks new possibilities for inspiring, on-trend projects. 

Performance-wise, Caesarstone ICON™ surfaces are heat, stain, scratch and impact resistant, providing homeowners with durability complemented with an exceptional lifetime warranty.

*May contain up to 1% crystalline silica

How does this EPD align with Caesarstone’s past efforts – and what can we expect moving forward?

The latest EPD is another exciting step forward in Caesarstone’s EPD journey. Our first EPD was released in 2023, and was followed up with an EPD for 71 models at the end of 2024. In May 2026, 68 porcelain models were added to our EPD portfolio. 

“Product transparency means a lot to our partners, and this EPD reinforces the industry’s belief in the Caesarstone ICON™ category”, says Idit Maayan Zohar, Caesarstone’s CMO. 

“As the design landscape changes, transparency and sustainability have moved to the forefront alongside other important parameters. At Caesarstone, we pride ourselves not only on responding to industry shifts, but also leading the way with innovation that sets the tone for what’s to come. In this respect, we view Caesarstone ICON™ as a major accomplishment – and our EPDs as true benchmarks for transparent communication with our partners.”

 

Frequently Asked Questions:

 

What is an EPD, and why is it important?

An Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) is a report that analyzes, verifies and publishes detailed environmental impact data pertaining to the life cycle of specific products. 

By publishing Environmental Product Declarations for select products, which are based on verified life cycle assessments, the International EPD System allows architects and designers to understand whether these products adhere to the environmental regulations that guide the projects they are involved with. An EPD is based on third-party verified data, rather than self-declared data, which contributes an additional layer of confidence to the eco-conscious decision-making process. 

Does Caesarstone collaborate with any other programs that advocate transparency?

Yes. Alongside EPD, Caesarstone works with a list of reputable reporting programs. These include Declare, a leading sustainability platform that uses product labels to increase ingredient transparency; GREENGUARD, a verification initiative that certifies products complying with strict indoor air emission standards; NSF, a leading global authority that assesses products with regards to food safety and public health; and HPD, a standard used to disclose a list of product contents, including chemicals that may be concerning from a health perspective.

What is the difference between EPD and platforms like HPD and Declare?

An EPD analyzes a product’s environmental impact not just from a material standpoint, but throughout its life cycle. The goal is to analyze and verify environmental data that exceeds product material, covering everything from production emissions to transportation and installation. 

Declare and HPD provide transparent insights into a product’s ingredients, also focusing on red-listed or potentially hazardous chemicals. Like EPD, they provide designers with valuable data pertaining to a products’ environmental characteristics, but unlike EPD, they focus on what the product is made of, rather than the footprint generated throughout its life cycle.

Does the Caesarstone ICON™ EPD comply with recognized global standards?

In terms of methodologies and standardization, the Product Category Rules (PCR) for this EPD is “2019:14 Construction products (EN 15804+A2)”. In essence, this means that this EPD follows PCR guidelines that create the basis for life cycle assessments, and which comply with the core European standard for EPDs in the field of construction. This EPD also complies with ISO 14025 – the international standard that specifies rules for EPD publication and management.

Where can I download the Caesarstone ICON™ EPD?

Accessibility is one of the major advantages of Environmental Product Declarations. The EPD is free to download at https://www.caesarstone.com/sustainability/standards-and-certifications/

 

Caesarstone is committed to sustainability and transparency. As part of this commitment, many of our products and product lines are covered via independently-verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) – giving our customers a view of their environmental impact. In late August 2026, an EPD covering 24 Caesarstone ICON™ models was published, based on life cycle assessments that analyze a wealth of environmental impact data.

What data is featured in the new Caesarstone ICON™ EPD?

The Caesarstone ICON™ EPD is a third-party verified, Type III Environmental Product Declaration registered with the International EPD System in August 2026. The EPD covers 24 Caesarstone ICON™ advanced fusion surface models across their full life cycle, and is valid for a period of five years (until August 2031).

The EPD highlights information pertaining to surface content and raw materials, creating a life cycle analysis that starts with material extraction and transport, continues to product production, transport and installation, and ends with usage, maintenance and eventual end-of-life. For every stage, the EPD details specific outputs such as emissions, packaging, waste, water, electricity and landfill. A wide range of indicators – waste, resource use, output flow, environmental performance and more – are calculated, providing readers with a comprehensive and transparent analysis. 

The Declared Unit for this EPD is 1 kg of Caesarstone ICON™ countertop, also referred to as a slab, and includes its packaging. The Reference Service Life was defined in the EPD as 75 years. 

Which Caesarstone ICON™ models are analyzed in the new EPD?

The EPD analyzed 24 Caesarstone ICON™ models, based on data collected from January to June 2025. 18 models were manufactured in a production site in Vietnam, and 6 models were manufactured in a production site in Israel, which has since closed its doors. 

The models analyzed in the EPD are 4004 Raw Concrete; 5031 Statuario Maximus; 5100 Vanilla Noir; 5100 Alpine Mist; 5112 Aterra Blanca; 5113 Solenna; 5130 Cosmopolitan White; 5132 Celestial Sky; 5133 Symphony Grey; 5140 Dreamy Carrara; 5144 Rossa Nova; 5171 Arabetto; 5310 Brillianza; 5441 Glacier Flow; 5444 Lunar Frost; 6131 Bianco Drift; 6134 Georgian Bluffs; 6313 Turbine Grey; 8100 Calacatta Lacebound; 8101 Clearlight; 8151 Moonflow; 8451 Wild Storm; 8477 Ocean Sage; 8521 Wild Taj.

How does the Caesarstone ICON™ EPD help architects and designers?

Architects and designers reading the August 2026 EPD are exposed to a wealth of independently-verified data regarding 24 Caesarstone ICON™ models that helps them make informed decisions. 

EPD assessments make specification easier for architects and designers. By specifying with EPD-based evidence, designers can conduct calculations that show how a specific surface impacts an entire project’s environmental footprint, create reliable sustainable product comparisons, and generate documentation that supports green building systems. EPDs are extremely beneficial for projects that use the LEED rating system to evaluate environmental standards. LEED v4, for example, features a dedicated Environmental Product Declarations area that potentially contribute points that can accumulate towards specific LEED certifications. 

Perhaps most importantly, EPDs promotes agency. After reviewing the numerous data chapters in the EPD, design professionals are ideally positioned to evaluate Caesarstone ICON’s sustainable impact with regards to their projects, knowing the EPD offers measurable, transparent information.

Alongside life cycle transparency, what are Caesarstone ICON’s other unique attributes?

Caesarstone ICON™ surfaces are made with a patent-pending blend of ~85% recycled materials, including high-quality post-industrial recycled glass, and other innovative materials. Caesarstone ICON™ surfaces are also crystalline-silica free*, meeting rigorous regulatory standards through independently verified XRD testing.

Caesarstone ICON’s material innovation impacts design aesthetics as well as sustainability. These advanced fusions surfaces are the recipients of six awards worldwide, which acknowledge their full body design and other innovative qualities. Featuring depth of detail and layered dimensionality, Caesarstone ICON™ unlocks new possibilities for inspiring, on-trend projects. 

Performance-wise, Caesarstone ICON™ surfaces are heat, stain, scratch and impact resistant, providing homeowners with durability complemented with an exceptional lifetime warranty.

*May contain up to 1% crystalline silica

How does this EPD align with Caesarstone’s past efforts – and what can we expect moving forward?

The latest EPD is another exciting step forward in Caesarstone’s EPD journey. Our first EPD was released in 2023, and was followed up with an EPD for 71 models at the end of 2024. In May 2026, 68 porcelain models were added to our EPD portfolio. 

“Product transparency means a lot to our partners, and this EPD reinforces the industry’s belief in the Caesarstone ICON™ category”, says Idit Maayan Zohar, Caesarstone’s CMO. 

“As the design landscape changes, transparency and sustainability have moved to the forefront alongside other important parameters. At Caesarstone, we pride ourselves not only on responding to industry shifts, but also leading the way with innovation that sets the tone for what’s to come. In this respect, we view Caesarstone ICON™ as a major accomplishment – and our EPDs as true benchmarks for transparent communication with our partners.”

 

Frequently Asked Questions:

 

What is an EPD, and why is it important?

An Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) is a report that analyzes, verifies and publishes detailed environmental impact data pertaining to the life cycle of specific products. 

By publishing Environmental Product Declarations for select products, which are based on verified life cycle assessments, the International EPD System allows architects and designers to understand whether these products adhere to the environmental regulations that guide the projects they are involved with. An EPD is based on third-party verified data, rather than self-declared data, which contributes an additional layer of confidence to the eco-conscious decision-making process. 

Does Caesarstone collaborate with any other programs that advocate transparency?

Yes. Alongside EPD, Caesarstone works with a list of reputable reporting programs. These include Declare, a leading sustainability platform that uses product labels to increase ingredient transparency; GREENGUARD, a verification initiative that certifies products complying with strict indoor air emission standards; NSF, a leading global authority that assesses products with regards to food safety and public health; and HPD, a standard used to disclose a list of product contents, including chemicals that may be concerning from a health perspective.

What is the difference between EPD and platforms like HPD and Declare?

An EPD analyzes a product’s environmental impact not just from a material standpoint, but throughout its life cycle. The goal is to analyze and verify environmental data that exceeds product material, covering everything from production emissions to transportation and installation. 

Declare and HPD provide transparent insights into a product’s ingredients, also focusing on red-listed or potentially hazardous chemicals. Like EPD, they provide designers with valuable data pertaining to a products’ environmental characteristics, but unlike EPD, they focus on what the product is made of, rather than the footprint generated throughout its life cycle.

Does the Caesarstone ICON™ EPD comply with recognized global standards?

In terms of methodologies and standardization, the Product Category Rules (PCR) for this EPD is “2019:14 Construction products (EN 15804+A2)”. In essence, this means that this EPD follows PCR guidelines that create the basis for life cycle assessments, and which comply with the core European standard for EPDs in the field of construction. This EPD also complies with ISO 14025 – the international standard that specifies rules for EPD publication and management.

Where can I download the Caesarstone ICON™ EPD?

Accessibility is one of the major advantages of Environmental Product Declarations. The EPD is free to download at https://www.caesarstone.com/sustainability/standards-and-certifications/

 

Verizon

By Ngoc Cindy Pham, PhD

At a glance

• Get more specific: Instead of simply listing “AI” or an AI tool on your resume, describe what you can use AI to accomplish within your profession.
• Show your judgment: Employers need more than polished AI output. Be ready to explain how you evaluated, verified and improved the work AI helped you produce.
• Make coursework count: Use AI courses and certifications to build resume-ready skills, then highlight relevant training alongside the projects you completed.

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It may be tempting to type “AI” or a specific tool into the skills section of your resume and move on. But simply naming a tool tells a hiring manager very little about what you can actually do with it, or whether they can trust what you produce with it.

Detailing your actual abilities is increasingly important as employers expect new hires to already have AI skills. According to the recent Verizon Community Pulse survey, 90% of employers say it’s important that employees have strong AI skills. Only 30% of employees currently feel prepared to use AI at work.

As a marketing professor who studies AI literacy and workforce readiness, I tell my students that I read a resume the way I read an advertisement. Every line is a claim, and my question is always: Where is the proof?

Access to AI is no longer the biggest gap I see. The bigger gap is being able to clearly convey your skill with AI tools in a way that shows benefit to the work you do.

So which AI skills belong on your resume, and how can you show employers that you actually have them?
 

1. Get specific about what you can do with AI

Using AI and having an AI skill are not the same.

In my classes, I often watch two students use the same tool. One might produce a polished but completely generic project. The other explores several directions, questions the output, anticipates problems and produces something sophisticated. Both “used AI.” Only one demonstrated a skill.

For most roles, employers are not hiring “AI people.” They are hiring marketers, analysts, engineers, financial professionals and coordinators who can do their jobs well when AI is part of the work. Your AI skill should make sense inside your profession rather than exist as an isolated label.

A useful test is to finish this sentence:

“I can use AI to ______.”

A strong answer might be: “I can use AI to analyze customer feedback, identify patterns, check them against the underlying data and turn them into recommendations.”
 

2. Back up the skill with evidence

In my classes, students may use AI, but they have to explain what they kept, what they rejected and what they verified. Generating an answer is the easy part. Evaluating it is where AI literacy begins to show.

The following exercise shows the difference between just naming an AI tool on your resume and demonstrating what you can accomplish:

Too vague: “Proficient in [Insert AI Tool].”

More meaningful: “Used [Insert AI Tool] to organize open-ended customer feedback into themes, manually reviewed a sample to check the classifications and developed recommendations for management.”

Do you always need a number, such as hours saved or productivity increased? No. A working prototype, completed analysis or finished project can also be evidence. Never put a number on your resume that you cannot defend in a conversation.

Try this three-step exercise before you put an AI skill on your resume:

Task, proof and check

1. Can you name the task?
2. Can you point to something you produced?
3. Can you explain how you checked the AI’s work?

If not, the skill may not be ready for your resume yet.
 

3. Decide whether the tool itself matters

I often ask students which AI tool they use most and why. A weak answer is, “I like this one.”

A strong answer demonstrates judgment: “I use X tool for this type of work because it is strong with Y, but I know its limitations, so I check the output this way.”

Why does this kind of explanation matter? Because platforms will change. What transfers from one tool to another is your ability to ask good questions, evaluate outputs, verify information, protect sensitive data and recognize when human judgment should override the technology.

So should you list a specific AI tool like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot on your resume?

Use this rule of thumb for listing a specific AI tool:

1. Name the tool when a job posting specifically asks for it or when proficiency with that platform matters.
2. Otherwise, focus on proving what you have accomplished with AI tools. It’s usually more important than the product name.
    

4. Turn coursework into resume proof

One of my students joined our program with no web-development background. Using AI-supported tools to teach himself, he built the program’s website in less than a week and later taught other students how he had done it.

Another student helped build an AI application designed to analyze commercial real estate documents. That project gave her something concrete to discuss with employers rather than simply claiming that she “knew AI.”

The takeaway? The project should come before the title. When considering AI certifications for resumes, a relevant certificate is a useful signal of structured learning. But it becomes much stronger when you can show how you applied what you learned.

Guidance for everyone: Try to finish every AI course with one thing you can show: a project, a prototype, a before-and-after workflow or a short explanation of a problem you solved and how you checked the AI’s work.

Guidance for career-changers or those already employed: Choose a real problem from your current job, apply what you learned and document what you did and how you checked it. Then add that to your resume.
 

5. Put the proof in the right place

Wondering how to list AI skills on your resume effectively? Your strongest AI skills should not exist only as keywords. Back them up somewhere else on the resume with evidence.

And be prepared to describe a time when the AI got something wrong and how you caught it. That story may tell an employer more about your AI readiness than a list of tools ever could.

Here is what I recommend, by section:

• Skills: Specific capabilities, along with specific tools when they are relevant to the position
• Experience: AI applied to real work, with the outcome or contribution
• Projects: Especially valuable for students, entry-level candidates and career changers who may not yet have extensive professional experience
• Education and certifications: Relevant AI training, ideally supported by something you created or applied
   

The bottom line

As AI becomes part of more jobs, the question will increasingly shift from “Have you used AI?” to “What can you do with AI in your profession?” AI can make it easier to produce something that looks polished. But demonstrating professional expertise means knowing whether the work is actually good, recognizing when it is wrong and knowing what to do next.

My one nonnegotiable rule for resumes is this:

Build a skill you can demonstrate. If you cannot explain what you did with AI, what came out of it and how you checked it, it is not ready for your resume. Once you can, it probably is.

Ready to build your AI skills? Verizon AI Skills for America offers free access to AI training, certificates and resources designed to help workers prepare for the evolving AI economy.

An individual user’s experience may vary, and results are not guaranteed.

Verizon

By Ngoc Cindy Pham, PhD

At a glance

• Get more specific: Instead of simply listing “AI” or an AI tool on your resume, describe what you can use AI to accomplish within your profession.
• Show your judgment: Employers need more than polished AI output. Be ready to explain how you evaluated, verified and improved the work AI helped you produce.
• Make coursework count: Use AI courses and certifications to build resume-ready skills, then highlight relevant training alongside the projects you completed.

---

It may be tempting to type “AI” or a specific tool into the skills section of your resume and move on. But simply naming a tool tells a hiring manager very little about what you can actually do with it, or whether they can trust what you produce with it.

Detailing your actual abilities is increasingly important as employers expect new hires to already have AI skills. According to the recent Verizon Community Pulse survey, 90% of employers say it’s important that employees have strong AI skills. Only 30% of employees currently feel prepared to use AI at work.

As a marketing professor who studies AI literacy and workforce readiness, I tell my students that I read a resume the way I read an advertisement. Every line is a claim, and my question is always: Where is the proof?

Access to AI is no longer the biggest gap I see. The bigger gap is being able to clearly convey your skill with AI tools in a way that shows benefit to the work you do.

So which AI skills belong on your resume, and how can you show employers that you actually have them?
 

1. Get specific about what you can do with AI

Using AI and having an AI skill are not the same.

In my classes, I often watch two students use the same tool. One might produce a polished but completely generic project. The other explores several directions, questions the output, anticipates problems and produces something sophisticated. Both “used AI.” Only one demonstrated a skill.

For most roles, employers are not hiring “AI people.” They are hiring marketers, analysts, engineers, financial professionals and coordinators who can do their jobs well when AI is part of the work. Your AI skill should make sense inside your profession rather than exist as an isolated label.

A useful test is to finish this sentence:

“I can use AI to ______.”

A strong answer might be: “I can use AI to analyze customer feedback, identify patterns, check them against the underlying data and turn them into recommendations.”
 

2. Back up the skill with evidence

In my classes, students may use AI, but they have to explain what they kept, what they rejected and what they verified. Generating an answer is the easy part. Evaluating it is where AI literacy begins to show.

The following exercise shows the difference between just naming an AI tool on your resume and demonstrating what you can accomplish:

Too vague: “Proficient in [Insert AI Tool].”

More meaningful: “Used [Insert AI Tool] to organize open-ended customer feedback into themes, manually reviewed a sample to check the classifications and developed recommendations for management.”

Do you always need a number, such as hours saved or productivity increased? No. A working prototype, completed analysis or finished project can also be evidence. Never put a number on your resume that you cannot defend in a conversation.

Try this three-step exercise before you put an AI skill on your resume:

Task, proof and check

1. Can you name the task?
2. Can you point to something you produced?
3. Can you explain how you checked the AI’s work?

If not, the skill may not be ready for your resume yet.
 

3. Decide whether the tool itself matters

I often ask students which AI tool they use most and why. A weak answer is, “I like this one.”

A strong answer demonstrates judgment: “I use X tool for this type of work because it is strong with Y, but I know its limitations, so I check the output this way.”

Why does this kind of explanation matter? Because platforms will change. What transfers from one tool to another is your ability to ask good questions, evaluate outputs, verify information, protect sensitive data and recognize when human judgment should override the technology.

So should you list a specific AI tool like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot on your resume?

Use this rule of thumb for listing a specific AI tool:

1. Name the tool when a job posting specifically asks for it or when proficiency with that platform matters.
2. Otherwise, focus on proving what you have accomplished with AI tools. It’s usually more important than the product name.
    

4. Turn coursework into resume proof

One of my students joined our program with no web-development background. Using AI-supported tools to teach himself, he built the program’s website in less than a week and later taught other students how he had done it.

Another student helped build an AI application designed to analyze commercial real estate documents. That project gave her something concrete to discuss with employers rather than simply claiming that she “knew AI.”

The takeaway? The project should come before the title. When considering AI certifications for resumes, a relevant certificate is a useful signal of structured learning. But it becomes much stronger when you can show how you applied what you learned.

Guidance for everyone: Try to finish every AI course with one thing you can show: a project, a prototype, a before-and-after workflow or a short explanation of a problem you solved and how you checked the AI’s work.

Guidance for career-changers or those already employed: Choose a real problem from your current job, apply what you learned and document what you did and how you checked it. Then add that to your resume.
 

5. Put the proof in the right place

Wondering how to list AI skills on your resume effectively? Your strongest AI skills should not exist only as keywords. Back them up somewhere else on the resume with evidence.

And be prepared to describe a time when the AI got something wrong and how you caught it. That story may tell an employer more about your AI readiness than a list of tools ever could.

Here is what I recommend, by section:

• Skills: Specific capabilities, along with specific tools when they are relevant to the position
• Experience: AI applied to real work, with the outcome or contribution
• Projects: Especially valuable for students, entry-level candidates and career changers who may not yet have extensive professional experience
• Education and certifications: Relevant AI training, ideally supported by something you created or applied
   

The bottom line

As AI becomes part of more jobs, the question will increasingly shift from “Have you used AI?” to “What can you do with AI in your profession?” AI can make it easier to produce something that looks polished. But demonstrating professional expertise means knowing whether the work is actually good, recognizing when it is wrong and knowing what to do next.

My one nonnegotiable rule for resumes is this:

Build a skill you can demonstrate. If you cannot explain what you did with AI, what came out of it and how you checked it, it is not ready for your resume. Once you can, it probably is.

Ready to build your AI skills? Verizon AI Skills for America offers free access to AI training, certificates and resources designed to help workers prepare for the evolving AI economy.

An individual user’s experience may vary, and results are not guaranteed.

by John Coleman of Sovereign’s Capital and author of ‘Good Money’

For fifteen years I have written on human flourishing, much of it for Harvard Business Review, including a new book, Good Money: Six Steps to Building a Financial Life with Purpose, which explores how anyone, regardless of faith, can align financial resources in a way that enables rather than impedes the good life. By day I co-lead Sovereign’s Capital, a Christian faith-driven investment firm. In both Good Money and our work at Sovereign’s, I have anchored on mainstream, research-backed frameworks of flourishing. Perhaps the most powerful comes from the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard. It identifies six dimensions: Happiness and life satisfaction; Mental and physical health; Meaning and purpose; Character and virtue; Close social relationships; Financial and material stability.

These domains are reached through a few key pathways — family, work, education, and religious community — at least two of which are shaped directly by the companies and real estate investors own. One of the study’s most striking early findings is that wealth and flourishing diverge. Which raises the question worth asking of any portfolio: how do we use an age of prosperity to build lives that are not only richer, but more purposeful? Our investment portfolios are a key part of that, and an often-untapped source of influence. At Sovereign’s Capital, we believe “all investing is impact investing.” We believe capital is never idle. It is always building something. The only question is whether we’re aware and in charge of what we are building and how.

Read John’s full article and check out a video discussion worth your time – all here – https://greenmoney.com/investing-for-human-flourishing

 

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