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Strategic Sustainability, and other worthy themes of our time (Sometimes long and thoughtful, sometimes just blogging off the top of my head.)

The Top Sustainability Stories of 2012


Last month I offered my picks for the Top Sustainability Stories of 2011. Here are my predictions for the Top Sustainability Stories of 2012. (It's a rugged mix of bad news and good.) Climate heats up and hides out The...
Date Published: Feb 02, 2012 - 11:30 am



Top Sustainability Stories of 2011 -- AND 2012


This is the time of year when people assemble their top 10 lists for 2011 -- movies, restaurants, etc, -- and top sustainability stories and trends. Here are mine -- not ranked, not complete, quite subjective, and hopefully rich food...
Date Published: Jan 11, 2012 - 12:53 pm



To Understand is to Perceive Patterns


I've long felt than one of the big differences (chasms) is between people who look at the world and see things, and people who look at the world and see pattern. Here's a beautiful exploration of that idea. "To Understand...
Date Published: Jan 03, 2012 - 7:24 pm


"In Defense of the Plastic Bag" -- Useful provocation, but asks the wrong questions


Marc Gunther seems to be relishing his role as green curmudgeon (or at least provocateur) over at GreenBiz.com. To judge by the comment stream, he hit a nerve with his recent "In Defense of the Plastic Bag." Here's my response:...
Date Published: Dec 27, 2011 - 4:13 pm


In love with WalMart?


In his latest blog post, veteran journalist Marc Gunther asks Have I fallen in love with Walmart? It's a long, thougthtful piece, responding to an even longer piece in Grist. "I’ve written dozens of stories about the retail giant, Gunther...
Date Published: Dec 05, 2011 - 8:39 pm


What I'm reading


It sometimes seems that books flow into my bedside reading stack faster than they leave it. It's a good problem too have; there are so many good books on the subjects that concern us all. Here are a few of...
Date Published: Dec 04, 2011 - 4:00 pm


Pixel & Print Logic (To print or not to print? That isn't the question!)


Deciding when and whether to print just got a lot easier, thanks to the release today of a new infographic -- Pixel and Print Logic -- from Natural Logic, Domtar Paper and the Institute of Sustainable Communication. We've all seen...
Date Published: Nov 09, 2011 - 9:05 am


Redefining Value: The New Metrics of Sustainable Business


I participated last week in Redefining Value: The New Metrics of Sustainable Business, a day long workshop produced by Sustainable Life Media and the Wharton School of Business. I moderated the first half of the day. Here are my opening...
Date Published: Nov 02, 2011 - 1:30 pm


The True Cost Economy: Ecologizing Capitalism


Reinvent economy of an entire planet. This planet. In one generation. To do this, we need The True Cost Economy: Ecologizing Capitalism. This was the theme of the panel I shared with Jean Brittingham and Randy Hayes at SXSWeco last...
Date Published: Oct 12, 2011 - 7:40 pm


Sustainability Hall of Fame Induction


I was deeply honored last month when I was inducted as inaugural member of the Sustainability Hall of Fame by the International Society of Sustainability Professionals -- both for the honor itself, and for the company I shared. Here's what...
Date Published: Oct 02, 2011 - 11:27 pm


A Simple Sustainability Recipe: 6 Ingredients


I spoke recently about strategic sustainability to members of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, a 350-company business association here in the heart of innovation. During the Q&A period, one of the sustainability directors attending asked for a short recipe of...
Date Published: Sep 26, 2011 - 1:02 pm


Making Your Life Count


Video of my plenary at SOCAP11 (Social Capital Markets) conference with Penelope Douglas, Jeffrey Hollender and Michael Kieschnick. We share our perspectives on purpose, commitment and impact, and our future directions. (45m video) Making Your Life Count: Four people with...
Date Published: Sep 11, 2011 - 2:19 pm


Ray Anderson - A Giant Falls


We lost a giant this week. An insipration. A friend. There have been many moving and eloquent tributes. Here's mine. Ray Anderson was a man of big heart, generous spirit, penetrating vision, fierce commitment. He inspired and taught so many...
Date Published: Aug 12, 2011 - 11:56 am


CSR? None for me, thanks!


Marc Gunther of greenbiz.com offered up a well written and provocative invitation this morning: Let's Do Away With CSR! Not merely the words and the idea but the infrastructure: CSR departments, CSR reports, CSR conferences and CSR executives. And, as...
Date Published: Jul 13, 2011 - 8:00 am


Standards for technological innovation


From Wendell Berry, Why I am NOT Going to Buy a Computer - Wendell Berry 1. The new tool should be cheaper than the one it replaces. 2. It should be at least as small in scale as the one...
Date Published: Jul 07, 2011 - 2:07 pm


 
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