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The Top Sustainability Stories of 2012

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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...

Top Sustainability Stories of 2011 -- AND 2012

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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...

To Understand is to Perceive Patterns

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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...

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

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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:...

In love with WalMart?

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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...

What I'm reading

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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...

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

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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...

Redefining Value: The New Metrics of Sustainable Business

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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...

The True Cost Economy: Ecologizing Capitalism

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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...

Sustainability Hall of Fame Induction

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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...

A Simple Sustainability Recipe: 6 Ingredients

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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...

Making Your Life Count

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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...

Ray Anderson - A Giant Falls

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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...

CSR? None for me, thanks!

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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...

Standards for technological innovation

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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...