The Responsible Business is, all at once, enlightening, instructive and inspiring. I can emphatically recommend this book.
Take the Leap – Go to Sweden for Year
Anyone interested in sustainability, who is ready to take a leap and bring their leadership to the next level should absolutely apply to one of these programs. Applications close 17th January 2011. The process is straight-forward and online: www.bth.se/sustainability
Rising WITH the Occasion
The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion.
Is your company recognized for the “Benefits” it provides?
As of October 1, 2010, Maryland will be the first state in the nation where companies can now legally become “B Corporations” – a new corporate structure that serves as a way to differentiate businesses that use the power of commerce to solve social and environmental problems…
Big-picture and imperfect action.
As the mess in the Gulf has washed ashore, I’ve felt incredibly conflicted about what to say about it all. There’s not much good to say, except that it might be the event that will help us finally take big action we’ve put off for decades. There are also plenty lessons within this situation for individual organizations that are working towards sustainability…
How will Walmart do it?
Walmart sees sustainability as a key driver for helping them fulfill their core business mission: “Saving people money so they can live better.” But will their trajectory actually lead to sustainability?
The crazy leadership dance
This brilliant clip from Derek Sivers beautifully sums up the challenge and possibility that I think the sustainability movement holds right now…
Slides from ‘Sustainability’
Thank you (!) to all who were able to make it to Wednesday’s Design Conversation – “Sustainability: Diversity, Interdependence, Self-organization.” The dialogue was spirited and inquisitive, as usual…
Consider sunsets…
Orion Magazine is a fantastic publication and I was taken by the editorial opening to their January / February edition, because I think it fantastically sums up the challenge and hope before us in 2010 and beyond…
