Just came across this great little animated video from the Guardian and a British based social cause organization (aptly named Carbon Omissions). The video content is specific to the UK and their current activities related to fighting CO2 emissions, ... [Continue Reading]
Are you a reluctant change agent?
A few days ago I was in Maryland visiting with some good friends. We had a thoughtful discussion about "change", in which they suggested that most people are forced through circumstances to deal with all kinds of change. Family issues. Career ... [Continue Reading]
Externalities, plastic bags, and the “power of habit”
The following is an extract from my recently published book "Through the Detox Prism", (pages 61, 62) where we explored some examples of how one might set about to change some of our corporate habits. I have pulled it out here (and done some slight ... [Continue Reading]
Green marketing — the reality
I'm fascinated by the idea and practice of "green marketing". What this looks like currently is labeling on products that tell you that the carbon footprint is lower (Than what? Than it used to be? Is that OK, or just better?), the food is organic ... [Continue Reading]
HBR guest blog: new Sustainability tool
I just came across this blog entry from Andrew Winston, writing in the Harvard Business Review -- it presents a nice conceptual wheel that can help companies better strategize about how to develop meaningful, strategically relevant sustainability ... [Continue Reading]
Businesses behaving badly
We are suffering some significant shocks to our economy, from oil prices and environmental anxiety, to a variety of contaminated consumer products, and now a major financial crisis. Corporate greed, stupidity, regulations, and corruption are blamed ... [Continue Reading]
