By Jerry Lynch, Chief Sustainability Officer at General Mills These days, it’s nearly impossible to open up a paper, news website or even Twitter and not see mention of a climate-related issue. People everywhere – concerned citizens to climate scientists to ...
The People’s Climate March is coming to Washington, DC on April 29th. Businesses and their employees can play a big role. By Andrew Winston, Author and Founder of Winston Eco-Strategies In September 2014, hundreds of thousands of people marched through the streets of ...
By Tensie Whelan and Michael Greenhouse Let’s face it. This is now a legitimate question. GreenBiz Chairman Joel Makower spoke to the issue very directly in a February 2017 tweet: "Let's face it folks, Donald Trump is sustainability's stress test. We weren't prepared for ...
By Tim Fleming, Director, Enterprise Sustainability, AT&T Cities account for 60-80% of energy consumption and 75% of carbon emissions on the planet. Because of their population density, cities are also likely to feel the impacts of climate change – including water ...
By Jeremy Oppenheim, Programme Director, Business & Sustainable Development Commission 2015 was a year filled with positive achievements for our collective future, with the adoption of both the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement. 2016 came as a stark ...
By Brian Marrs, Director, Policy & Strategy, NRG Energy Renewables are expanding from a niche to a core corporate sustainability product The RE100 is approaching nearly 100 commitments; it is clear that renewable energy is becoming a mainstay of corporate sustainability strategy. ...
By James McDonald, Director, Global Citizenship and Sophie Beckham, Global Forest Stewardship and Sustainability Manager at International Paper If you’re wondering who is trying to make the world a better place, look no further than the United Nations. Their 17 sustainable ...
By John Bradburn, Global Waste Reduction Manager, General Motors GM achieved a record number of landfill-free facilities last year, exceeding our commitment four years early. We now have 152 global facilities that recycle, reuse or convert to energy all daily waste. ...
(This post first appeared at Harvard Business Review online and Andrew Winston's blog) By Andrew Winston, Author and Founder of Winston Eco-Strategies In 2015, the world pivoted in a historic way toward sustainability. Debates about climate change melted away. Every country committed to action ...
By Suhas Apte, President of Apte Consultants and Jagdish N. Sheth, Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Marketing, Goizueta Business School at Emory University The challenges facing global business leaders today are not only increasing in numbers, but also in magnitude. This sentiment has ...
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