Category Archives: Strategy
The End of Sustainability?
I was asked recently if this sustainability movement was over. I have to admit I was puzzled by the question. I asked my friend what he meant? He said, “You know, the leaked climate change emails, the Copenhagen meltdown,the head … Continue reading
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Micro vs Macro Sustainability
Remember the expression, “You can’t see the forest for the trees”? That expression came to mind this past week during a discussion on sustainability. I was having lunch with a colleague and she was saying that the Triple Bottom line … Continue reading
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What is Biomimicry?
I was in a meeting recently and one of the designers in the room said “I think we should use the newest approach to design, biomimicry.” I almost fell out of my chair. “Newest approach?” This approach isn’t new. Da … Continue reading
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Confessions Of A Radical Industrialist, Ray Anderson
In 1994, Interface founder and chairman Ray Anderson set an audacious goal for his commercial carpet company: to take nothing from the earth that can’t be replaced by the earth. Now, in the most inspiring business book of our time, … Continue reading
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Setting Sustainable Goals
Tell me if this sounds familiar. You’re gathered in a conference room, the senior leader in the room says that the purpose of this meeting is to establish your company’s environmental, sustainability, or recycling goals, pick your topic. Now here’s … Continue reading
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How do you define waste?
Low hanging fruit…you’ve heard it before. When you are trying to get your organization started down the sustainability path, consultants and authors tell you to reach for the low hanging fruit. They want you to succeed, so they point you … Continue reading
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Speaking the language of Sustainability
Over and over I have the same discussion with sustainability professionals, they want to know what they can do to enhance their presentations to fully engage their listeners, to open their audience’s mind to the possibilities that exist. Many times … Continue reading
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Sustainability, Know when to Call the Man.
One of my favorite television programs is the Andy Griffith Show, and one of my all time favorite episodes is “Bargain Day”, or as some refer to it, the “Call the Man” episode. In the episode Aunt Bee, searching for … Continue reading
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Sustainability – Linear versus Circular Economic Model
Growing up in the United States I’ve heard America referred to as “The Land of Plenty” or “The Disposable Society”. The quote “Go West young man” was often said to me as a young man, maybe jokingly or perhaps they … Continue reading
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There is no “Away”
When starting to look at using sustainability as a business strategy it is not surprising that many organizations first start looking at their waste processes.
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