Stories from Andrea Newell
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Alison DaSilva, Cone Communications
Welcome to our series of interviews with leading female CSR practitioners where we are learning about what inspires these women […]
September 19, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Eileen Howard Boone, CVS Caremark Charitable Trust
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September 17, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Nicole Stein, Umpqua Bank
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September 12, 2013
Energy
Plastic-Dissolving Spray Could Shrink Landfills
The idea to develop a plastic-eating spray to decrease landfill capacity began as a roundabout convergence of ideas by a […]
September 11, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Lisa Manley, Edelman
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September 10, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Trisha Cunningham, Texas Instruments
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September 5, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Kim Marotta, MillerCoors
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September 3, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Alex Liftman, Bank of America
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August 29, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Liz Maw, Net Impact
ED NOTE: Please join TriplePundit at Net Impact’s 2013 conference in San Jose! Welcome to our series of interviews with […]
August 27, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Liz Gorman, Cone Communications
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August 22, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Annie Longsworth, Saatchi & Saatchi S
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August 20, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Tori Kaplan, CSX Corporation
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August 15, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Dr. Peggy Ward, Kimberly-Clark Corporation
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August 13, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Lauren Moore, eBay
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August 8, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Kathleen Wright, Collaborative Group
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August 6, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Gabi Zedlmayer, HP
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August 1, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Suzanne Fallender, Intel
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July 30, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Cecily Joseph, Symantec
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July 25, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Carol Clark, Anheuser-Busch InBev
Welcome to our series of interviews with leading female CSR practitioners where we are learning about what inspires these women […]
July 23, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Sue Briggum, Waste Management
Welcome to our series of interviews with leading female CSR practitioners where we are learning about what inspires these women […]
July 18, 2013
Finance
Seth Godin: Using Story to Connect Consumers and Brands
What do a marketing guru, an animation studio, a car company and a retail space have in common? All use […]
July 18, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Lynelle Cameron, Autodesk
Welcome to our series of interviews with leading female CSR practitioners where we are learning about what inspires these women […]
July 16, 2013
Women in CSR: Tracy Baker, DIRTT
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July 11, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Kelly Semrau, SC Johnson
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July 9, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Kate Heiny, Target
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July 4, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Michelle Crozier Yates, Adobe
Welcome to our series of interviews with leading female CSR practitioners where we are learning about what inspires these women […]
July 2, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
World Wildlife Fund Focuses on Packaging
There are certain things in this world that irk those who are concerned about the environment, like bottled water and […]
July 2, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Robin Connell, Del Monte Foods
Welcome to our series of interviews with leading female CSR practitioners where we are learning about what inspires these women […]
June 27, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Susan McPherson, Fenton Communications
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June 25, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Joanne Howard, Spectra Energy
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June 20, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Tina Roche, Business in the Community Ireland
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June 18, 2013
Exploring Ecotourism in Australia
Recently I came across a call for entries for writers to design their ideal trip to Queensland, Australia. Since we […]
June 16, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Suzanne Shelton, Shelton Group
Welcome to our series of interviews with leading female CSR practitioners where we are learning about what inspires these women […]
June 13, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Victoria Wood, Reckitt Benckiser
Welcome to our series of interviews with leading female CSR practitioners where we are learning about what inspires these women […]
June 11, 2013
Sponsored
Introduction To Environmental Justice
Environmental Justice in Detroit: Hope Rises Amid Toxic Communities
Read more in this series. Outside of Michigan, a common attitude toward Detroit seems to be pity. People imagine it […]
June 10, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Jennifer Dudgeon, CA Technologies
Welcome to our series of interviews with leading female CSR practitioners where we are learning about what inspires these women […]
June 6, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Catherine Gunsbury, General Mills
Welcome to our series of interviews with leading female CSR practitioners where we are learning about what inspires these women […]
June 4, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Trisa Thompson, Dell
Welcome to our series of interviews with leading female CSR practitioners where we are learning about what inspires these women […]
May 30, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Ginny Cassidy, Medtronic
Welcome to our series of interviews with leading female CSR practitioners where we are learning about what inspires these women […]
May 28, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Pamela Gill Alabaster, L’Oréal
Welcome to our series of interviews with leading female CSR practitioners where we are learning about what inspires these women […]
May 23, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Julie Urlaub, Taiga Company
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May 21, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Angela Parker, Realized Worth
Welcome to our series of interviews with leading female CSR practitioners where we are learning about what inspires these women […]
May 16, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: A New Series
Welcome to our series of interviews with leading female CSR practitioners where we are learning about what inspires these women […]
May 14, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Women in CSR: Jacqueline Drumheller, Alaska Airlines
Welcome to our series of interviews with leading female CSR practitioners where we are learning about what inspires these women […]
May 14, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Ben & Jerry's Social Mission
Despite being owned by Unilever, Ben & Jerry’s steadfastly maintains its own vendor relationships and, most importantly, its determination to […]
April 18, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Ben & Jerry's: A Conversation with CEO Jostein Solheim and Founder Jerry Greenfield
Last week, I got an inside look at Ben & Jerry’s – the community-minded B Corporation that was swallowed up […]
April 9, 2013
Sponsored
The Rise Of The Sharing Economy
Sharing Economy Paves the Way for Collaboration
Our series on the sharing economy has illuminated a new industry, one that has forged professional relationships, brought people together, […]
March 20, 2013
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The Rise Of The Sharing Economy
SEC Holds Debt/Equity Crowdfunding Hostage
As crowdfunding on sites like Indiegogo and Kickstarter experienced a huge surge in popularity in 2011 ($1.5 billion raised) and […]
March 11, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Walmart Launches Program Supporting Women-Owned Businesses Worldwide
Walmart launched new initiative called Empowering Women Together, just in time for International Women’s Day. The retail giant is setting aside […]
March 8, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Half the Sky Game Illustrates Life for Women and Girls in Developing Countries
Based on the book, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, the Facebook game, Half the Sky […]
March 8, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Detroit Public Schools' Go Green Program Makes Progress
Go Green teams The conversation centered around the water cycle and recycling, and moved on to placement of water barrels […]
March 1, 2013
Finance
Banning Telecommuting at Yahoo Was a Poor Management Decision
(for an alternate perspective, read Lawrence Axil Comras’s response) The business world has been buzzing this week about CEO Marissa […]
February 28, 2013
Finance
Sheryl Sandberg Continues to Champion Female Leadership
Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and tireless crusader for women in leadership, lamented the lack of women in attendance at […]
February 5, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Avon Helps Pass Domestic Violence Legislation
In the fall of 2012, the Avon Foundation, supporting several native NGOs, helped pass legislation in Hungary declaring domestic violence […]
January 28, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
TreeHugger & MNN Come Together
In November, two leading green news websites, Mother Nature Network (MNN) and TreeHugger, announced their intention to merge. Now that the […]
December 21, 2012
Technology
Detroit Public Schools Go Green
Detroit is not a city that most immediately equate with sustainability or environmental stewardship, but its school district has taken […]
December 14, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
Business Owners Stoop to Blatant Voter Intimidation
Anyone who has even a little interest in the presidential race can feel the pressure each campaign is putting on […]
November 5, 2012
Energy
Michigan Needs to Pass Proposal 3: 25 Percent Renewable Energy by 2025
This election year, Michigan is lining up behind more than 30 other states that have proposed and passed renewable energy […]
November 5, 2012
Technology
GoldieBlox is More Than an Engineering Toy for Girls
GoldieBlox has been praised as an innovative toy for girls that encourages their interest in engineering principles, but founder Debbie […]
October 11, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
Michigan's Sustainable Businesses Inspired by Bill McKibben
Sustainability is a common attitude in cities like San Francisco and Austin, but for many it doesn’t immediately spring to […]
September 28, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
Big Idea + People + Action = [The Story of] Change
Annie Leonard and The Story of Stuff project have released a new movie called The Story of Change. In past […]
July 20, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
How Does Pregnancy Impact Mayer's Job as Yahoo CEO?
When the news broke that Yahoo appointed Google exec Marissa Mayer to be CEO, the conversation centered around her qualifications. […]
July 18, 2012
Technology
Green Design Needs Style, Not Just Substance
Can green be beautiful? Logically, it would seem like green and beauty would go hand-in-hand, yet sustainable design is widely considered […]
June 22, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
Airbnb Builds Community, Not a Brand
Although Airbnb is the one of the most visible examples of the access economy, it’s easy to forget how much […]
June 14, 2012
Energy
Brewery Vivant: The First LEED-Certified Microbrewery in the U.S.
Read the rest of the series here » In 2007, Jason Spaulding was learning to brew craft beer in the […]
June 13, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
HP and The Lorax Promote Individual Action to Effect Change
Earlier this year, Universal Studios remade the Dr. Seuss tale, The Lorax – arguably one of the best picture books […]
June 12, 2012
Finance
Employee Integration: Going Beyond Employee Engagement
Employee volunteerism is on the rise and employee engagement has become a mainstream concept, one which many companies fervently believe […]
June 7, 2012
Finance
Q&A: Van Jones on Politics, Student Loans, and the Access Economy
*Van Jones speaks June 13 and 14 at the Sustainable Industries Economic Forums in Portland and Seattle – click here […]
June 1, 2012
Finance
BALLE: Local Heart and Soul
I wasn’t prepared for the emotion. I didn’t realize that when people got together to talk about supporting and growing […]
May 30, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
10 Outstanding CSR Reports
We’ve partnered with AHA!, a creative communications firm, to deliver this series on CR communications. Throughout the series, we’ll explore […]
May 23, 2012
Finance
Women Picket Facebook Offices to Protest Its All-Male Board
Social media has inspired people to use their voices to protest everything from products and services to politics, and physical […]
April 26, 2012
Final 3p UNEP Blogging Entries – Vote to Send a 3p Writer to Brazil in June
This is the second installment of the UNEP/TreeHugger blogging competition. The writer with the most votes will win a trip […]
April 17, 2012
Energy
Help Send a 3p Writer to Brazil!
This is the second installment of the UNEP/TreeHugger blogging competition. The writer with the most votes will win a trip […]
April 3, 2012
Voices for Change
Tweet to Trim SXSWi's Carbon Footprint
Austin-based Green Mountain Energy Company has issued a challenge to SXSW attendees, speakers, fans and even those who were not […]
March 12, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
IBM Pulse2012: Smarter Cities
During the IBM Pulse2012 conference, the discussion started with smart buildings as the building blocks of smart cities – a […]
March 12, 2012
Technology
IBM Pulse2012: Smarter Hospitals
Turning a hospital into a smarter building employs many of the same strategies as buildings in other industries, but hospitals […]
March 9, 2012
Technology
IBM PULSE2012: Smarter Buildings
Smart buildings can not only conserve energy and gas, but reduce operation costs, improve safety systems and inform the use […]
March 7, 2012
Technology
IBM PULSE2012: Data Drives A Smarter Planet
The annual 2012 Las Vegas IBM Pulse conference is centered around data. Every session discusses its collection, storage and especially […]
March 6, 2012
Energy
Water: Supply Chain and Demand
In honor of the release of Trendwatch 2012, we’ll be rolling out posts about sustainability and economic recovery. You can […]
February 22, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
TrendWatch 2012: From Confrontation to Collaboration
In honor of the release of Trendwatch 2012, we’ll be rolling out posts about sustainability and economic recovery. You can […]
February 20, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
TrendWatch 2012: The Tug-of-War Over Public Profiles and Consumers' Rights to Privacy
In honor of the release of Trendwatch 2012, we’ll be rolling out posts about sustainability and economic recovery. You can […]
February 15, 2012
Finance
Does Gender Equality Have a Place in the Green Economy?
Submitted for the United Nations World Environment Day blogging competition sponsored by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). “Like” it […]
February 10, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
Susan G. Komen Puts Politics Before Purpose, then Backsteps
Update: Susan G. Komen responds to outcry from supporters and reinstates funding to Planned Parenthood. On January 31, the Susan […]
February 2, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
Timberland Eco-labels Go Beyond Green Info
In 2007, Timberland pioneered eco-labels on their apparel, modeling them after USDA nutrition labels. The imitation was deliberate, said VP […]
January 26, 2012
Fast Company Spins Sustainable Business Coverage Out to New URL
In November, Fast Company continued the migration of their online presence toward Co… meaning that each of their sections will be […]
December 1, 2011
Corporate Responsibility
2013 Ford Escape Boasts EcoBoost Engine and Greener Materials
Ford is emerging as an automotive sustainability frontrunner as they step up their strategy, efforts, and product line. One of their new […]
November 16, 2011
Corporate Responsibility
The Story of Broke: Where Do All Our Tax Dollars Go?
A great deal of discussion these days centers around change and how to achieve it. We need better schools, green […]
November 14, 2011
Energy
Barilla and The National Journal Host the "Healthy Food, Healthy Planet" Summit
The Healthy Food, Healthy Planet summit, hosted by The National Journal and the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition, brought […]
October 27, 2011
Finance
Including People with Disabilities Strengthens Communities
Ginger is independent, funny and has a passion for animals. Growing up in a rural community near Kalamazoo, Michigan, she […]
October 21, 2011
Corporate Responsibility
GM Tells College Students to be Ashamed of Biking to Class
Marketing campaigns are usually developed after research and input from the target audience, often spanning weeks and costing tens of […]
October 17, 2011