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The Bay Area's Transportation Potential and the Role Tech Companies Can Play

It’s clear that the Bay Area needs a transportation revolution. You’ve probably experienced our challenges – whether it’s crowded, standing-room-only […]

Nithin Coca

December 4, 2015

Corporate Responsibility

Black Friday Post Mortem: Business as Usual or End of Capitalism?

Black Friday is over. Cyber Monday is over. Even Small Business Saturday is behind us. It’s time to take a […]

Raz Godelnik

December 4, 2015

Corporate Responsibility

Al Gore Calls for Bold Commitments at COP21

(Image: Al Gore addresses U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.) Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore took to the stage at COP21 on […]

Mary Mazzoni

December 3, 2015

Corporate Responsibility

As Industry Commits to Climate, a Level Playing Field is Needed

By Heidi Brock As the global community convene in Paris to finalize a lasting agreement tackling climate change, one thing […]

TriplePundit

December 3, 2015

Corporate Responsibility

COP21 Challenge: The Climate Finance Gap

There is incredible optimism that the ongoing global climate talks in Paris will produce, finally, a strong climate agreement. That […]

Nithin Coca

December 2, 2015

Corporate Responsibility

World Bank Launches $500M Plan to Boost Climate Change Action

For a generation, dialogue on climate change between the world’s rich nations and developing countries have basically continued as such: […]

Leon Kaye

December 2, 2015

Corporate Responsibility

Facing Climate: An Open Letter to CEOs and Citizens on the Need for Global Action

By Todd Spaletto, President, The North Face Twice annually, the $646 billion outdoor industry gathers at Outdoor Retailer, in Salt […]

TriplePundit

December 2, 2015

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In Our Sights: A Signed Climate Commitment in Paris

COP Out: What if There's No Climate Deal in Paris?

With the start of the COP21 climate talks, today marks the end of the beginning for global climate action: a […]

Tom Schueneman

December 1, 2015

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Google Buses Symbolize A Tale of Two Cities

Image: Residents protest Google’s use of public bus stops for its private bus line.  If you live or work in […]

Nayelli Gonzalez

December 1, 2015

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To Attract Millennial Money, Corporate Social Responsibility is More Important Than Ever

By Vincent Molinari Millennials didn’t see “Wall Street” when it was first released in 1987. Many were born years after […]

TriplePundit

December 1, 2015

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The Bay Area's Affordable Housing Options: Band Aid or Panacea?

The San Francisco Bay Area’s housing problem is no secret. In fact, it’s been around for so long that organizations […]

Jan Lee

November 30, 2015

Corporate Responsibility

Why Backpacking is a Sustainability 101 Course for Work and Home

One of the best ways to see the world is by backpacking. “Backpacking,” of course, can mean just about anything. […]

Leon Kaye

November 30, 2015

Corporate Responsibility

Why Milton Friedman Would Have Been Okay With Benefit Corporations

In the mid 20th century, corporate CEOs and board members often described themselves as the custodians of a public trust. […]

Brad Edmondson

November 30, 2015

Corporate Responsibility

The Deep Legal Roots of the Business Case for Sustainability

Benefit corporations are a new kind of business, but they are also the latest development in an 80-year-old debate. One […]

Brad Edmondson

November 25, 2015

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Forget Black Friday — Head Outside Instead

By Marianne Smallwood On Thanksgiving Day, more than 9 out of every 10 Americans will be celebrating one of the […]

TriplePundit

November 25, 2015

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Is CSR Dead? Oh No, Not That Question Again …

By Neill Duffy The opportunity to attend a recent Barclays debate at the British Library in London entitled “Is CSR Dead” […]

TriplePundit

November 25, 2015

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Place-Based Initiatives Address a Key Social Part of the Triple Bottom Line

“Community is the core determinant of future path in life.” – Kevin Jordan, SVP, National Programs, LISC (A Keynote Speaker at […]

Nick Aster

November 25, 2015

Corporate Responsibility

This Holiday Season, Find Out What Your Favorite Brands are Doing on Human Rights

Last week, the Business & Human Rights Resource Center (BHRRC) shared a helpful instructional video on how to use its new Company […]

Michael Kourabas

November 24, 2015

Corporate Responsibility

Reimagine Food's Innovative Accelerator Is Out to Disrupt the Culinary Marketplace

Barcelona, Spain, is a gastronomic epicenter. Its recent explosion of Michelin-starred restaurants has placed it on the map as a go-to […]

Jan Lee

November 24, 2015

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In Our Sights: A Signed Climate Commitment in Paris

Climate and Prosperity: Two Roads Converge in Paris

Next week delegates. ministers, heads-of-state and civil socity meet in Paris at COP21 in hopes of striking an international commitment limiting […]

Tom Schueneman

November 23, 2015

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UN Launches Interactive Guide on Climate Change & COP21

The United Nations COP21 talks in Paris are a week away, and many analysts have identified these climate change negotiations as […]

Leon Kaye

November 23, 2015

Corporate Responsibility

Levi’s Making It Easy to Donate Clothing This Holiday Season

Whatever the motivation is behind your urge to clean out your closet, clearly now is the time of year to […]

Leon Kaye

November 20, 2015

Corporate Responsibility

Is Zero Waste Attainable in Commercial Properties?

By Ana Wyssmann, Solid Waste Program Manager, JLL Imagine a building that, like a forest, leaves no material unused and […]

TriplePundit

November 20, 2015

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Yes, EVs are Cleaner than Gasoline-Powered Cars

It’s the trick question that has left many of us stumped: from the earliest stages of manufacture to the years […]

Leon Kaye

November 19, 2015

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Interactive Map Shows Volkswagen Scandal’s Impact in California

Two months after Volkswagen admitted its clean diesel cars were rigged with software to falsify nitrogen oxide levels, the company continues […]

Leon Kaye

November 19, 2015

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Toilets for 2.4 Billion – the Business Opportunity of the Decade

By Cheryl Hicks, Executive Director, Toilet Board Coalition It is unacceptable that, in 2015, 1 in 3 people globally do […]

TriplePundit

November 19, 2015

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Reactive: G20 Missed Major Opportunity to Change Game on Climate

By Mark Raven   Civil society and climate groups from across Turkey and the world have responded to Tuesday’s G20 Leaders Communiqué […]

TriplePundit

November 18, 2015

Corporate Responsibility

Breaking Down Barriers to Net Zero Homes

By Eliza Clark, Andersen Windows Buildings account for about 40 percent of all carbon emissions in the United States – […]

TriplePundit

November 18, 2015

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Kimberly-Clark Takes on Toilet and Sanitation Access

  By Karel Van Der Mandele, Marketing Director, Family Care UK & Eire at Kimberly-Clark, and Tom Berry, Head of […]

TriplePundit

November 18, 2015

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Toyota's New 2016 Prius Pumps Up Hybrid Market With Sport And Style

  This past September, Triple Pundit was on the scene when Toyota premiered a sporty red 2016 Prius in Las […]

Tina Casey

November 18, 2015

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In Our Sights: A Signed Climate Commitment in Paris

Why We're Still Going to Paris

In light of recent events, our readers and colleagues have asked us what will become of the long awaited UN […]

Nick Aster

November 17, 2015

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Business to Government: Do Something About Climate Change

The COP21 climate talks in Paris are less than two weeks away. Will this United Nations-led conference result in a […]

Leon Kaye

November 17, 2015

Corporate Responsibility

HR Directors Must Sell CSR To Win Millennial Job Candidates

New research by Global Tolerance found that 62 percent of surveyed millennials “only want to work for an organization that […]

Bill Roth

November 17, 2015

Corporate Responsibility

Is America Recycles Day Obsolete?

  By Magdalene Sim For nearly twenty years, Americans have been coming together each November 15 to mark America Recycles […]

TriplePundit

November 17, 2015

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London Museum Ends Sponsorship Deal with Shell, For Now

London’s Science Museum—formerly the National Museum of Science & Industry—has ended a sponsorship deal with Royal Dutch Shell because the […]

Bill DiBenedetto

November 16, 2015

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reSET to Benefit Corps: If You're Serious, Come to CT

Kate Emery believes that social entrepreneurs must rein in their desire for financial profit. “The folks we work with have […]

Brad Edmondson

November 16, 2015

Corporate Responsibility

Global Sustainability Summit: Food & Sustainability

  By Lauren Palumbo Earlier this year, I attended the Global Sustainability Summit in Denver, Colorado which focused on food […]

TriplePundit

November 16, 2015

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3p Weekend: Sustainable Time-Off for Socially Responsible Businesses

By Rachel Peace Upon reading a post on TriplePundit by Louise Twining-Ward, the CEO of Sustainable Travel International, I began to consider what sustainable travel truly means. […]

TriplePundit

November 13, 2015

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Palm Oil from Freshly-Burned Land: Coming to a Grocery Store Near You

Indonesia’s fires – driven by deforestation and 100 percent human-caused – are, without a doubt, the biggest environmental disaster of […]

Nithin Coca

November 13, 2015

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USDA Whistleblower Takes the Heat for Speaking Inconvenient Truths About Pesticides and GMOs

Concern has been growing of late about the role that money plays in American politics. The battle to overturn the Citizens […]

RP Siegel

November 13, 2015

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Google, LinkedIn Campus Layouts at Odds with Urban Living

This story starts with a feel-good “bribe” of sorts — $200 million in community benefits offered by Google to the city […]

jennifer boynton

November 12, 2015

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How Platform Co-ops Can Beat Death Stars Like Uber to Create a Real Sharing Economy

Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on Shareable.  By Neal Gorenflo We have an epic choice before us between platform co-ops […]

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November 12, 2015

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5 Steps for Expanding Your Expertise to Become a Better Leader

By Patti Johnson It’s not enough to be a great expert. Expertise only matters when you impact the world around […]

TriplePundit

November 12, 2015

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Guiding Innovation Forward in Rural Africa

By Joe Verrengia RAU, Tanzania — I was keeping my distance. And so were they. Eighty orphans watched as I sloshed back and […]

TriplePundit

November 11, 2015

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How to Integrate Sustainability into Marketing Communications

By Alexis Caffrey Nowadays, incorporating sustainability into your communications plan is a fundamental part of a company’s success. In fact, […]

TriplePundit

November 11, 2015

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Closing the Loop in Fast Fashion

It’s time for a fresh look at fast fashion. Trendy, affordable brands like H&M, Uniqlo and Zara are often criticized […]

jennifer boynton

November 10, 2015

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Did Airbnb Win or Lose On Prop F?

Last Tuesday was an election day in the U.S. This is of course off-election year, and therefore this day could […]

Raz Godelnik

November 10, 2015

Corporate Responsibility

Cities Adopting 'Default To Green'

Cities are the 21st-century battleground for mankind’s adoption of sustainability. It is in cities and their surrounding urban areas where […]

Bill Roth

November 10, 2015

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India: 9 Steps to Becoming a Solar Super Power

By Darshan Goswami There is a green energy revolution underway in India that can increase prosperity for millions of poor […]

TriplePundit

November 10, 2015

Corporate Responsibility

Twitter Chat Recap: Adobe & Conservation Int’l – #AdobeCIchat

This morning, Adobe, Conservation International (CI) and TriplePundit came together at #AdobeCIchat to discuss how global environmental awareness is being raised […]

Marissa Rosen

November 10, 2015

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New Wind Project Shows Why Rejecting Keystone Was the Obvious Choice

A massive new wind energy transmission project from the Houston-based company Clean Line Energy passed an important procedural milestone last […]

Tina Casey

November 9, 2015

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Big is Beautiful

By Eban Goodstein The big question about business sustainability has always been: Can it scale? In her highly readable and […]

TriplePundit

November 9, 2015

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The Soul of Investing with RSF Social Finance

By Amber Bieg What if your investments reflected your spiritual values? What if you put your money where your heart […]

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November 9, 2015

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Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline

In what may have been a move to call TransCanada’s bluff, President Obama shut down the Keystone XL pipeline project, […]

Tom Schueneman

November 6, 2015

Corporate Responsibility

Forget Public Speaking: Communication for a Crowd

I’ve always loved BSR for the networking opportunity — lots of people come through that I don’t otherwise get an […]

jennifer boynton

November 6, 2015

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Certified B Corps Are Only Halfway Done

Steven Piersanti founded Berrett Koehler Publishers 24 years ago, shortly after being fired. Piersanti, an executive at Jossey Bass, refused […]

Brad Edmondson

November 6, 2015

Corporate Responsibility

The Anatomy of Healthy CSR Reporting

By Geoff Ledford The human body is an amazing machine, made up of individual muscles and organs that work together […]

TriplePundit

November 6, 2015

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How We Got Into This Mess: A History of Bay Area Transportation

“Growing congestion due to a booming economy.” “An influx of new people into already crowded cities.” “Rising real estate prices.” […]

Nithin Coca

November 5, 2015

Corporate Responsibility

Walking in Between: Making a Positive Impact as a Millennial

By Greg Doyle “Do you know what you want to do with your life?” Millennial after millennial is asked this question. […]

TriplePundit

November 5, 2015

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College Students Living Sustainably

By Blair Libby In the neighborhoods surrounding colleges and universities, a growing number of houses are dedicating themselves to environmentally-conscious […]

TriplePundit

November 5, 2015

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Tech Titans: Community Citizens?

Tech Titans: Community Citizens?

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is steadily moving from a “nice-to-have” to a business imperative. U.S. and U.K. companies in the […]

Mary Mazzoni

November 4, 2015

Corporate Responsibility

The Top 5 CSR, Sustainability and Employee Engagement Reports of 2015 – And Why They’re Important

By Susan Hunt Stevens We have reached a new era in business – one where employee engagement, sustainability and corporate […]

TriplePundit

November 4, 2015

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Government and Business Must Collaborate to Fight Climate Change

Climate change is real, and it is already wreaking havoc on the planet and interfering with the lives of its […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

November 4, 2015

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What is the Future of SOCAP?

By Amber Bieg Investors who want to learn more about investing capital toward social good don’t have to wait until […]

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November 4, 2015

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In Our Sights: A Signed Climate Commitment in Paris

Join the COP21 Conversation at #GoParis!

This fall, all eyes are on Paris, which will host COP21 – widely expected to be our last chance to set a global […]

Marissa Rosen

November 3, 2015

Corporate Responsibility

5 Brands Going Big on Sustainability

By Jessica Oaks It’s 2015, and planet earth ain’t what it used to be. With extreme weather conditions like hurricanes, heat […]

TriplePundit

November 3, 2015

Corporate Responsibility

Your Questions About Refurbished Electronics Answered

By Ronnie Deaver Running a business is expensive, and it makes sense to be frugal in any way you can. […]

TriplePundit

October 30, 2015

Corporate Responsibility

Ford Turns to the Gecko to Solve Its Stickiest Recycling Problem

It taught us to fly. It revolutionized our fastest land travel. And it taught us how to keep our pants […]

Jan Lee

October 29, 2015

Corporate Responsibility

States Sue on Behalf of Big Coal to Stop the Clean Power Plan

President Barack Obama has done a valiant job of promoting clean energy and climate action despite facing a Congress run […]

Nithin Coca

October 28, 2015

Corporate Responsibility

CSR After the Volkswagen Scandal

By Richard Hardyment On Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, a press officer in Wolfsburg, Germany, sent on an announcement to the […]

TriplePundit

October 28, 2015

Corporate Responsibility

How to Tell Stories That Enhance Your Brand

If you are a corporate responsibility communicator, “you are your CFO’s best friend. Because 30 percent of a company’s stock […]

3p Editors

October 28, 2015

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Sustainability's Gold Mine: Grey-Water Recycling

By Jay Berstein With sustainability becoming today’s mantra, it is a contradiction that society has yet to embrace all the […]

TriplePundit

October 28, 2015