ECONOMY

Corporate Responsibility

Marks & Spencer Raises the Bar on Safe Use of Chemicals in Textile Production

While its CEO was opening BSR last week (this talk will be covered separately later on this week), Marks & […]

Raz Godelnik

October 30, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Why Metrics Matter in Business Sustainability

A similar post was originally published on the Straus Group blog for “Make a Difference Day,” sponsored by Strauss Group. Can […]

Leon Kaye

October 30, 2012

Finance

The Green Economy Is the Future

By Kevin Danaher Think of your worst nightmare of the future. Heat waves and drought devastate food production, causing millions […]

TriplePundit

October 30, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Beyond Recycling: On the Road to Zero Waste

This week, Other Worlds launches the blog series “Environmental Possibilities: Zero Waste,” featuring new ways of thinking, acting, and shaping […]

TriplePundit

October 30, 2012

Finance

Co-ops: Sustainable Solution for Economic Growth

Nouriel Roubini, the economist from New York University’s Stern School of Business who earned the nickname “Dr. Doom” when his […]

SLDI

October 29, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Health Insurer Humana Gamifies Fitness

This article is part of our coverage of Net Impact 2012. To follow along, visit this page. By Erica Schlaikjer […]

TriplePundit

October 29, 2012

Finance

Habitat For Humanity + PG&E Light Up Low-Income Housing with Solar Power

Habitat for Humanity, Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E), and the City of Oakland recently teamed up to pair solar […]

AdamJohnston

October 29, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

British Regulatory Agency Bans Christian Dior Mascara Ad

False advertising claims abound in the cosmetics industry. Go to any makeup counter and you will be told what a […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

October 25, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

U.S. Navy Receives New Biorefinery for Practically Nothing

The California-based company Biodico has announced that it will build a new biorefinery at Naval Base Ventura County, with the […]

Tina Casey

October 25, 2012

Finance

What Kind of First Impression Does Your Company Make?

A friend got a callback for a job he applied for nine months ago with a tech start-up. He’s now […]

jennifer boynton

October 25, 2012

Finance

The Fall of Silicon Graphics

The following article is part of our lessons in sustainable business series by students at the Presidio Graduate School. By John R. […]

presidioISBS

October 25, 2012

Finance

Designing for Resiliency

By Maura Dilley Good designers know how to create products and services that people love. This seems like the most […]

TriplePundit

October 25, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Can Collaborations Help Change Consumer Behavior?

Collaborating and partnering for change is one of the main trends in the green business space. Companies are looking to […]

Raz Godelnik

October 24, 2012

Finance

BSR Survey: Investors Don't Read CSR Reports

Sustainability has traveled lightyears in the last two decades, but is not yet woven into the fabric of the American […]

Hannah Miller

October 24, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Norway Doubles Carbon Tax

Norway’s recent plan to double the carbon tax on oil companies has raised the question: Why don’t many developed countries […]

AdamJohnston

October 24, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Renewable Energy: Solar, Wind, Geothermal Heat and… Waste?

By Lynn Brown, Vice President of Communications at Waste Management Sunshine, wind and geothermal heat are all examples of renewable energy, […]

TriplePundit

October 24, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

SEC Rule on Conflict Minerals Causes Vastly Different Reactions

Conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the second largest African country, fund militias. Those militias have […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

October 24, 2012

Finance

Why a Major Private Equity Firm is Investing in Sustainability

By Graham Russell The University of Colorado at Denver Business School recently hosted an event in which Elizabeth Seeger, a […]

TriplePundit

October 24, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

New Ford Plug-In Scores California Carpool Lane Approval

California’s gas prices are slowly trending downward after exceeding $5 a gallon in some cities, but residents who commute long […]

Leon Kaye

October 23, 2012

Finance

Coal Industry Faces Increasing Financial Risks

Many people now realize that coal is a dirty fossil fuel.  However, coal-generated power may be an increasingly poor investment, […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

October 23, 2012

Finance

The Population Problem is a Resource Allocation Problem

This post was originally published on SteadyState.org By Herman Daly The population problem is – at its core – a […]

TriplePundit

October 23, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Sierra Club's Beyond Oil Campaign and the 2012 Elections

Going back to last week’s domestic policy debate between President Obama and Governor Romney, you could not help but notice […]

Raz Godelnik

October 23, 2012

Finance

Impact Entrepreneurs Need to Fail in Order to Succeed

By Maura Dilley Most of the American entrepreneurs we all know, from Howard Hughes to Mark Zuckerberg, are introduced to […]

TriplePundit

October 23, 2012

Finance

A Month of Impactful Innovation in Seattle

The past month in Seattle has seen an incredible surge of efforts around sustainable, conscious, impactful business.  Showcased across four […]

TriplePundit

October 23, 2012

Finance

Social Entrepreneurship Was Created to Foster Transformational Change

By Martin Montero For the past 15 years of my life, I have very heavily invested a great deal of […]

TriplePundit

October 23, 2012

Finance

Sustainability in the Arts: The Opposite of Avant-Garde?

The following article is part of our lessons in sustainable business series by students at the Presidio Graduate School. By Valéria Miranda […]

presidioISBS

October 23, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Should Walmart Use Buyer Incentives to Help Green Its Supply Chain?

Walmart had a problem. While the company took many actions to green up its sustainable chain, including the use of […]

Raz Godelnik

October 22, 2012

Finance

Earthquake Recovery in Japan: Entrepreneurs to the Rescue

“Disaster relief” usually brings to mind images of tents, food and water convoys, and emergency medicine. But since 2011’s earthquake, […]

Hannah Miller

October 22, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

GM's Recycling Devision Now Generates $1B Annually

General Motors (GM) recently announced that it is ramping up its waste diversion goals and now generates $1 billion a […]

Leon Kaye

October 22, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Levi’s Quietly Announces Climate Change Strategy

By Mike Bellamente When an iconic figure makes a bold statement, conventional wisdom suggests that the statement is meant to […]

TriplePundit

October 22, 2012

Finance

BioLite: Tackling the Indoor Air Polution Crisis No One Is Talking About

Of the seven billion people now living on the planet, more than three billion cook their meals using wood or […]

Tom Schueneman

October 22, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Does Social Finance Have a Place in the Classroom?

By Ryan Steinbach Two weeks ago, I took this question for granted: Should social finance be incorporated into the business […]

Maryland

October 22, 2012

Finance

Using Visual Thinking to Embrace Complexity

By Maura Dilley Scaling up Impact with Leadership, Systems Thinking & Design This weekend is the 23rd annual Bioneers Conference […]

TriplePundit

October 22, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Top 5 Green Jobs on the Rise in the United States

By Frank Conley Nowadays, you see the newest and latest products marketed by components that relate to the benefit of […]

TriplePundit

October 22, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

EPEAT Responds to Greenpeace Critique

Ed. Note: EPEAT asked if they could respond to the post we ran earlier this week about Greenpeace and iFixit’s […]

TriplePundit

October 19, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Solyndra Fights Back Against China

With electoral politics in the air these days, and much at stake for those working towards a sustainable future, it’s […]

RP Siegel

October 19, 2012

Finance

Photo Tour: Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Comes to California Farm Country

Edeniq has brought Silicon Valley innovation to America’s breadbasket. The ethanol production company is plunked in the middle of the […]

Leon Kaye

October 19, 2012

Sponsored

The Rise Of The Sharing Economy

FlightCar: Car-Sharing Comes to Airport Parking Lots

While the major aspects of travel, transport, accommodations, have gotten increasingly affordable, the small details have become a major cash […]

Paul S

October 19, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Sierra Club: Beyond Coal (Photo Essay)

To bring awareness to the unintended consequences of burning coal for energy, and the need to stop new plants from […]

TriplePundit

October 19, 2012

Finance

What's Your Inspiration Capital?

By Ashok Kamal, Bennu Social entrepreneurship heals one of the world’s most unfortunate – and common – ailments: hating work. […]

TriplePundit

October 18, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Clorox Cleans Up With Release of Integrated Report

This week, Clorox released its 2012 annual report online. Not only are Clorox’s disclosures a refreshing step away from those stale […]

Leon Kaye

October 17, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

CSR, Philanthropy, Assurance and Other Insights From NY COMMIT! Forum

Earlier this month in New York, Future500 organized “leaders from the left to the right for an Unconvention to explore […]

Raz Godelnik

October 17, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Greenpeace, iFixit Criticize EPEAT For Verifying Ultra-Thin Notebooks

EPEAT, the registry program for greener electronics, announced on October 12 that five ultra-thin notebooks obtained gold ratings. Manufactured by […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

October 17, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Levi Strauss Reduces Carbon Footprint and Lobbies for Stronger Environmental Policies

Recently, Levi Strauss released their 2012 environmental sustainability report with some impressive results. As a “Big Company, Smaller Footprint,” Levi […]

AdamJohnston

October 17, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Recent Corporate Citizenship Ranking Gives Chevron Dubious Honor

Chevron was one of the surprises in a recent corporate citizenship ranking that may get some people talking about how […]

AdamJohnston

October 17, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Upshot of FTC Revised Green Guides: Stop Touting Products as "Green"

By Jacquelyn Ottman It only took them 20 years (The first guides were issued in 1992), but then again, as […]

TriplePundit

October 16, 2012

Finance

49 of Top 50 U.S. Employers Concerned About Battling Climate Change

By Ron Loch In this election year there have been ubiquitous declarations about the concerns of America’s “job creators” which […]

TriplePundit

October 16, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Mars Shares the Latest Innovation in CSR Reporting: A Facebook App

Mars always seems to be one or two steps ahead of other confectioners. For example, while Hershey’s committed only last […]

Raz Godelnik

October 16, 2012

Finance

Australian Carbon Trading Scheme Commences: All Emissions Are Not Local

Australian carbon trading took another step forward last month when the first carbon credits under the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme […]

Hannah Miller

October 16, 2012

Finance

Rewriting the Script – Storytelling at SOCAP and Beyond

SOCAP is the world’s largest conference convening at the intersection of money and meaning. At its core, it is a storytelling […]

Travis

October 16, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Climate Change: No Longer on the Backburner

By Peter Berger Thousands of heat records were broken over the past few months in one of the hottest summers […]

Maryland

October 16, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Walmart to Save $150 Million Thanks to Sustainability Programs

Walmart announced last week the company could save as much as $150 million during the company’s 2013 fiscal year due […]

Leon Kaye

October 16, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Facebook Begins Invading Users' Privacy Before Birth

In a recent  Ad Age article, a number of marketers revealed to the world an undeniably creepy new detail about the data-mining industry: Facebook […]

Hannah Miller

October 15, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

LeapFrog Investments Brings Insurance to Vulnerable Populations

By David Stripling At SOCAP 2012, we caught up with Samantha Duncan, Investment Officer at LeapFrog Investments. LeapFrog is an […]

TriplePundit

October 15, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Asian Philanthropy Includes Social Entrepreneurship, Corporate Giving

Last week, Give2Asia, a $25-million-a-year international charity, celebrated ten years of philanthropy at the Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco. The […]

Hannah Miller

October 15, 2012

Finance

Democratizing Ownership: An Interview with Gar Alperovitz

By David Stripling How cooperatively-owned businesses are creating impact Last week at SOCAP, TriplePundit had the chance to sit down […]

TriplePundit

October 12, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

BSR Compares Sustainable Options for Transportation Fuel

A report just came out this week from Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) that provides an in-depth analysis of the […]

RP Siegel

October 12, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Comic Book Art Enlists Heroes and Donors for Africa Famine Relief

Support for the visual arts has been a hallmark of corporate social responsibility in America for more than a century, […]

Tina Casey

October 12, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

PUMA Kicks Off Biodegradable Shoe and Clothing Campaign

With an innovative new sustainable clothing line, PUMA continues its leadership on integrating sustainability throughout its supply chain, operations and product […]

Leon Kaye

October 11, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Boeing, AA, FAA Collaborate on Environmental Technologies

Boeing, American Airlines and the FAA are currently working together to test a number of environmentally progressive technologies with their […]

Phil Covington

October 11, 2012

Finance

CA Prop 39 Will Provide Funding for Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency

A measure on the November ballot, Proposition 39, will provide funding for clean energy, sustainability and energy efficiency projects across California. By […]

TriplePundit

October 11, 2012

Finance

Romney’s $90 Billion Clean Energy Accusation Raises Environmentalists' Ire

In case you did not watch last week’s U.S. presidential debate, Republican candidate Mitt Romney criticized Democratic president Barack Obama […]

AdamJohnston

October 10, 2012

Finance

SolarCity Files for $200 Million IPO

On October 5, SolarCity registered for an initial public offering (IPO) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that the company […]

Leon Kaye

October 10, 2012

Finance

Shareholders at Procter and Gamble Question Packaging Waste

As I spun a few squares of Charmin toilet paper off of the roll to complete my morning duty, I […]

Dale Wannen

October 10, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Welcome to Sustainable Management with Bard

By Hunter Lovins Remember the feeling of excitement on your first day of class? Imagine the first day of creating […]

bard-students

October 10, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

California Governor Takes Steps To Lower High Gas Prices

Californians have felt the proverbial pinch at the gas pump the past week as gas prices in the state increased […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

October 9, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

How to Become A Walmart Green Supplier

The requirements for winning a Walmart supplier contract are dramatically changing. The following exclusive interview with Jeff Rice, Director of […]

Bill Roth

October 9, 2012

Finance

Warby Parker’s New Eyeglasses Support Pencils of Promise

The one-for-one social enterprise model has had its successes and shortcomings, but one organization that has enjoyed continuous success is […]

Leon Kaye

October 9, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

The Economic Benefits of Carbon Taxes

Every day the U.S. lacks a federal carbon tax is a day Americans ignore a solution to reduce the deficit. […]

Amelia Timbers

October 8, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

How Oracle CEO's New Hawaiian Paradise Could Self-Sustain

Oracle CEO and co-founder Larry Ellison recently bought his own piece of paradise in the form of 98 percent of […]

Tina Casey

October 8, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Food Fight in Haiti as NGOs Go Nuts Over Peanut Butter Drive

St. Louis-based Meds and Food For Kids, or MFK, has an ambitious plan to combat child malnutrition in Haiti. With […]

Leon Kaye

October 8, 2012

Corporate Responsibility

Conscious Consumers Are the Key to A Sustainable Future

Michael “Luni” Libes Fifty years ago, at the 1962 World’s Fair (and again in 2012), Seattle invented the future.  Officially, […]

TriplePundit

October 8, 2012