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Four Lessons from BSR/GlobeScan State of Sustainable Business Survey

Just in time for the BSR conference running this week in San Francisco, BSR and GlobeScan published their fifth annual State of […]

Raz Godelnik

November 6, 2013

Finance

Sustainability in the Global Marketplace: Our Global Future in the Anthropocene

Click here to read more in this series By Jalal, A+ CSR Indonesia, and Andrew Hoffman and Terry Nelidov, Erb Institute for […]

TriplePundit

November 5, 2013

Finance

Fracking's Red Queen Effect Means Even More Drilling

Our friends over at Fuel Fix have chipped in with another warning that the fracking bubble is about to burst, […]

Tina Casey

November 4, 2013

Finance

PulpWorks: Molding a Better World with PW-Packs

As the premier media partner for the Sustainable Brands Innovation Open London (SBIOL) which will take place at the SB London conference, we would […]

TriplePundit

November 4, 2013

Finance

Climate Change Inaction Costs Taxpayers Billions

There is a lingering perception that investing in technologies, initiatives and processes aimed at countering climate change is just another […]

Mike Hower

November 1, 2013

Finance

Wine Shortages Coming? Look to Canada

Now would be a good time to pick up that special bottle of French Bordeaux wine that you had on […]

Jan Lee

October 31, 2013

Finance

Hurtling Toward a Nine Billion Head Count

Click here to read more in this series By Adam Byrnes, Erb Institute, University of Michigan Last month, I attended […]

TriplePundit

October 31, 2013

Finance

Sustainability in the Global Marketplace: Business-Almost-as-Usual?

Click here to read more in this series By Jalal, A+ CSR Indonesia, and Andrew Hoffman and Terry Nelidov, Erb Institute […]

TriplePundit

October 29, 2013

Finance

Beleaguered JPMorgan Chase Wants to Buy Its Own Ph.D. Program

Should a financial institution have direct say into what is taught at a university? For that matter, should any company […]

Jan Lee

October 28, 2013

Finance

Caesars Entertainment Uses Employee Engagement to Inspire Customer Loyalty

By Gwen Migita, VP Sustainability & Community Affairs Companies wishing to take their social and environmental efforts to the next […]

TriplePundit

October 28, 2013

Finance

The IPCC Summary Report on Climate Change: Impact Investing as a Powerful Tool

Read the first part of this post, The IPCC Summary Report on Climate Change: What it Means for Impact Investing. […]

TriplePundit

October 28, 2013

Finance

Impact Investing Goes Mainstream in Ontario, Canada

By Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister, Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Employment When trading opened on the Toronto Stock […]

TriplePundit

October 25, 2013

Finance

The Future of Employee Engagement: IBM's Triple-Benefit Programs

Currently, I am working with a group of MBA students on developing an employee engagement strategy focusing on sustainability for […]

Raz Godelnik

October 25, 2013

Finance

The IPCC Summary Report on Climate Change: What It Means for Impact Investing

By Marta Maretich, Maximpact On 27 September 2013, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published the first […]

TriplePundit

October 25, 2013

Finance

The Sustainability Leadership Opportunity: Are You a 'Can Do' Leader?

Click here to read more in this series By George Basile, PhD and Bruno Sarda, Arizona State University Global Institute […]

TriplePundit

October 24, 2013

Finance

Patagonia Launches Resale Outlets for Pre-Loved Items

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Jan Lee

October 23, 2013

Finance

Barnes & Noble Partners With One Laptop Per Child

Nook Media LLC, a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, Inc., and One Laptop per Child (OLPC) announced this week that […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

October 23, 2013

Finance

Helping Bottom of Pyramid Workers Find Jobs in Africa

Did you know that the unemployment rate is 12 percent in Ghana and 40 percent in Kenya? At DEMO 2013 […]

Connie-Kwan

October 23, 2013

Finance

Giving X-ray Vision to Everyday Heroes

Imagine yourself as a fireman called out to rescue workers from a factory burning with combustible gas.  Or, imagine yourself […]

Connie-Kwan

October 22, 2013

Finance

NYC's Plaza Hotel Says Citi Bike Racks Must Go

Apparently, New York’s fourth most-famous hotel hasn’t read our series on the value of bike share programs to local businesses. The iconic […]

Jan Lee

October 21, 2013

Finance

'On the Money' Describes Structural Changes Coming to Our Economy

Just about everything in our world is changing: the climate, the way we live, the way we make a living. […]

RP Siegel

October 21, 2013

Finance

Urban Landscapes: The Art of Bringing Us Together

By Megan McAuliffe Amy Casey‘s art packs a punch by tapping into the whimsical nature of contemporary urban living. The Cleveland-based […]

TriplePundit

October 21, 2013

Finance

How 3 Companies Fight Against Climate Change

By Chris Beck Beyond the well-being of polar bears and state of melted glacial caps, the effects of climate change […]

TriplePundit

October 21, 2013

Finance

Tansa Clean Thinks the Future is in Sewage

India’s cities are growing, and fast. Currently, 377 million Indians live in cities, most of which have inadequate sewage treatment […]

TriplePundit

October 18, 2013

Finance

Harvard University: Endowments Shouldn't be Ruled by Climate Change

You don’t have to look very hard to find the accolades Harvard University has received for its ecological focus and […]

Jan Lee

October 17, 2013

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October 16, 2013

Finance

Stir It Up: How Three Unlikely Entities Came Together to Create the Perfect Recipe for Change

At first glance, brownies and solar energy don’t have much in common. Yet the SXSWeco panel Stir It Up: Brownies […]

Andrea Newell

October 16, 2013

Finance

CEOs Report Frustrated Sustainability Ambition

More than two thirds of CEOs (67 percent) believe that business is not doing enough to address global sustainability challenges, […]

Mike Hower

October 15, 2013

Finance

Three Market Insights into the Current State of Residential Solar PV

Click here to read more in this series By Josh Mann, Yale University Consider these statistics: in the year 1977, […]

TriplePundit

October 15, 2013

Finance

Venture Capitalists Invest More Funding in Solar

Venture capital funding in the solar energy sector rose for the third consecutive quarter in 3Q 2013, increasing 9.5 percent […]

Andrew Burger

October 14, 2013

Finance

Kiva and Fair Trade USA Launch Innovative Loan Program for Small Coffee Farmers

This is part of a series on “The Future of Fair Trade,” written in collaboration with Fair Trade USA. A […]

Fair Trade USA

October 11, 2013

Finance

Rural Indian Artisans Capitalize on E-Commerce to Boost Sales

By Shaina Shealy What if female artisans in rural areas could deliver embroidery to the market directly from their village […]

TriplePundit

October 10, 2013

Finance

Why Translation is a Key Tenet of Natural Capitalism

By Nigel Topping Natural capitalists and financial capitalists don’t often come face to face, but the World Forum on Natural […]

TriplePundit

October 9, 2013

Finance

UN Global Compact Releases Sustainability Research Findings

The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) recently released its 2013 Global Corporate Sustainability Report on the state of corporate sustainability. The […]

Sustainability4SMEs

October 9, 2013

Finance

Airbnb Faces Trouble in New York Again

It was looking so promising – last month, supporters of the controversial sharing community site Airbnb were awarded a major […]

Jan Lee

October 8, 2013

Finance

Sustainable MBA Students Bring Passion and Knowledge to Their Education

Click here to read more in this series By Andrea Larson, Darden School of Business It’s 2013, and sustainability has […]

TriplePundit

October 8, 2013

Finance

Apparel Giant VF Corporation Joins BICEP Climate Declaration

North Carolina-based lifestyle apparel giant VF Corp. recently joined the growing list of companies urging federal policymakers to address climate […]

Mary Mazzoni

October 7, 2013

Finance

Is Divestment from Fossil Fuels a Sound Financial Play?

By Patrick McVeigh In the 1980s, investors played an important role in helping to end apartheid in South Africa by […]

TriplePundit

October 3, 2013

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Intel and Cisco: Blazing New Ground in Shared Value

Learn More The early, emergent days of measuring shared value An audience member asked me, “Is that all you’re going […]

Shared Value Initiative

October 2, 2013

Finance

Abengoa Secures Financing to Complete Europe's Largest Concentrating Solar Power Complex

Sustainable energy technology and systems developer Abengoa announced on September 30 that half of Europe’s largest solar power facility is […]

Andrew Burger

October 2, 2013

Finance

The World Economic Forum’s 'Hottest Ideas' for Climate Change are Tepid at Best

Click here to read more in this series By Adam Byrnes, Erb Institute, University of Michigan What do you get […]

TriplePundit

October 2, 2013

Finance

Twitter Chat October 15th: Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University

It’s that time again! Join TriplePundit readers worldwide as we team up with CSRwire once again for an hour-long Twitter […]

Marissa Rosen

October 2, 2013

Finance

Women and B School

This post of part of a series sponsored by Pinchot. Read more here The New Yorker recently published “Why Women […]

pinchot

October 2, 2013

Finance

The Well-Rounded, Green MBA

Click here to read more in this series By Stephan Dilchert, Ph.D., Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College, City University […]

TriplePundit

October 1, 2013

Finance

California Car Dealers File Complaint Over Tesla Motors Advertising

Tesla Motors is getting a whole lot of traction these days, and auto dealerships don’t like it. The company has come […]

Jan Lee

October 1, 2013

Finance

Resilient Communities Incentivize Businesses to Focus on Climate Change

By J. Eric Smith, CEO Swiss Re Americas It was an important few weeks in New York City with the […]

TriplePundit

October 1, 2013

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Introduction To Environmental Justice

Business Planning Tips for Equitable and Sustainable Development Organizations

Read more in this series. By Cleveland Justis Never before have there been more options for funding and finance of […]

TriplePundit

September 30, 2013

Finance

Airbnb Hires Hotel Guru Chip Conley as Head of Global Hospitality

Already one of the most successful endeavors of the burgeoning access economy, Airbnb is poised to bring its hospitality marketplace […]

Mary Mazzoni

September 30, 2013

Finance

Climate Week 2013: Creating a Clear, Powerful Agenda in a Pre-COP 2015 Environment

By Jamie Carson Seeing firsthand the grandeur of Sir Richard Branson’s flowing blonde hair wasn’t the only draw to Climate […]

TriplePundit

September 27, 2013

Finance

The Role of Social Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Business

By Thomas S. Lyons, Ph.D., Baruch College, City University of New York Typically, when we think about “sustainable business,” we […]

TriplePundit

September 24, 2013

Finance

How to Get a CSR Job with Little or No Experience

By Michael Gutman When I first started working in CSR,  I was all passion and zero experience. That has changed […]

TriplePundit

September 23, 2013

Finance

UN Global Compact Launches Stock Index

It’s not often that we see a UN organization putting its money where its mouth is, but the UN Global […]

jennifer boynton

September 20, 2013

Finance

FTC Green Guides Report Helps Marketers Avoid the Pitfalls of Greenwashing

“Greenwashing” is a threat to environmental responsibility. A new report titled How to Make Credible Green Marketing Claims: What Marketers […]

Eric Justian

September 19, 2013

Finance

Sustainable Forest Innovations Revitalize Hard Hit Communities

By Charlie Spies, CEO CEI Capital Management LLC From Maine to Georgia to Arizona to Oregon, new forest-based enterprises are […]

TriplePundit

September 18, 2013

Finance

Paul Polak: How to End Poverty Through Profits

By Auren Kaplan When entrepreneur Paul Polak sets out to change the world, he has bold intentions. Boldness. It’s one […]

TriplePundit

September 18, 2013

Finance

31 Tips for Writing a GRI G4 Report

A version of this piece was originally published on the CSR Reporting blog. Those of you who have been following my Twitter […]

Elaine Cohen

September 18, 2013

Finance

New Legal Rule Will Open Floodgates to Business Investment

By Sarah Kaplan Businesses will soon be able to advertise their stock and debt offerings publicly, without an expensive legal […]

TriplePundit

September 17, 2013

Finance

Five Invaluable Elements for Developing an Effective Sustainability Course

Click here to read more in this series By Alan Scheller-Wolf, Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University As I […]

TriplePundit

September 17, 2013

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Introduction To Environmental Justice

The Triple Bottom Line and the Wealth of Nations

Read more in this series. While there are thousands of organizations working to solve the world’s problems, the ways these […]

Andrew Burger

September 16, 2013

Finance

Microsoft’s Carbon Offsets Have Impact Across the World

Microsoft, once the big, bad and bullying tech giant, has reinvented itself in recent years as a more progressive company […]

Leon Kaye

September 12, 2013

Finance

Live Chat with Ben Pawsey and the SB Innovation Open Team

Every Wednesday at 4pm Pacific (and every once in a while at other times) TriplePundit founder Nick Aster will takes 45 minutes […]

Nick Aster

September 11, 2013

Finance

Canadian Pipeline Sheds Light on Ecological Impacts of Keystone XL

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Jan Lee

September 11, 2013

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The Business Of Biking

A How-To Guide for Companies Looking to Encourage Bike Commuters

As more companies seek creative ways to retain talent, improve productivity, keep employees engaged and reduce health care costs, a […]

Leon Kaye

September 10, 2013

Finance

5 Traits Essential for Sustainability Leadership

Click here to read more in this series By Katie Kross and Koji Kitazume, Duke University Sustainability is a career […]

TriplePundit

September 10, 2013

Finance

New MBA Series: How Today's Students Become Tomorrow's Sustainable Leaders

Click here to read more in this series MBA students and graduates have always been key members of the 3p […]

jennifer boynton

September 9, 2013

Finance

Sustainability Drivers for Small/Mid-sized Companies

What drives small and mid-sized companies (SMEs) to incorporate sustainable practices into their business? Knowing the answers to this question […]

Sustainability4SMEs

September 9, 2013

Finance

Entering the Era of Smart Sustainability Reporting

By Aleksandra Dobkowski-Joy As sustainability reporting has gone from vanguard to mainstay over the past decade, sustainability professionals have struggled […]

TriplePundit

September 5, 2013

Finance

Conversation with Presidio Graduate School's William Shutkin

Every Wednesday at 4pm Pacific (and every once in a while at other times) TriplePundit founder Nick Aster will takes 45 minutes […]

Nick Aster

September 4, 2013

Finance

What American Businesses Could Learn from Lenovo's CEO

The chief executive officer of Lenovo, Yang Yuanqing, may be on to something. For the last two years, the CEO […]

Jan Lee

September 4, 2013

Finance

Should Climate Risks Be Included in Sustainability Reports?

Ed Note: to hear more on this issues consider taking our GRI-certified course in sustainability reporting – next week in […]

Emilie Mazzacurati

August 29, 2013

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August 28, 2013

Finance

Starbucks CEO: Affordable Care Act No Excuse to Cut Benefits

There have been plenty of stories recently about employers that have used the Affordable Care Act (also referred to as […]

Jan Lee

August 28, 2013