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Facilitation for Conscious Awareness in Business

By Jeff Klein Facilitate means “to make easy.” Facilitation is the art and practice of making things easy (or easier), […]

TriplePundit

October 12, 2011

Finance

Occupying, Protesting, Investing: Slow Money

By Woody Tasch, slow money First, let’s admire this fist: The Economist put this on its cover earlier this year […]

TriplePundit

October 11, 2011

Finance

Pre-Occupied with Wall Street: A Systems Thinking Perspective

The Occupy Wall Street movement has grown exponentially over the past week. What began as a movement targeting Wall Street has […]

Jonathan Mariano

October 10, 2011

Finance

Changing the Way We Value the Future in Climate Change Economics

3p is proud to partner with the Presidio Graduate School’s Macroeconomics course on a blogging series about “the economics of […]

Presidio Economics

October 10, 2011

Finance

Milwaukee a Model for Green and Local Businesses

Milwaukee is America.  With its setting on Lake Michigan, German heritage, baseball excitement, and changing demographics, this city of 600,000 […]

Leon Kaye

October 4, 2011

Finance

Obama's Change Paradox

3p is proud to partner with the Presidio Graduate School’s Managerial Marketing course on a blogging series about “sustainable marketing.” […]

Presidio Managerial Marketing

October 4, 2011

Finance

Right Wing Groups Play the Energy Reliability Card to Oppose EPA MACT Rule

Four right-wing and right-leaning anti-big government groups contend the EPA is “abusing” air-quality laws because the agency’s MACT (maximum achievable […]

Bill DiBenedetto

October 3, 2011

Finance

What is "Deepening" in Business?

By Jeff Klein Writing this piece is an exercise in deepening. It demands attention and raises questions, such as “What […]

TriplePundit

October 3, 2011

Finance

Track the Slave Labor Footprint of Common Products

Slavery Footprint is a website, launched last week, which calculates how much slave labor is used to produce the common […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

September 30, 2011

Finance

The Electric Car Branding Trick Even Nissan's LEAF is Missing

The following is part of a series by our friends at CSRHub (a 3p sponsor) – offering free sustainability and […]

CSRHub

September 29, 2011

Finance

Economic Development Boards Spur Renewable Energy Development in Hawaii

Every municipality has one, but most people don’t know what economic development boards do. At the Asia Pacific Clean Energy […]

Scott Cooney

September 29, 2011

Finance

Video Interview: Foundation Source on How to raise $50k in 3 days

When the earthquake hit Japan this year, a $50k grant was given to International Medical Corporation in a matter of […]

Connie-Kwan

September 29, 2011

Finance

Hawaiian Group of VCs and Angel Investors is Serious About Impact Investing

The Hawaii Venture Capital Association met last week to discuss impact investing in the state. As a newcomer to the […]

Scott Cooney

September 27, 2011

Finance

Aspen Institute Releases List of Top Green MBA Degrees

The Aspen Institute recently released their annual list of top business schools that offer sustainable MBAs. According to Beyond Grey […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

September 26, 2011

Finance

Is the World Bank Becoming a Voice for Climate Change Action?

The 2011 Annual Meeting of the World Bank and IMF is underway in Washington D.C.  At Thursday’s opening press conference, […]

Susan Hopp

September 26, 2011

Finance

Why are Learning, Growth and Development Relevant to Business?

By Jeff Klein Short Answer: Learning, growth and development – for individuals, teams and organizations – are essential to resilience, […]

TriplePundit

September 26, 2011

Finance

Denim Industry Set to Revive Old Welsh Town

In western Wales, a small town charmingly called Cardigan with a population of 4000 once churned out 35,000 pairs of […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

September 23, 2011

Finance

Why Should Your Business Should Care About Corporate Social Responsibility

By: Joe Lawless What is corporate social responsibility and why should any business care about it?  Corporations have been debating […]

TriplePundit

September 20, 2011

Finance

Social Entrepreneurs: Don't Forget your Workers

By Jeff Klein One of the key insights that emerged out of writing Working for Good: Making a Difference While […]

TriplePundit

September 20, 2011

Finance

Video Interview: How Microplace Moves Users Beyond Giving

As generous as human beings are, an investment instrument will almost certainly bring more dollars than philanthropy. Can we direct […]

Connie-Kwan

September 19, 2011

Finance

"Let's Roll!" Restoring Jobs, Environment and Economy With American Made Electric Cars

“Let’s Roll” were the last recorded words from Flight 93 which crashed in Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001, and they […]

Bill Roth

September 19, 2011

Finance

Hillary Clinton Speaks Out on Women's Role in Economic Development

This week, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooporation (APEC) conference on women and the economy took place in San Francisco. “This is the […]

jennifer boynton

September 16, 2011

Finance

Immigration Reform: The Missing Piece of the CSR Puzzle

By Leah Durant The sequence of events in September has revealed a troubling downturn in the US workforce and economy. […]

TriplePundit

September 16, 2011

Finance

Video Interview: Dave Chen, Equilibrium Capital Group

The assets essential for living are air, water and food.  How do we systematically invest in these, our most important […]

Connie-Kwan

September 16, 2011

Finance

Belgian Company Leads the Way in Landfill Mining

Landfill mining is a rapidly growing area of waste management that is proving to be extremely profitable. About 50 miles […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

September 16, 2011

Finance

If You’re Happy With Your Work, You’ll Create Much Greater Value

All unhappy people are alike in that they negatively affect a business’ financial bottom line. Several years ago, Gallup estimated […]

jhollender

September 15, 2011

Finance

CDP Global Forum's Comprehensive Look at Sustainable Business

On Wednesday the Global Forum had an international gathering of business and political leaders in a unique virtual workshop-style discussion which […]

Raz Godelnik

September 15, 2011

Finance

Five Bold Ideas on Employment to Supplement the American Jobs Act

By Richard J. Crespin Last week, President Obama laid out a modest plan to nudge job growth. I don’t fault […]

TriplePundit

September 14, 2011

Finance

Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project: The Denial Ends Today

Al Gore is mad as hell about his campaign to get the word out about global warming being smothered by […]

RP Siegel

September 14, 2011

Finance

What is a Conscious Culture?

By Jeff Klein The short answer: A Conscious Culture is permeated with Conscious Awareness. Definitions In the context of business […]

TriplePundit

September 13, 2011

Finance

DOE Awards $15 Million for Electric Vehicle Adoption Programs

As President Obama was preparing to address a joint session of Congress to propose the $447 billion American Jobs Act, […]

Andrew Burger

September 12, 2011

Finance

Smart Grid & Residential Solar: A Match Made in Heaven?

Mark Twain famously said, “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” The same might be said of the American […]

RP Siegel

September 12, 2011

Finance

Video Interview: Geoffrey Moore on Crossing The Chasm and Escape Velocity

Why is America still addicted to oil despite the pain we continuously suffer at the gasoline pump? Today’s gasoline prices […]

Bill Roth

September 12, 2011

Finance

RainSaucers Make Rainwater Harvesting More Accessible

I love reading about little innovations that make life easier for so many people with eco-friendly solutions. In the realm […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

September 9, 2011

Finance

Van Jones on the American Dream 2.0

By Heather King Van Jones may have resigned his post as Obama’s green jobs czar, but he continues his crusade […]

HeatherKing

September 8, 2011

Finance

A Labor Day Reflection on Economic Recovery: Maybe it’s not About Jobs, but About Making Love Visible

By Jeff Klein While I intended to post a piece on Conscious Culture this week, given that this is Labor […]

TriplePundit

September 5, 2011

Finance

Solyndra Bankruptcy: Economic and Sustainable Business Lessons

The once highly touted clean tech start up, Solyndra, has filed for bankruptcy. Solyndra was hoped to be a key […]

Jonathan Mariano

September 2, 2011

Finance

Saleforce's Benioff on the Future 'Corporate Spring'

Yesterday, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff kicked off Dreamforce 2011, the largest cloud computing event of the year with over 45,000 […]

Chelsea Souter

September 2, 2011

Finance

How to Control Labor Costs Before They Control You

When times are tough, companies look for ways to cut costs. Labor costs are often one of those cuts. An […]

Jonathan Mariano

September 1, 2011

Finance

Another Baby Boom Won't Cure U.S. Economy

The following is part of a series by our friends at CSRHub (a 3p sponsor) – offering free sustainability and […]

CSRHub

August 31, 2011

Finance

World Leaders Launch 'OceanElders' to Preserve Marine Biodiversity

So what happens when you put together Sylvia Earle, Jean-Michel Cousteau, Richard Branson, Neil Young and Ted Turner? Apart from […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

August 31, 2011

Finance

Sweet Beginnings: Creating a Buzz with Honey and Green Jobs

You don’t often think of airports and honeybees together in the same context. And you never think of airports, honeybees […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

August 30, 2011

Finance

FoodCorps Sprouts to Tackle Childhood Obesity

An exciting new national service program called FoodCorps launched this month with the goal of addressing healthy food access for children in […]

Lesley Lammers

August 30, 2011

Finance

New USGS Report Clouds the Future of Gas Drilling in the Marcellus Shale Formation

The U.S. Geological Survey has just issued a new report on the amount of natural gas in the Marcellus Shale […]

Tina Casey

August 30, 2011

Finance

Green Scissors Report Suggests $380 Billion in Savings by Killing Subsidies and Spending

Sometimes, changing current methods of doing things has an economic gain. In a groundbreaking report released by Green Scissors, a […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

August 30, 2011

Finance

Thriving Microfinance Sector Strengthens Colombia's Economy

Bakeries, food and clothing vendors, stalls, stands and restaurants, consumer electronics shops, barber and tailor shops, taxi and bus drivers, […]

Andrew Burger

August 29, 2011

Finance

What is a Conscious Leader?

By Jeff Klein The short answer: A Conscious Leader is someone who leads with Conscious Awareness. As I outlined in […]

TriplePundit

August 29, 2011

Finance

Legacoop Cooperative in Bologna, Italy Empowers Worker-Owners

This post is the first in a series of articles by Jeffrey Hollender on cooperative businesses models, specifically from Mondragón, […]

jhollender

August 26, 2011

Finance

We Must Put a Price on Carbon: EU to the Rescue Again?

Boyd Cohen, Co-author, Climate Capitalism Many public policy gurus and economists will tell you that if we truly want to […]

boyd

August 25, 2011

Finance

Introducing The Da Vinci Index: Biomimicry and Economics

  During an event at the San Diego Zoo Biomimicry, Dr. Lynn Reaser of the Fermanian Business & Economic Institute […]

Jonathan Mariano

August 25, 2011

Finance

Bibliotaxi Transforms Cabs into Local Libraries

On a survey published earlier this year by NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission, 31.3% of the respondents picked the Taxi […]

Raz Godelnik

August 23, 2011

Finance

Fracking, Risk and Investment: NY Attorney General Adds Fuel to the Fire

Investors are growing increasingly wary of fracking, a method of natural gas extraction that involves pumping a chemical brine underground […]

Tina Casey

August 22, 2011

Finance

Key Indicators: Who is Calling for More Conscious Awareness in Business?

By Jeff Klein In my post last week on Conscious Awareness, I defined that concept as “a process of recognizing […]

TriplePundit

August 22, 2011

Finance

Collaborative Consumption Gains Traction

Some of us (ahem) have lived long enough to remember when collaboration was not all that radical a concept, in […]

Bill DiBenedetto

August 18, 2011

Finance

Can Hawaii Achieve a Steady State Economy?

By: Kainoa Casco Can we?  As Hawai’i’s own Barack Obama said it, “Yes we can!”  Why? Because we need to. […]

TriplePundit

August 18, 2011

Finance

Sirius XM's Customers Crowdsource Their Response to Channel Changes

There’s a disturbance among listeners of North America’s satellite radio service. Last Tuesday, without warning, monopoly satellite radio provider, Sirius […]

Phil Covington

August 16, 2011

Finance

Ray Anderson: Our Captain, Our Captain

By: Martin Melaver Ray Anderson, founder and chairman of Interface, Inc., author of two books on sustainability and a tireless […]

TriplePundit

August 12, 2011

Finance

Can Innovation Lead Us to Growth (and Happiness) With Less Consumption?

I recently came across an article called, “How Can Innovation Decouple Growth and Consumption” I was intrigued by this as […]

RP Siegel

August 11, 2011

Finance

Eco-entrepreneurship Opportunity: Salad Restaurant

What do you get for takeout when you are on the run and want something healthy? Tougher question than it […]

Scott Cooney

August 5, 2011

Finance

Airbnb: The Ups and Downs of Stakeholder Engagement

Airbnb is a popular web based service that lets people rent out their spare rooms or even entire homes when […]

Nick Aster

August 4, 2011

Finance

The Surprising Economic Value of Food Stamps

While the fight in Washington over the debt ceiling seems to be over, it is not clear yet what cuts […]

Raz Godelnik

August 2, 2011

Finance

Is Raising the Debt Ceiling Economically Sustainable?

Yesterday, an agreement was made between the President and Congress to raise the debt ceiling. It is expected to pass both […]

Jonathan Mariano

August 2, 2011

Finance

Where are the Jobs? Increasingly, They're in Sustainability

Unemployment is still hovering around 9%, an unencouraging picture for politicians looking to get reelected in 2012. For President Obama, […]

Scott Cooney

August 2, 2011

Finance

Why Focus on More than Making Money in Business?

By Jeff Klein The short answer: It’s just good business! Over the course of the next several months through blog […]

TriplePundit

August 1, 2011

Finance

Solar Power Solutions for Rural Africa

This post is part of a series by dMBA students as part of their Social Venture summer course. To view […]

dmbasocial

August 1, 2011

Finance

Shell in Nigeria: Oil, Gas, Development & Corporate Social Responsibility

Shell is a multinational corporation that for 50 years has been intimately involved in Nigeria’s economy, politics and overall development. […]

Andrew Burger

July 29, 2011

Finance

Study Shows Zipcar Having a Sustainable Impact in Baltimore

Last week, Zipcar, Inc, along with the City of Baltimore and the Parking Authority of Baltimore City celebrated the one-year […]

RP Siegel

July 28, 2011

Finance

Detroit: Stakeholder Power at Work

This post is part of a series on Stakeholder Engagement sponsored by Jurat Software. Detroit is often in the news […]

Susan Hopp

July 27, 2011

Finance

The Solar Scheme: Banks Overvalue Solar Projects for Financial Gain

First, there were solar systems with a hefty up-front price that not many households and companies could afford. Then came […]

Raz Godelnik

July 26, 2011

Finance

CFO Engagement on Shareholder Social and Environmental Expectations

This post is part of a series on Stakeholder Engagement sponsored by Jurat Software. Deloitte’s CFO Signals report summarizes the […]

Bill Roth

July 26, 2011

Finance

Profit Now or Pay Later – Why America is Missing Out: The Case of the Aviation Industry

Boyd Cohen, Ph.D., Climate Strategist George Monbiot would argue we need to stop jetsetting around the world if we want […]

boyd

July 22, 2011

Finance

Innovation: Aluminum Shipping Pallets

The worldwide transportation of goods within the global supply chain has a carbon footprint of around 2,800 mega- tonnes CO2e […]

Bill Roth

July 21, 2011