This column highlights the top economic stories of the week. Reports of the demise of the U.S. dollar may be premature. But when some of the world’s most powerful investors are warning of the currency’s decline, investors take notice. More on this story here. There are many cynics out there that critique and question the [...]
Change Starts with your Underwear
August 20, 2009 By 2 Comments
PACT underwear launched this week with a campaign that demonstrates choosing wisely doesn’t have to accompany images of melting ice caps and flooding deserts
Taking Sustainable Packaging to a New Level
August 19, 2009 By 1 Comment
When we think about “sustainable packaging,” we think about recycled paper and plastics, but there is a lot more to sustainability than that. In running across a company called Distant Village Packaging, which specializes in sustainable packaging, that fact was brought home in a powerful way. . . in pictures. I learned of A Distant [...]
Sustainability: Government, Business and… Brands?
August 18, 2009 By 3 Comments
Sustainability will not be an over night phenomenon. In fact I would argue a sea change is taking place but have barely begun to see the ripples. With a new administration, government has demonstrated that they will be playing an instrumental role on the compliance and technology side.
Do Shareholders Impact Sustainable Business Practices? (Part 2 of 2)
August 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
What if you call your HR department or brokerage firm and discover you don’t have SRI options available with your 401(k)? Does that mean you can’t be a socially responsible investor? Of course not. If you own shares in a company, you have partial ownership and certain privileges. Corporations mail out their annual reports containing [...]
