Is Social Responsibility Standing in a Green Shadow?

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Environmental sustainability has long stood at the heart of corporate social responsibility, and with good reason.  Companies that pursue the right green strategies can lower costs, gain a competitive advantage, and secure new customers – not to mention benefit the planet.  But in changing our light bulbs, certifying our buildings, and buying organic, did we [...]

Water Creeping to the Top of the Sustainability List

Water Sustainability

In the guest post below, Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company, discusses the challenges of managing our world’s water resources. by Julie Urlaub “Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink”. Taken from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, the author describes a man dying of thirst surrounded by [...]

SRI in the Rockies: Next week in San Antonio, TX

Picture of L. Hunter Lovins, President and founder of the Natural Capitalism Solutions (NCS) last year at SRI in the Rockies

I will be joining over 600 participants at the 21st annual SRI in the Rockies Conference Nov. 18 – 21 in San Antonio, TX.  SRI in the Rockies is the premier North American conference for investors, investment professionals, and organizations working with money in more sustainable, responsible, and impactful ways.  SRI in the Rockies is [...]

What’s Next for the Green Economy II – The Sequel

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In the guest post below, Glenn Croston, Founder of Starting Up Green, discusses why the midterm elections cannot stop the green economy. From Glenn Croston’s Fast Company expert blog: Back when President Obama was elected in 2008 I wrote a blog post about “What’s Next for the Green Economy“. At the time we were in [...]

Is there anyone more inspiring than Greg Mortenson?

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During a talk at South Dakota State University, Greg Mortenson of the Central Asia Institute talked about the need to educate everyone in the world and showed the impact for good that one person can have on the world.