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Dylan Ratigan on “Platinum Citizenship”

Activism, Corporate Politics / By

In his new article at HuffPo, Dylan Ratigan condenses all of our political and financial issues into one coherent, true story, under the title of “Platinum Citizenship.”

Dylan’s on a crusade for his newest project, the “Get Money Out” movement, which is advocating and pushing for a constitutional amendment to remove money from politics once and for all. Go learn more, and if you like what you read, show your support, at http://www.getmoneyout.com/ — since I signed it this weekend, it’s passed the the 200,000 signature mark — with lots of room to grow!

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Sunil Paul Cheerleads CleanWeb Hackathon, live from San Francisco

Innovation and Design, Inspiring Ideas / By

The first “Cleanweb  Hackathon” is underway today at the Parisoma coworking space in San Francisco. Sunil Paul, a well-known cleantech investor through his Spring Ventures, has been one of the driving forces behind this great event. It remains to be seen what will come out of today’s (and tonight’s) hacking, but we’re sure to see

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Defining the Qualities of Business Sustainability Leaders

Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership / By

In the guest post below, Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company, discusses the skills leaders need for a sustainable business future. In business, every function has a purpose and every job requires a unique set of skills in order to fulfill on that purpose.  When it comes to defining rolls for a

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Investment Recovery: What It Is and How It Contributes to Corporate Sustainability

Corporate Social Responsibility / By

In the guest post below, Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company, discusses how investment recovery contributes to corporate sustainability. A key component of business sustainability is asset disposition, or investment recovery.  Investment recovery is the practice of recouping the value of assets no longer needed by a company by identifying and reusing

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The Business Sustainability Option Period is Expiring

Corporate Social Responsibility / By

In the guest post below, Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company, discusses how different stakeholders do not consider sustainability as optional. There is at least one point in the history of any company when you have to change dramatically to rise to the next level of performance. Miss that moment – and

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Opportunities for CEOs in 2011 – Trust Tops the List

Corporate Social Responsibility / By

In the guest post below, Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company, discusses the importance of consumer trust. The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action. – Frank Herbert Studies show there is a growing disconnect between company perception and reality. 

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Santa’s CSR Checklist: Has Your Business Been Naughty or Nice?

Corporate Social Responsibility / By

In the guest post below, Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company, recommends strategies to jump start your CSR programs. Santa’s making a list and he’s checking it twice.  He’s wondering if your business has been naughty or nice.  Has your organization delayed business sustainability strategies to see how the market responds before

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How to Build Business Sustainability Intelligence

Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainable Business / By

In the guest post below, Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company, explains how managing sustainability risk can become a business opportunity. by Julie Urlaub The next time you have a moment, try a simple exercise: write down the five biggest risks facing your company, the five biggest opportunities on the immediate horizon,

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Checklist for Sustainable Leadership: Do You Have What it Takes?

Corporate Social Responsibility / By

In the guest post below, Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company, discusses how business sustainability requires leadership across the entire organization. by Julie Urlaub Consider the following findings from the Hay Group: Research conducted worldwide shows that leadership contributes to 70% of corporate atmosphere, while corporate atmosphere contributes to 30% of corporate

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Hybrid Corporations: What Business Are You In?

Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Entrepreneurship / By

In the guest post below, Alice Korngold, Founder of Korngold Consulting LLC, asks corporate leaders, “what is driving you–mission or profits?” by Alice Korngold The new “it” thing in social enterprise is hybrid corporations. There are B corporations–benefit corporations–whose mandates are to serve the public good and also increase shareholder value. There are also L3Cs,

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How Does Your Business Mitigate Sustainability Risk?

Sustainable Business / By

In the guest post below, Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company, discusses how sustainability can mitigate risk to a company’s bottom-line. by Julie Urlaub According to the post, Sustainability Practices Are Really Risk Management, “Sustainability today is not about greenwashing for most corporations; instead, it’s about managing risk, according to Peter Graf,

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Water Creeping to the Top of the Sustainability List

Water / By

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

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

Policies, Sustainable Business / By

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

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Tea Party This! European Activists Push For Mass Bank Run

International / By

You’ve heard there are some, shall we say, negative feelings among the working/middle classes in European countries these days, yes? Something about austerity measures, mismanaged economies, something about being angry at banks and bankers and powerful people? It all dribbles out, and we don’t see much of it in the press here in the US.

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Systems Thinking for a Green Supply Chain

Supply Chain, Sustainable Business / By

In the guest post below, Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company, discusses how companies can “green” their supply chain through a” systems thinking” approach. by Julie Urlaub In today’s global business environment, it is extremely rare for a company to own an entire product or service value chain.  Business operations now rely

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Vigilant Futures Is Officially a Plastic Bottle-Free Zone

Sustainable Business, Water / By

In honor of Blog Action Day 2010, it’s inspiring to see a company ditching its plastic water bottles. Below is a post from a Vigilant Futures’ employee. Kudos to Vigilant Futures! by Adelaide Z According to Water.org nearly 1 billion people don’t have access to clean drinking water. Despite our access to free, clean drinking

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Why Conservatives Are Bad on Energy: It’s All About the Costs

Energy, Opinion / By

In the guest post below, Tom Rooney, President and CEO of SPG Solar, in Novato, California, discusses how conservatives get it wrong on energy because they’re wrong on the costs of energy. by Tom Rooney Conservatives,  let’s talk about energy. And why so many conservatives are so wrong — so liberal, even — on wind

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Why Did Halliburton Buy an Oil Cleanup Company 8 Days Before the Oil Spill?

Energy, News / By

There are innumerable bits of information floating around in the battle over the narrative of this national disaster. This one is particularly disturbing. From AOL’s Daily Finance just over a week before the spill: “…the days of independence have come to an end for Boots & Coots as the company has agreed to sell out

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