Why companies see circular thinking as an emerging strategy
Dame Ellen MacArthur sailed around the world solo in 2001 in a nonstop three-month journey.
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Trump goes to Paris?
Last week, in my column 50 Shades of Brown, I posited that the sustainability community needs Nixon-goes-to-China-like disruptive leadership in order to catalyze the kind of nonlinear, exponential rate of shift to clean energy that we need in order to save the planet.
The new push to rate suppliers on sustainability
Many companies long have evaluated aspects of their suppliers’ environmental, social and governance policies and performance.
What does gender have to do with sustainability?
Take your pick of terminology: balance; equality; empowerment; fairness.
Why Microsoft gave sustainability a promotion
Sustainability has been kicked upstairs at Microsoft Corp., a promotion in terms of where it sits, to whom it reports, what it does and how it is viewed across the organization.
Project Litefoot: New Zealand’s gamified green-sports movement
New Zealand is a country of less than 5 million people yet it punches well above its weight in the sports world: The All Blacks are the preeminent force in international rugby.
Dysfunction by design: How standards hurt buildings and cities
Personal heaters are a summer survival tool for many office workers chilled to the bone by hyperactive ventilation systems — an act of self-defense against an epidemic of overcooling that is wasting energy and confounding comfort in not only offices but also large shops, schools and other buildings.
The global economy is growing, but carbon emissions aren’t
Carbon emissions stayed flat for the second year in a row in 2015, despite continued growth in the global economy, according to preliminary data recently released by the International Energy Agency (IEA).
5 reasons community solar is a multi-gigawatt market
The U.S. solar industry has enjoyed impressive growth of late, with strong forecasts for 2016, but it’s been an at-times bumpy ride as the industry has faced unfavorable rulings and stock-market troubles.
World Water Day brings a gush of initiatives, investments
On the United Nations' World Water Day on Tuesday, no less than 150 companies and NGOs announced new initiatives towards enhancing water quality, conservation and management at a White House Water Summit.
