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Archive for May, 2010:

Sustainability Pledge: Walk The Talk

With a foot in both the academic and business worlds currently – I find myself intrigued that a lot of colleges/universities are taking such a lead in committing their facilities and community to new journeys in sustainability, while corporations are lagging way behind.   Some companies may be ramping up  … Read on >

With CSR: Go Slow, But START Already!

New “Shared Responsibility” research from Cone LLC finds that companies are failing to engage consumers in their social responsibility efforts. Has your company already begun to address this, or is it one of the slow starters?   What, praytell, are you waiting for?

Some of the Cone numbers that prove … Read on >

Sustainability Perspective via Appreciative Inquiry

Much has been written recently about what makes a “sustainable brand,” which brands can and can’t claim that label, and why it is important.  This topic has likely been on the minds of a lot of people in the marketing world for a while, but the upcoming … Read on >

Businesses Need Sustainability “Social Proof” Too

Why do businesses do what they do?  It’s the same question I posed in early March about consumers. As I did in that post, I will focus here on the concept of “social proof” and how human beings may be persuaded to change behavior in a more sustainable direction, … Read on >