First published on HuffPost Green, August 5, 2011

Because of its potential to change the minds of those people and businesses not currently in the sustainability choir, what I call sustainability hidden in plain sight is an … Read on >

When you think about corporations doing things right, your mind doesn’t immediately  think of a candy bar, but maybe it should.  In the course of my research on the attributes of corporate sustainability leaders, I came across a reference to … Read on >

*This article first published in the July 2011 issue of my quarterly newsletter.

Thinking sustainably is about seeing the interconnections of systems around a particular business problem or issue. Since, among other things, the people involved, the natural world, and government regulations are ever-changing, there’s no way for a business … Read on >

I recently heard Bruce Karas, Coca Cola’s VP of Environment and Sustainability, speak about that corporation’s continuing efforts to embed sustainability in their culture.  And, while he was referring specifically to the beverage maker’s activities and increasing awareness, I … Read on >

Just a single day at last week’s BALLE conference in Bellingham, WA, gave me a lot to think about.  Here’s an excerpt from my HuffingtonPost piece:

“Living Economies.” Though the phrase is a mouthful, a lot more businesses, and businesspeople, … Read on >

Does empathy have a “touchy/feely” rep, or is it just me?  What I mean is, do we as a culture – and by default – assign empathy a “feminine” or “soft skill” essence?  Our need to nurture sustainability leadership, right now, makes this a very important question.

Before I go further, … Read on >

“Unless one makes a conscious effort to engage in dialogue with perspectives that are unfamiliar, disorienting, or even threatening, it is difficult to shed light on that which is partial and unexamined in one’s own understanding.” – Carol Sanford, … Read on >

If you pay attention, there are clues for strategically communicating about your business’s sustainability in the wind, and in news stories that may seem to have nothing to do with sustainability.  With just a casual weekend ear and eye to national news sources (NPR, New York Times etc), I learned … Read on >

While in Vermont last week for the final residency of my  Goddard College Master’s Program, I noticed something.  Whether it was in workshops or site visits, the “social” element of sustainability and corporate responsibility was what made those involved … Read on >

One of the reasons I’m so interested in the sustainability movement is that it forces the normally so suspicious and competitive business environment to do a 180.  They have to stop spouting “outside of the box” thinking and actually do … Read on >