“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 >

I’ve been noticing at least a tiny shift in the greater sustainability discussion lately.  There are beginning to be more examples of sustainability-mature companies, organizations and just general business thinking. This is very positive!  Still, because this movement seems to move at glacial speed, it may be worth acknowledging these … Read on >

Inspired by “fighting” words from PUMA’s CEO Jochen Zeitz, as published in a recent MarketingWeek piece, there’s been a lot of Twitter talk about whether or not CSR is obsolete.  As Zeitz put it: CSR is an obsolete idea and we cannot delegate responsibility to one department. … Read on >

As part of my master’s thesis on the qualities and traits of sustainability leaders, I, of course, have been studying up.  One thing I’m paying attention to is whether sustainability leadership is really that different from exemplary, pre-sustainability awareness, leadership – and, if so, how.  What strikes me so far … Read on >

The following first published in the March 2011 issue of The Solutions Journal.

The crucial move toward sustainability may not come easily for either huge corporations or the average consumer, but we can hasten this evolution by identifying and nurturing the personality traits that most naturally … Read on >

Since I’m starting to interview internal corporate sustainability change agents for several projects, I thought it’d be a good time to just launch a series of “initial insight” note posts.  I have a feeling, like this time, I’ll get off the phone or complete the interview and be really excited … Read on >

Social media expert Mitch Joel recently spoke to a business lunch audience here in Burlington, and one big point he made may have burst a little bubble for many a company considering a jump onto Facebook or Twitter because … Read on >

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 >

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 >

Updated: Noon, eastern time, 3/10/10 – this poll has closed.

Thanks to plentiful submissions, we now have a big list of incredible women who have made their mark in sustainability.  Because the polling widget I’m using limited us to 64, I left off some names that seemed to represent more … Read on >