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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
Systems Thinking: Life-Enhancing Business Through Leadership
Systems Thinking: Life-Enhancing Business Through Leadership
Published on February 20, 2017
About a 11 minute read

Change is one of the most challenging elements of life within an organization. To sustain a change agenda moving away from behaviors and decisions that are life-destroying to becoming life-enhancing, the nuances of both corporate culture and the patt... View More

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New Metrics
Richard Howitt on a Sustainability-Inclusive IIRC: I'm Up for the Challenge!
Richard Howitt on a Sustainability-Inclusive IIRC: I'm Up for the Challenge!
Published on February 15, 2017
About a 5 minute read

This post is a response to a challenge posed earlier this year to new IIRC Chief Executive Richard Howitt by Dr. Mark W. McElroy and Martin P. Thomas, co-authors of The Multicapital Scorecard (2016). The goal to make Integrated Reporting the global n... View More

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Marketing & Communications
Sign o' the Times: This Year's Super Bowl Had More Goodvertising Than Ever
Sign o' the Times: This Year's Super Bowl Had More Goodvertising Than Ever
Published on February 13, 2017
About a 6 minute read

The political unrest seems to be good for advertising with a conscience, as this year’s Super Bowl saw the highest number of Goodvertising campaigns ever. ... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
The Vertical Farm: A Chat with Dickson D. Despommier, Ph.D.
The Vertical Farm: A Chat with Dickson D. Despommier, Ph.D.
Published on February 10, 2017
About a 6 minute read

By the year 2050, nearly 80% of the earth’s population will live in urban centers and that number will have increased by about 3 billion people in the interim – a big challenge and opportunity to feed. One emergent model is indoor farming, aka, v... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
Efficiency Engagement: Turning Employees Into Energy Ambassadors
Efficiency Engagement: Turning Employees Into Energy Ambassadors
Published on February 8, 2017
About a 4 minute read

Installing more efficient equipment is often at the forefront of an energy manager’s mind when it comes to driving down carbon emissions, but even the most energy-efficient kit still requires human involvement. Making that link, and understanding h... View More

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Context and Capitals – The Next Big Things in Corporate Sustainability
Context and Capitals – The Next Big Things in Corporate Sustainability
Published on February 7, 2017
About a 4 minute read

You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” - Joseph Goldstein Context is a game-changer for sustainability professionals and for the businesses that they work with. A dramatic statement is often a good way to start an article – and s... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
On 40 Years Watching the Sustainable Business Field
On 40 Years Watching the Sustainable Business Field
Published on February 6, 2017
About a 6 minute read

The second of a three-part proposal for using sustainability to recharge America's problem-solving. ... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
Sky's #OceanRescue Campaign Aiming to Put an End to Ocean Plastic Pollution
Sky's #OceanRescue Campaign Aiming to Put an End to Ocean Plastic Pollution
Published on February 2, 2017
About a 2 minute read

Marine plastics pose a serious problem for both marine ecosystems and human health. In fact, with between 4.8 million and 12.7 million tons of plastic ending up in the world’s oceans every year, it could be considered one of the most dangerous envi... View More

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New Metrics
With the Changing of the Guard at the IIRC, a Challenge to Richard Howitt
With the Changing of the Guard at the IIRC, a Challenge to Richard Howitt
Published on January 23, 2017
About a 6 minute read

Update: Read Richard's response here. ... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
APP: With Holistic Forest Management, We Can Halt the Sixth Great Extinction
APP: With Holistic Forest Management, We Can Halt the Sixth Great Extinction
Published on January 20, 2017
About a 4 minute read

Human activity is driving rampant loss of flora and fauna around the world, prompting fears that we are in the midst of a sixth great extinction event, with one-third of all species in the wild facing threat of extinction. ... View More

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Marketing & CommunicationsMarketing & Communications
At the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, Climate Change Is King
At the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, Climate Change Is King
Published on January 18, 2017
About a 6 minute read

A decade after An Inconvenient Truth brought climate change into the heart of popular culture, the follow-up to the watershed environmental documentary, An Inconvenient Sequel, will make its world premiere at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival as a Day ... View More

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When All Around Is Broken: Maintaining Optimism for Sustainability
When All Around Is Broken: Maintaining Optimism for Sustainability
Published on January 11, 2017
About a 3 minute read

“The main Business of Natural Philosophy is to argue from Phænomena without feigning Hypotheses, and to deduce Causes from Effects till we come to the very first Cause, which certainly is not mechanical; and not only to unfold the Mechanism of the... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
Purpose-Driven Storytelling: 12 Tips for Embracing Opportunity, Challenge and Change
Purpose-Driven Storytelling: 12 Tips for Embracing Opportunity, Challenge and Change
Published on January 4, 2017
About a 6 minute read

In a world where consumers are increasingly buying into brands that stand for more than just positive gains in profit, having the ability to clearly communicate your company’s social good efforts is more important than ever. From educating consumer... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
The Five Thieves Threatening Humanity's Future
The Five Thieves Threatening Humanity's Future
Published on January 4, 2017
About a 9 minute read

Answer this question quickly without giving it much thought: Is the human species inherently a compassionate, constructive species destined to leave the Earth better than we found it? ... View More

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My 2017 Resolutions for Contributing to a Just, Honest, Thriving World
My 2017 Resolutions for Contributing to a Just, Honest, Thriving World
Published on January 3, 2017
About a 6 minute read

A new year. A much-needed chance to start fresh. Resolutions are fun, and I created my usual list of things such as writing more (day one, check!), putting my phone down when I’m with family, exercising and eating well, and better managing email. B... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
From the Archbishop of Canterbury to Captain Kirk and Donald Trump
From the Archbishop of Canterbury to Captain Kirk and Donald Trump
Published on December 31, 2016
About a 7 minute read

Can capitalism be ethical? This was the question asked by Rowan Williams, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, in a recent lecture in Cambridge (part of Murray Edwards College’s Capitalism on the Edge series). He argued that while capitalism may un... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
The Year in Review: Sustainability Leaders Raise the Bar Rather Than Toe the Line
The Year in Review: Sustainability Leaders Raise the Bar Rather Than Toe the Line
Published on November 30, 2016
About a 6 minute read

While in the past I have written summaries that looked back on accomplishments and challenges in sustainable development over the last 12 months, this year, I’ve decided to take a different approach. Instead, on the heels of COP22, I asked sustaina... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
Can Empathy Survive the Echo Chamber?
Can Empathy Survive the Echo Chamber?
Published on November 14, 2016
About a 3 minute read

Note: In the aftermath of last week’s Presidential election, we at Sustainable Brands were struck by the parallels to a recent, similarly polarizing political situation abroad with an equally shocking result – the UK’s Brexit referendum – and... View More

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Marketing & CommunicationsMarketing & Communications
Nat Geo Follows 'Before the Flood' Doc with Campaign to Raise $100K for Wildlife Conservation
Nat Geo Follows 'Before the Flood' Doc with Campaign to Raise $100K for Wildlife Conservation
Published on November 4, 2016
About a 3 minute read

With over 8.7 million views on YouTube already, Leonardo DiCaprio’s documentary film Before the Flood is already making waves. ... View More

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Finance & Investment
Accountants Want Purpose, Too!
Accountants Want Purpose, Too!
Published on October 28, 2016
About a 3 minute read

The Accounting major is popular in college because it is one of the easiest ways to ensure you get a job after school, and the most prestigious – and lucrative – route to take is to get a job with one of the Big 4 Public Accounting firms. My Acco... View More

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