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How organizations are addressing the 'G' in ESG – striking the balance of maximizing long-term growth and value while safeguarding the interests of all stakeholders

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Sustainable People, Part III: Making It Real
Sustainable People, Part III: Making It Real
Published on August 8, 2013
About a 6 minute read

Welcome back! Are you ready to leave excellence behind, with all its unsustainable feeders and costs? Ready to make the move to the entirely different and sustainable condition of mastery?You’ve been patient for long enough, so let’s get started.... View More

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Women’s Leadership Conference Brings Together Top Female Executives
Women’s Leadership Conference Brings Together Top Female Executives
Published on July 30, 2013
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Four female executives at the top of their respective fields will come together next month for a “Presidents panel” at the Women’s Leadership Conference in Las Vegas.The panel will include Carol Evans, President of Working Mother Magazine; Kath... View More

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Sustainable People, Part II: The Costs of Excellence
Sustainable People, Part II: The Costs of Excellence
Published on July 25, 2013
About a 6 minute read

In Part I of this series we introduced the Excellence Trap, and diagnosed its drivers and shortcomings. Here in Part II, we’ll take a close look at the costs we incur when we’re in the Excellence Trap, in order to see clearly what unsustainable p... View More

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Sustainable People, Part I: The Excellence Trap
Sustainable People, Part I: The Excellence Trap
Published on July 17, 2013
About a 5 minute read

The triple bottom line that inspires us is about planet, people and profits. Most of the time, we find ourselves talking about planet and profit, and all their complexities. When we talk about people it is usually about either 1. making sure they hav... View More

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Conscious Leadership Reminds Us: We Are All the Same
Conscious Leadership Reminds Us: We Are All the Same
Published on July 16, 2013
About a 3 minute read

Last year, aspiring artist Jonathan Harris visited Bhutan to learn about why this country is so imbued with happiness. Bhutan is noted for measuring its Gross Happiness Product, rather than what we do in western cultures, which is to measure our Gros... View More

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Paying It Forward: How DMV.org Is Taking Sustainability to the Streets
Paying It Forward: How DMV.org Is Taking Sustainability to the Streets
Published on July 15, 2013
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In the afterglow of the Sustainable Brands 2013 conference, many companies found themselves inspired to bring positive change back to their business and local communities. At DMV.org, we recognized a huge opportunity to reach a vast network of people... View More

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Obama's Climate Plan Latest in Series of Public-Private Actions to Advance REDD+
Obama's Climate Plan Latest in Series of Public-Private Actions to Advance REDD+
Published on July 15, 2013
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President Obama’s National Climate Action Plan, released on June 25th, calls for strong action to protect remaining tropical forests through a commitment to lead international initiatives in Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradat... View More

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Behaviour Change: Collaboration and Strong, Independent Leadership Required
Behaviour Change: Collaboration and Strong, Independent Leadership Required
Published on July 2, 2013
About a 7 minute read

Consumer behaviour change is the challenge of our time. An effective response will require increased capacity and capability across the sector: more skills, different skills and more people with those skills. If we are to achieve this, we need cross-... View More

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More than 300,000 Business Leaders Voice Support for Obama's Climate Plans
More than 300,000 Business Leaders Voice Support for Obama's Climate Plans
Published on June 26, 2013
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The American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC), which represents more than 165,000 businesses nationwide and more than 300,000 entrepreneurs, executives, managers and investors, has thrown its support behind President Obama’s recent announcement ... View More

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Richard Branson and Jochen Zeitz Launch 'B Team' to Foster Sustainable Business
Richard Branson and Jochen Zeitz Launch 'B Team' to Foster Sustainable Business
Published on June 14, 2013
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Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson and PUMA Chairman Jochen Zeitz have launched a new non-profit call “The B Team,” which aims to deliver a new way of doing business that prioritizes people and planet alongside profit — a "Plan B&quo... View More

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What I Learned About Sustainability at REI, Part 4: Innovation Over Trade-Offs
What I Learned About Sustainability at REI, Part 4: Innovation Over Trade-Offs
Published on June 3, 2013
About a 4 minute read

This is the fourth in a series of posts on things Kevin Hagen learned while leading Corporate Social Responsibility at REI for the past seven years (read parts one, ... View More

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Former EPA Chief Lisa Jackson To Lead Apple’s Environmental Efforts
Former EPA Chief Lisa Jackson To Lead Apple’s Environmental Efforts
Published on May 30, 2013
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Apple CEO Tim Cook announced at the D: All Things Digital conference this weekthat he has hired former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Chief Lisa Jackson to head up the technology company’s environmental activities. ... View More

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Squaw Valley, Mammoth Join 100 Ski Areas To Sign Climate Declaration
Squaw Valley, Mammoth Join 100 Ski Areas To Sign Climate Declaration
Published on May 30, 2013
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In response to the growing effects of climate change on winter recreation, some 108 ski areas from around the United States have joined with 40 other businesses in signing the Climate Declaration, which calls upon federal policymakers to take advanta... View More

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What I Learned About Sustainability At REI, Part 3: Incremental vs. Breakthrough Changes
What I Learned About Sustainability At REI, Part 3: Incremental vs. Breakthrough Changes
Published on May 29, 2013
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This is the third in a series of posts on things I learned while leading Corporate Social Responsibility at REI for the past seven years (read parts one and two).I’m often asked if incremental improvements can really lead to sustainable business ou... View More

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GSK Building Better Business from the Inside Out by Bringing Low-Cost Diagnostics to Africa
GSK Building Better Business from the Inside Out by Bringing Low-Cost Diagnostics to Africa
Published on May 28, 2013
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Last month, Ashoka Changemakers announced four winners of its League of Intrapreneurs: Building Better Business from the Inside Out competition, honoring initiatives within organizations that are pioneering game-changing models for business and socie... View More

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Greater Good Science Center Conducts Compassionate Organizations Quiz
Greater Good Science Center Conducts Compassionate Organizations Quiz
Published on May 21, 2013
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The Greater Good Science Center, based at the University of California, Berkeley, has launched an online Compassionate Organizations Quiz, co-developed by CompassionLab and based on more than 10 years of research by CompassionLab and Center for Posit... View More

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How To Unstick the Leader in You
How To Unstick the Leader in You
Published on May 20, 2013
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As a leader, at one point or another, you may have felt trapped by circumstance. Maybe you felt bound by red tape, frozen inside a political battle or constrained by the past. When all you can see are limitations, chances are you’re not able to lea... View More

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UN: Economic Losses From Disasters Underestimated, Hurt Small Businesses
UN: Economic Losses From Disasters Underestimated, Hurt Small Businesses
Published on May 19, 2013
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Economic losses caused by natural disasters have been underestimated by at least 50 percent and are “out of control,” according to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon during last week’s launch of a UN report on the business case for disaster ris... View More

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LG Electronics Clothes Washers First To Meet New Sustainability Standard
LG Electronics Clothes Washers First To Meet New Sustainability Standard
Published on May 17, 2013
About a 2 minute read

LG Electronics’ advanced front-load clothes washers recently became the first in the world to meet the requirements of the new CSA sustainability verification service, which takes a broad, multi-attribute and holistic approach to assessing the envi... View More

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The Long View
The Long View
Published on May 15, 2013
About a 4 minute read

I have been reading a ton about all of human history in anticipation of a new book I’m working on. It has provided me with a fresh perspective on life that has been an unexpected and welcome surprise. I notice that in so much of my life I see patte... View More

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