By Nate Berg Bold environmental goals are becoming a hallmark of city governance. Across the U.S., cities are unveiling clean energy plans, climate targets, sustainability road maps and other...
Archive for category: sustainability
Opportunity zones could provide major boost for clean energy, sustainable development
By Julia Parzen and Graham Richard When Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, a $13 billion foundation guided by a vision for social justice,...
There is No Planet B: A Visit to a Solar Open House
By Aarathi Vadapalli The impending environmental crisis is undeniable. Writer and management consultant, Margaret Wheatley once said “There is no power for change greater...
Ocean health is good business: An urgent call to ocean action
By Lise Kingo There are few domains where the risks of failure and rewards of success are more pronounced than the ocean. Covering nearly three-quarters of...
Human rights, access to remedy and stakeholder engagement
By Rosa Kusbiantoro The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), released in 2011, provide the first coherent framework for how business...
The Stories We Tell When We Talk About Carbon and Climate Change
ByShana Rappaport There’s nothing quite like a pre-caffeinated carpool with strangers to inspire a stroke of insight. For those less familiar with the “shared” route...
Dynamic Sustainability Teams Do These Three Things
Lately, I have been reflecting on the summer of 2015, the season in which I embarked on a purposeful career in corporate sustainability, fresh after...
Why diversity is the key to unlocking sustainability
Let’s face it. We live in an incredibly divided world. As corporate sustainability professionals, we must lead the cultivation of a more inclusive, equitable world...
Passive Housing: A Smarter Way of Living
My name is Helen O’Keeffe and I work for EZ Living Interiors – a home furnishings retailer based in Ireland and the UK. I enjoy...
Green Living: Creating A Cozy, Eco-Friendly Home
By Tony Mers With sustainability being at the forefront of everyone’s minds in recent years, doing your part to contribute to a healthy environment is more...