Around the world, sustainability has made its way to the forefront of everyone’s mind, including businesses. As governments and consumers push companies to improve their sustainability efforts, it can be challenging to keep up with the demand of the oftentimes expensive changes that sustainability requires. Luckily, advances in artificial intelligence, or AI, are helping businesses…
The basic idea of carbon offsets relies on the premise that companies can continue to release atmospheric carbon, so long as they absorb equal or greater amounts from the atmosphere to have net-zero emissions. This article explains how carbon offsets work and examines their efficiency in fighting climate change.
Enacted by California in January 2012, a Benefit Corporation (B CORP) allows companies to operate for a broader purpose. B CORPs are attractive because they downplay the Business Judgment Rule. In a typical corporate structure, the Business Judgment Rule requires a corporation to operate solely for the benefit of its shareholders. This means shareholders can…
Rear Admiral L. R. “Len” Hering, Sr. will be a featured speaker and panelist at Sustainable Solutions, on November 14th, 2012 at UC San Diego. The event will bring together sustainable industry pioneers, such as Hering, to share their unique solutions for achieving long-term sustainability in small business and throughout the rest of the United…
The 2012 Sustainability Leadership Report, released last week by Brandlogic and CRD Analytics, demonstrates how the actual sustainable practices of top 100 companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Toyota measure up to the public’s perception of their sustainability. The Brandlogic Sustainability IQ Matrix℠ 2012 (below) presents the data in a simple quadrant allowing easy…
Original article by Gerrit Heyns can be viewed on the Harvard Business Review Blog Network Companies That Invest in Sustainability Do Better Financially It’s a common misperception that responsible or sustainable investments are all in the hug yourself, warm feeling, good intention category, the inevitable consequence of which is diminished investment return. Nothing could be…
USGCC Chairman Peter Zahn visited Rio de Janeiro as preparations were under way for next week’s conference, and filed this report: USGCC Chair Peter Zahn with Greenpeace International Chair Ana Toni in Rio de Janeiro This year marks the 20th anniversary of the first Earth Summit, which took place in Rio de Janeiro. The 1992…
Polluters and their friends have made a blood sport out of knocking California’s economy and regulatory climate. Yet study after study from the Public Policy Institute of California about business relocations debunks the myths being repeated by the conservative propaganda machine.
Pressure from customers, shareholders, governments and the general public pushes firms to improve their environmental performance — but what about a firm’s competitors? What role does competition between companies play in influencing environmental practices? Christian Hofer (University of Arkansas), David E. Cantor (Iowa State University) and Jing Dai (Iowa State University) asked the same…
In just a few short weeks, the world’s leading thinkers and practitioners of sustainability and social innovation will descend on San Diego for the 6th Annual Sustainable Brands Conference. Growing environmental and social pressures, compounded by consumer activism worldwide, is alerting more and more businesses of the importance of joining in on the sustainability conversation…