Chains, levers and webs: supply chain sustainability’s strange mix
I was drafted into the corporate environmental world. One January morning over 25 years ago, I was called up to[…]
Mixed Greens: Green Giants, Green Shoots, Green Lions and Green Whisperers
Two different views of corporate sustainability collided in my inbox last week. One email said that Freya Williams will speak[…]
Corporate roles, personal journeys
I recently brought together seven colleagues for a ‘Micro Forum’ in Chicago, IL to share their strategic and organizational perspectives.[…]
Making connections, missing connections
Coming back from a meeting in New Haven last weekend, I spent several fun-filled hours at O’Hare trying to make[…]
Risk, resilience and the rear-view mirror
Over the last month, in client work sessions and in conferences in San Francisco and Chicago, I’ve had conversations with[…]
Sustainability goals that matter
Goals can be strange things. For an athlete, shaving a few hundredths of a second can make all the difference. […]
The Sustainability Bazaar
Walking through the bazaar in Istanbul recently, I had a sustainability moment. It had nothing to do with packaging or[…]
I was wrong about CSR/sustainability reporting
I’ve been skeptical about the value of CSR/sustainability reporting. I now have to admit I was wrong. Partly. For years,[…]
Fit for Purpose?
A lot of EHS and Sustainability leaders are quietly questioning their management systems. I’m hearing comments like: “We have a[…]
Feeding sustainability: Malden launches
You might debate the food/energy/water nexus. You can’t debate the food/energy nexus I saw Friday night in Malden, Massachusetts. A[…]
