I recently came across an interesting article by Jennifer Rice entitled, “Sustainability: What Matters Most?” In this article, Rice outlines the ways in which a company can benefit by following and analyzing market trends for green products. You can read it yourself, here: sustainability-what-matters-mostWhile I appreciate Rice’s perspective, I cannot help but question …
(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) Washington, DC - June 2, 2010 - BoardSource, the premier source of cutting-edge thinking and resources related to nonprofit boards, announces the BoardSource Digital Classroom -- self-guided, online training for nonprofit board members.When nonprofit professionals have little time to spare, it’s still possible to: prepare for nonprofit board …
In light of the BP spill, the bank meltdown, sub-prime fiasco and other associated mismanagement debacles a quote from the often cheery Nietzsche seems appropriate. “I’m not upset that you lied to me, I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe you”. A great deal of corporate trust has evaporated, and despite many good efforts by many good organizations, it will …
This is a great video, as much for the simplicity of the solution as well as for the delightful Southern accent and “can do” attitude of the CW Roberts employees who demonstrate how hay soaks up oil and can be easily retrieved and used as fuel to generate energy from the waste. I especially love the fellow in the denim overalls- I have a pair of Oshkosh B ‘Gosh denim blues …
(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) – Northampton, MA – June 2, 2010 - Cause Marketing Forum (CMF), an organization founded in 2002 to help bring non-profits and companies together to do well by doing good, has partnered with 3BL Media, the leading CSR, sustainability and cause marketing communications company, to raise awareness for the CMF’s Roadmap to a Better Future conference on June …
Much of the popular press and literature out there today indicates that big business is beginning to shift its purchasing towards more sustainable or ‘green’ options. In our professional consulting practice, we find the procurement organizations of many of our large clients now placing an emphasis on environmental and social responsibility actions within in the supply …
I love walking around my neighborhood (Astoria, Queens) because it's one of those areas of NYC where you get a true cross section of the population. There are some upper middle class, middle class, and working class folks of every ethnic and religious denomination. You're as likely to run into a white out-of-work actor as you are 2nd generation land owner leaving his local mosque. The other …
(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) Washington, DC - June 1, 2010 - As First Lady Michelle Obama unveiled the Let’s Move OUTSIDE initiative today in Las Vegas, expanding her campaign to solve childhood obesity, a broad coalition representing the business and non-profit communities announced a national strategic partnership called the Outdoors Alliance for Kids (OAK). OAK brings together the YMCA of the …
Regardless of how you view corporate responsibility, there is no denying that it has been increasingly grabbing more news space in mainstream and alternative media than ever before. Especially in the wake of the ongoing BP oil spill fiasco, there remain some core questions regarding the extent, criteria and involvement of CSR that could use some honest answering. Whether you ask these questions …
Implementing sustainable change can be unsettling, create a shift beyond our comfort levels, or be experienced as outright scary. Sometimes it is just easier to slip back into a traditional and comfortable way of doing things. However, implementing effective sustainable change does not have to be a laboring process. In fact, it can be very rewarding. Our sustainability …
If you’ve ever wanted to combine sitting down on your lawn with sitting down on a real chair then now you can, thanks to Lebanese designer Fadi Sarieddine. It’s called the Mow Chair, and it debuted at the Milan Design Fair earlier this month. The chair is a super cool hybrid of a traditional wooden bench and a luscious green lawn. The living lawn chair was created for Local, a …
How do we determine whether an investment contributes to a sustainable food system in which food, farming, and fertility matter?Slow Money Northern California Region has asked “What is a Slow Money Investment?” So some among us have been grappling with developing “Slow Money Return on Investment 1.0.” Interested in learning what we’ve been doing? …
