Harvard Business Review on the Sustainability Imperative

Most executives know that how they respond to the challenge of sustainability will profoundly affect the competitiveness—and perhaps even the survival—of their organizations. Yet most are flailing around, launching a hodgepodge of initiatives without any overarching vision or plan. That’s not because they don’t see sustainability as a strategic issue. Rather, it’s because they think they’re facing an unprecedented journey for which there is no road map.

But there is a road map.

Click here to read the full article by the Harvard Business Review.

Earth Day 2010

By now everyone has heard that you should turn down the thermostat, insulate, inflate your tires, switch to cfl’s (or LEDs if you can get ‘em), turn out the lights when you leave the room for heaven’s sake, and unplug your computer, printer, etc. at the wall when you’re done for the day (pc’s often have good ‘sleep’ settings, but printers and other machines, not so much). However, there are other, less well-known and easy tips that really do make a difference.

Why Recycle?

By Brendan Sexton
© The Sexton Company, 2009

The world is waking up to the enormous challenge of global warming—we all hope we have awakened in time to slow or even reverse it. With this awareness, much public attention has rightfully been directed to energy use, especially in buildings (heating, cooling, lighting), and in transportation (cars, trucks, planes) as major sources of greenhouse gases.