Behaviour Change

Achieving “Zero Waste” requires a re-think about what goes in and what comes out.

By Tom Szaky | Published: December 12, 2014

Recently I lectured in my hometown about the top 10 ways to take your office to zero waste. Based on feedback from that blog I was invited by Barbara Weigand, of Copper River Salon in Princeton, NJ, to audit her salon and advise her on how to become a zero waste business.

I was pleased to see, as I waked in, that Copper River had already started on the path to Zero Waste. They were recycling everything that they can recycle municipally and were running the Garnier Beauty Brigade for their cosmetic waste, a free way to turn cosmetic and beauty packaging into donations for non-profits!

Also posted in Culture Change, Employee Engagement | Tagged copper river salon, e-waste, terracycle, tom szaky, upcycle, zero waste | Comments closed

Is BIG Oil Following a Strategy that will lead to Extinction? Let’s ask Kodak?

By Rob Shirkey | Published: November 30, 2014

Failing to innovate can not only hurt your business, it can shut you right down – just ask Kodak.

When my Dad was my age, Kodak had 90 per cent of the market share for photography in the U.S. It was a giant in the sector. To suggest that it would fall would be unthinkable yet, not too long ago, it declared bankruptcy. I recently gave a talk to elementary school students who had never even heard of the company. As unimaginable as it might be today, Exxon, Shell, and BP are now destined to face a similar fate.

Also posted in Carbon Reduction, Climate change, Communication, Energy, Cities and Climate Change, Social Impact, The Hub | Tagged climate change, fossil fuels, Gas Pumps, Kodak, our horizon, Rob Shirkey, Warning Labels | Comments closed

The mantra of profit maximization is slowly losing its grip.

By Jo Confino | Published: November 20, 2014

While the falsehood that fiduciary duty means solely making money for shareholders is being chipped away, many business leaders still cling on to this behaviour.

The world of business appears to be so powerful and robust from the outside but look up close and it is brittle and full of fear.

Anxiety among top executives about losing their lavish bonuses and the status and lifestyle that comes with it, leads to the most perverse behaviour. Ignoring the damaging impacts on both society and the environment keeps things nice and simple in the same way as keeping away from the great unwashed by living behind high walls and security cameras.

Also posted in Capitalism 2.0, Capitalism2.0, Jo Confino, new economy, systemic change, The Hub | Tagged dysfunctional system, GDP flawed, jo confino, Paul Pohlman, shareholder maximization | Comments closed

Top 3 Myths of Why CSR Strategies Fail?

By Angela Parker | Published: November 19, 2014

“If you fail to plan, you plan to fail”… right?

I used to believe that the right plan would always yield the right result. Just follow the steps, stay the course, and celebrate the win. I then learned that people are unwieldy; if they don’t have a say in the plan, they won’t see how it pertains to them, and they don’t follow through. Easy solution: start with an environmental scan, adjust the plan to the people, and then you’re back on track – stay the course, celebrate the win.

But even after all that, my plans seemed to fail. And still, the problem seemed to be the people. I gave them a great plan, so why couldn’t they just fall in line?

Also posted in Business and Sustainability, Culture and Leadership, Leadership & Culture, Organizational Change, The Hub | Tagged 2013 Cone Communications Global CSR Study, csr leadership, culture and strategy, culture change | Comments closed

WBCSD’s Urban Infrastructure Initiative: Strategic Collaboration Between Cities and Business

By Peter Bakker | Published: May 9, 2014

New models developed to help urban planners engage business on sustainability.

Addressing the complex problems of the 21st century requires a new solutions toolbox. Innovation will be absolutely essential and business will lead the way – not just in technology, but also in building new models of collaboration that harness leadership and collective problem-solving to drive effective action.

Also posted in Built Environment, Business and Sustainability | Tagged China, cities, climate change, engagement, green building, IPCC, leadership, sustainability, uii, urban infrastructure, WBCSD | Comments closed

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Achieving “Zero Waste” requires a re-think about what goes in and what comes out.

The mantra of profit maximization is slowly losing its grip.

Top 3 Myths of Why CSR Strategies Fail?

WBCSD’s Urban Infrastructure Initiative: Strategic Collaboration Between Cities and Business

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