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Water intensity in our food production – are you prepared to give up what you crave most?


By BRAD ZARNETT
Published: MAR 09, 2015

If price signals on our food begin to mirror environmental challenges you might be forced to give up what you crave most.

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Kruger Products leads by bringing everyone along on its sustainability journey


By KRUGER PRODUCTS TEAM
Published: JAN 21, 2015

True leadership occurs when a company uses it's influence to drive positive change not only inside its company but across its entire industry.

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(VIDEO) 4 Tips on Better Sustainability Reporting by Dr. Sustainability


By ELAINE COHEN
Published: DEC 15, 2014

In this short video Dr. Sustainability shares some simple tips on how to create great sustainability reports.

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(VIDEO) GDP is so 20th century – Social Progress is the metric of the 21st century. Congrats Canada for being #1 among the G7


By BRAD ZARNETT
Published: NOV 15, 2014

GDP is a measurement tool invented in the 20th century for the development challenges of the 20th century. In the 21st century need a tool that faces the new challenges that we face.

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(Video) Comparing the voyage of the Titanic to our current approach to climate change


By BRAD ZARNETT
Published: NOV 07, 2014

Comparing the voyage of the Titanic to our current approach to climate change

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What’s the disease of the 21st Century Corporation? Nelson Switzer of PwC talks strategically about CSR.


By BRAD ZARNETT
Published: OCT 12, 2014

Nelson Switzer, Director of Sustainable Business Solutions at PwC Canada talks about incorporating CSR into your Business Strategy.

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Naomi Klein: Focusing on Climate Change is Getting Us Nowhere – We Need to Focus on the System!


By BRAD ZARNETT
Published: OCT 09, 2014

Great chat with Naomi Klein about her new book, This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate. QUOTE: This economic system is failing the vast majority of people and P.S.... it’s also destabilizing the climate..

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(VIDEO) We can’t make a peace treaty with the planet: Nicholas Stern shares the pathway for the planet


By BRAD ZARNETT
Published: OCT 04, 2014

How can we begin to address the global, insidious problem of climate change — a problem that’s too big for any one country to solve? Economist Nicholas Stern lays out a plan, presented to the UN’s Climate Summit in 2014.

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VIDEO: Jon Stewart Demonstrates Science to Teach the Basics of Climate Change to Congress


By BRAD ZARNETT
Published: SEP 23, 2014

When you listen to the comments from those who are skeptical of climate change you'll begin to understand why action on climate change is so slow.

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VIDEO: A sustainability success story – less waste and more money for a French supermarket chain


By BRAD ZARNETT
Published: JUL 22, 2014

A Sustainability Success Story: A French supermarket reduces food waste drastically while adding to the bottom line.

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Are your sustainability job prospects being chosen out of love or fear?


By BRAD ZARNETT
Published: JUN 16, 2014

Jim Carrey makes a brilliant comment to the graduating class at Maharishi University about following you dreams.

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(VIDEO) A Discussion About Talent Management, Employee Engagement, Culture and Sustainability…with Author Andy Savitz


By BRAD ZARNETT
Published: JUN 02, 2014

How do you create an engaged culture of sustainability within a company? In this panel discussion you will hear how green teams, cross-functional collaboration and communications all play a role in motivating employees around the company's goals.

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Employee Engagement on Steroids: What is Brand Love and How does Coca-Cola Develop it?


By BRAD ZARNETT
Published: MAY 20, 2014

Brian Smith of Coca-Cola's Latin American Group explains how they tackled Brazil's emerging youth challenge and built "Brand Love" at the same time.

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Measure more of what we want and watch wellbeing rise.


By BRAD ZARNETT
Published: JAN 20, 2014

We've known for sometime that the financial metrics that we use to assess our economic progress aren't a good measure of our well being - introducing the Happy Planet Index.

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Video: CSO at IKEA: Sustainability has gone from a nice-to-do to a must-do.”


By CORO STRANDBERG
Published: OCT 26, 2013

An amazing inspirational talk by the Chief Sustainability Officer at IKEA on the role that culture plays in driving change.

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Creating the vision for an economic system that builds wellness instead of GDP growth


By BRAD ZARNETT
Published: OCT 06, 2013

The current system measures the wrong things - it leads us towards sickness, inequality and environmental degradation. The Journey in Search of Capitalism 2.0.

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VIDEO: Mayors Miller and Farbridge share thoughts on cities and climate change after recent TSSS event


By BRAD ZARNETT
Published: APR 30, 2013

VIDEO: Mayors Miller and Farbridge share thoughts on cities and climate change after recent TSSS event.

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VIDEO: The Myth Shattered that the Rich Create Jobs


By BRAD ZARNETT
Published: MAR 14, 2013

"Sometimes the ideas that we are certain are true are dead wrong. An astronomer who still believes that the earth is the centre of the universe will do some terrible astronomy, likewise, a policy maker who believes that the rich are job creators an

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VIDEO: Capitalism 1.0 and the Concentration of Wealth: It’s Time for a New Normal – “CAP2″


By BRAD ZARNETT
Published: MAR 06, 2013

One of the flaws of Capitalism 1.0 is that the system has been hijacked to concentrate wealth.

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Sustainability Leadership: Lessons from The Co-operators and a Shirtless Dancer


By CORO STRANDBERG
Published: JUL 14, 2011

If you've learned a lot about leadership and making a movement, then let's watch a movement happen, start to finish, in under 3 minutes, and dissect some lessons...

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    The rise of the energy-producing home


    By ELISABETH BRAW
    Published: MAR 24, 2015
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    Imagine living in a house that contributed to society: a house that produced energy, while consuming none itself. Well, imagine no more.

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    Water intensity in our food production – are you prepared to give up what you crave most?


    By BRAD ZARNETT
    Published: MAR 09, 2015
    water energy food nexus

    If price signals on our food begin to mirror environmental challenges you might be forced to give up what you crave most.

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