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Report: Climate Change is “Risky Business”. Who is Best Positioned to Solve the Problem?

By Francesca Rheannon | Published: July 3, 2014

On June 24th, a panel composed largely of Masters of the Universe told the American business community that it was time to get serious about global warming.

Arraigned along the dais were former Goldman Sachs and U.S. Treasury potentates Robert Rubin and Hank Paulson, billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer, former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg, former U.S. Housing Secretary and real estate investment magnate Henry Cisneros, Cargill CEO Gregory Page and former U.S. HHS Secretary Donna Shalala, among others.

The occasion: a press conference to announce the release of the first in-depth report on the economic impact of climate change ever to be produced in the United States.

Posted in Capitalism 2.0, Climate change, Energy, Cities and Climate Change, Social and Environmental Impacts, Sustainable Agriculture, The Hub | Also tagged agriculture, cargill, climate choas, donna shalala, energy prices, food riots, global warming, gregory page, henry cisneros, henry paulson, mike bloomberg, real estate, risky business, robert rubin, sustainability, tom steyer | Comments closed

A disconnect between marketers and consumers: Paul Pohlman of Unilever shares his thoughts.

By Aman Singh | Published: June 18, 2014

Last month, Unilever CEO Paul Polman was in New York – to receive the Lifetime Achievement award from the Rainforest Alliance. As Rainforest Alliance President Tensie Whelan put it, “Paul has made several lifetimes of difference by leading Unilever to become a game changer.”

The company’s work with the Rainforest Alliance is well known – by setting targets like sourcing 100 percent of its palm oil sustainably, Unilever has made it easier for other companies to follow suit and helped complex supply chains become comfortable with change and collaboration.

And, the company hasn’t stopped at palm oil.

Posted in Business and Sustainability, Interviews, Leadership, Marketing and Communications, The Hub, Thought Leader | Also tagged mindful consumption, Paul Pohlman, rainforest alliance, sustainable palm oil, sustainable tea, Unilever, Unilever Sustainable Living Plan | 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.

Posted in Behaviour Change, Built Environment, Business and Sustainability | Also tagged China, cities, engagement, green building, IPCC, leadership, sustainability, uii, urban infrastructure, WBCSD | Comments closed

Earth Day (Month) should be about celebration, NOT despair

By David Suzuki | Published: April 13, 2014

April is Earth Month, and April 22 Earth Day. We should really celebrate our small blue planet and all it provides every day, but recent events give us particular cause to reflect on our home and how we’re treating it.

There’s no excuse to keep on destroying our home. If we are to observe Earth Day and Earth Month, let’s make it a time to celebrate, not to despair.

Posted in Behaviour Change, Business and Sustainability, Capitalism 2.0, Leadership & Culture, Thought Leader | Also tagged David Suzuki, earth day, environmental degradation, garbage, IPCC | Comments closed

Beyond the Mainstream at the World Economic Forum: Jim Harris Reports from Davos

By Jim Harris | Published: January 22, 2014

[Today is the first day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos (Jan 22-25). Many surveys and analysis will be presented at the Forum and side events outlining the problems and solutions the world and nations face. Here are some points of view that you will NOT likely hear coming out of WEF.]

Severe Income Disparity

In a marketing coup, Oxfam publicized a staggering fact two days before the conference began: the net worth of the 85 wealthiest people in the world is equal to that of the 3.5-billion poorest worldwide. And the wealth of the richest 1 per cent of the world’s population roughly equals that of everyone else (the 99 per cent). On Twitter this generated 18,000 tweets on January 19 — which was more than both of WEF’s primary hashtags combined — #wef14 and #Davos.

“Severe income disparity” is one of the most significant global risks identified by the World Economic Forum in 2014. But delegates spend $40,000+ to attend the Forum — and there is the incessant buzz of helicopters ferrying delegates to Davos at $10,000 a trip. As Marshall McLuhan said the medium is the message. Oxfam’s approach highlights the depth of inequality — and it really makes me wonder: How much is enough?

Posted in Business and Sustainability, Carbon Reduction, Climate change | Also tagged Corporate Knights, Cut-Military-Expenditures, Davos, Davos 2014, Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Global 100 list, Global Poverty, Global Risk, Global Risks Report, Inequality, Nicholas Stern, poverty, Safe Drinking Water, United Nations Development Programme | Comments closed

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A disconnect between marketers and consumers: Paul Pohlman of Unilever shares his thoughts.

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

Earth Day (Month) should be about celebration, NOT despair

Beyond the Mainstream at the World Economic Forum: Jim Harris Reports from Davos

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