Becoming a certified B Corporation has been a good experience as it’s taken already established thinking and caused us to look even deeper at how we can make a greater impact.  Having four wonderful children (all under 10) at home makes me a fan of many animated movies; my favorite being Finding Nemo.  The scene [...]

It’s raining, hard, and suddenly the room is black. The power is out – no microwave, no lights, no computer. You never realize how important electricity is until it’s gone. However for billions of people around the world this is the norm. They are forced to rely on traditional methods of lighting and nearby canals [...]

By Gina Williams, Co-Founder, and Derek Rogers, Staff Writer, of the Autonomie Project When the first decade of the new millennium came and went, we suddenly found ourselves surrounded by personal electronics, a modern-day necessity. Chances are, the first thing you look at in the morning is your BlackBerry, iPhone, or other Smartphone. Perhaps you [...]

President Obama signed into law yesterday the Dodd-Frank Bill, financial reform legislation that is both a response to the recent near economic meltdown and an attempt to prevent similar disasters in the future. Before listing highlights of the bill, here are a few broad-based thoughts.  First, there is an old saw to the effect that generals are [...]

The New York Times this past weekend included an article describing the World Cup soccer jerseys as an example of a green product that is not from a green company (Nike). My fellow Forbes blogger Gregory Unruh recently delved deeper into this topic, asking if green and brown (e.g. not sustainable) products can exist within [...]

You are sitting at your desk, coffee in hand. It’s Saturday morning and you have a lot on your mind. Beyond the usual errands and chores, you want to make time for the things you really care about. For many of us, this means a better lifestyle and future. Care2 Founder and CEO, Randy Paynter, [...]

Flexible workforce: A Growing Trend IBM, which employs about 400,000 people around the globe, is considering converting three quarters of its permanent staff to contractors over the next seven years, according to Personnel Today. While an IBM spokesman denies that there are any such plans, it’s hard to imagine there have not been – at [...]

This afternoon, I listened in on the B Corp quarterly update call.  Almost two years ago, Atayne became a certified B Corporation. Unlike traditional corporations, Certified B Corporations are legally required to consider the impact of their decisions on the long-term interests of their employees, suppliers, community, consumers, and the environment. The ultimate goal of [...]

By Janine Kubert, Director of Operations, iReuse “…[T]he goal of sustainability is to increase long-term shareholder and social value, while decreasing industry’s use of materials and reducing negative impacts on the environment.” (Source: EPA) Changing Incentives I was in a meeting with a property management client recently, giving the lead engineer a report on the [...]