A recent study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has revealed that Americans are widely confused about energy conservation and efficiency. Clearly we need guidance. Many believe they save energy with small behaviors that actually achieve very little, such as turning off lights and unplugging appliances. More significantly, there is a widespread [...]

There was a article recently written regarding “agroecological farming”, that while a mouthful to say is fairly simple in it’s premise.  Take care of the land, and it will take care of you.  It’s a statement that I fully believe in, and I believe that going back to supporting small scale, organic agriculture is a [...]

“For every thousand strikes at the branch, one strike at the root.” Method has been offsetting the carbon footprint for both employee travel and the manufacture of our plant-based soaps and personal care products since 2004. But last fall we started to think about a better way to invest that money. Working with carbon offset [...]

One of the statements from B Corp that I consider especially powerful is, “the absence of transparent standards…makes it difficult for all of us to differentiate between a ‘good company’ and just good marketing”. In the textile industry this is sadly true with the trend toward “green” apparel. Recently, an article in The Financial Times [...]

Ambiguity is not an option. For any company that seriously intends to harness the power of the marketplace to crack society’s biggest challenges, authenticity—the capacity to do what you say you’ll do—is a core, non-negotiable attribute. And that presents a problem.

I would encourage you to read the recent interview of President Obama in the New York Times magazine.  (Full interview, click here.)  The first part of the interview is entitled “The Future of Finance.”  The President has some encouraging things to say, but I can’t help feeling disappointed in the overall tone and substance of [...]

The sentiment the grass is always greener holds true in my experience leading a national NGO to address local hunger & poverty, as well as working with a socially-minded business to transform the paper industry towards more sustainable practices. From my vantage point in the NGO world, I was envious of my peers employed in [...]

From the start of method’s existence as a company we’ve been focused on how to do good through our business. From both social and environmental perspectives, we’ve tried to ensure that we leave things better than we found them – hopefully radically better. When making our products, we’ve focused the design process on the greenest [...]

I’m a fan of the Clinton Global Initiative.  I’m a fan of former Presidents risking their political capital and I think CGI has been and hopefully will continue to play a significant leadership role engaging the private sector in creating public benefit. CGI recently hosted an event titled ‘Creating Value for Business and Society’.  The [...]