March 29, 2021
This article originally appeared in the State of Green Business 2021. You can download the entire report here. As the circular economy ramps up, we’ve seen impressive innovation in materials, products, models and processes — but innovation on how we treat people has been notably absent. However, as companies, cities and countries alike adopt a more holistic lens and embrace
...March 23, 2021
Unresolved debates about the past frame choices about who owns the future. America has arrived, once again, at another momentous inflection point to try and resolve some of the most contentious issues the nation has faced and largely failed to resolve — the narrative of American history and culture, the persistence of systemic racism, and continuing debates over women’s empowerment, personal
...March 15, 2021
This article originally appeared in the State of Green Business 2021. You can download the entire report here. San Francisco Bay Area biotech giant Genentech is a world leader in making medicines for diseases such as cancer and cystic fibrosis; it’s even trialing one of its medicines for helping treat COVID-19. It’s safe to say that the company, a division of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche,
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March 12, 2021
Thought Leader | Kevin Nilsen As ECO Canada’s President and CEO, Kevin Nilsen embraces the change, rapid growth, and innovation of Canada’s environmental sector. Nilsen has seen a massive influx of talent and capital within the field — and intends to make the most of this exciting period of transformation.
...March 11, 2021
Reprinted from GreenFin Weekly, a free weekly newsletter. Subscribe here. For years, companies have focused voluntary social reporting on metrics that are, let’s say, comfortable: government-mandated data, such as occupational health and safety or certain hiring metrics, that has been measured and managed for years. Add a few more nuanced data points, such as the results of an annual employee
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March 10, 2021
Webinar hosted by ECO Canada. Today, the focus is on truth and reconciliation and this webinar introduces the histories, cultures and issues facing Indigenous communities in Canada.
March 10, 2021
Editor’s note: This article is the third in a series about the Ceres Roadmap 2030, a vision for sustainable business leadership in this crucial decade. The roadmap provides a 10-year action plan to help companies navigate and thrive in the accelerated transition to a more just, equitable and sustainable economy. You can find the first article here, and the second here. As COVID-19 spread across the
...March 8, 2021
In early February, more than 1,200 sustainability professionals gathered online for GreenBiz 21. And each day after the mainstage talks and panels, a few of my GreenBiz Group colleagues and I hopped onto Zoom to convene with 12 students and young professionals poised to become sustainability leaders of the future. From marketing to engineering, the GreenBiz 21 Emerging Leaders represent a variety of
...March 8, 2021
Blindsided by how COVID-19 quickly dominated the planet? You're not alone. Fourteen months ago, the World Economic Forum's 2020 Global Risks Report neglected to include a pandemic among its major warnings for the year ahead. The crisis has exposed not only the lack of foresight but the lack of effectiveness in mainstream business risk management policies. Fewer than six out of 400 companies
...February 12, 2021
Sustainability goals have become top of mind for an increasing number of corporations and communities, but in the words of Sherri Mitchell Weh'na Ha'mu Kwasset, Indigenous rights attorney and executive director of the Land Peace Foundation, we will not "solar panel or vote our way out of this crisis without also radically re-framing our connection with our Mother." In order to restore
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