For the Yom Kippur holy day – the spiritual case for climate action
I’m not sure about God, but I do believe there is godliness in nature. It is a sacred gift that is awesome – in the sense that this word is used in scriptures of all faiths. As
Upstream Podcast, Episode #88: Setting the standard for reuse
"This week's episode is all about standards – why they're needed to scale reusable packaging and infrastructure, and how they serve as a critical piece of the puzzle that enables businesses to operate and thrive
Setting the standard for reusable packaging
By Deonna Anderson in Green Biz January 28, 2022 Amy Larkin and Claudette Juska, co-founders of PR3, previously worked together on transforming another global system, eliminating hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) from refrigeration. Their actions led to HFCs
Method for measurement and evidencing of environmental debt (MEED) in productive systems
First published at Science Direct Highlights A compilation of the methods for measuring environmental externalities is obtained from a systematic literature review process. A new method is proposed to measurement and evidencing of environmental debt.
The New Warrior’s Cry: Veni Vidi Vigilo – I Came, I Saw, I Protect
First published in the Huffington Post, September 8th, 2015 Since Julius Caesar pronounced his famous words, "Veni, Vidi, Vici" -- "I came, I saw, I conquered" -- it has been the mantra for financial progress, military
Why Brazil’s megadrought is a Wall Street failure
First published in the Guardian on April 10th, 2015 It’s hard to overestimate the appalling environmental and economic crisis that’s brewing in Brazil right now. The country is in the grip of a crippling megadrought
From antibiotics to fossil fuels: the inconvenient truth about sustainability
First published in the Guardian on April 6th, 2015 Humans are predictable. We routinely create extraordinary things and then disregard their impact and consequences because of our desire for convenience, comfort or profit. It’s easy
Togetherness Interruptus: Civil Society in the Age of the Smartphone
First published in The Huffington Post, December 12th, 2014 Every business and government speaks of "civil society" on a regular basis. It is the euphemism for engaging with the nonprofit world. But there is another
Aligning the rules of business and the laws of nature
First published by the World Economic Forum “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,” Bob Dylan famously sang. You don’t need the UN secretary-general to know that climate change has
Why developed countries should subsidize a global price on carbon
First published in the Guardian, August 26, 2014 "We demonstrated that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” - the late Republican senator Howard Baker (Tennessee), co-sponsor of the Clean Air Act