Did you ever wonder what it is like to be in the shoes of a sustainability director of a Fortune 500 company? John Viera, Global Sustainability Director of Ford, provided an inside peek in the below podcast. Since 2007, he has been the Global Director, Sustainability and Vehicle Environmental Matters for Ford Motor Company. As […]
Conservation in Education. GP Hosted Panel Discusses How Biz Help
Georgia-Pacific’s Educational in Nature® program provides environmental education supplements for elementary school children. With the rapid growth in global learning and increased need for sustainability education, the company is seeking to expand its program. Over the course of four months, the company has sponsored two education based panel discussions in which I was the moderator. […]
Workplace Supplies Company Wins Green Apple Award
Welcome guest poster, Richard Bloomfield, the website editor for The Workplace Depot about how his company reduced its carbon footprint and saved money. The sector of industrial and office supplies is not well known for being at the forefront of environmental awareness. At Central Source we decided to make our company a more green-aware organisation so that […]
Top 5 Commercial Green Design Picks by Organic Architect Freed
Previously, I interviewed Eric Corey Freed, the Organic Architect on his top five green residential design picks. I couldn’t let him go without asking his top five green commercial design picks. He didn’t disappoint me. Watch the below video or podcast as Freed explains why he love his top five picks. Just as an aside, Freed’s choices do not lack from […]
Employee Green Web Game Say Practically Green CEO Ups Biz Sustainability
Previously, I interviewed Susan Hunt Stevens, the CEO of Practically Green, about how her company’s online game could change the world of sustainability. Hunt compares her online game of earning points similar to the LEED rating system (a green building accreditation system) or weight watchers. What fascinated me was how PG has successfully licensed the game […]
Honest Tea CEO Compromises Less, Increases Sustainable Efforts
[Note 5/4/2012: This article incorrectly stated that Honest Tea was working toward using a PLA (plant-based polylactic acid) alternative for its bottles. It has been updated to reflect that the company is actually pursuing a PET bottle with 30 percent plant-based content.] Honest Tea, an organic beverage company balances being profitably green without compromising […]
Double Impact: The Business of Creating Social Change
Double Impact furthers social change through its quizes, challenge, and daily do’s, sponsors by companies seeking brand awareness. The beauty of the program is people earn impact points, which translate into money for certain charities on the website. Previously, I wrote about how the program works; however, what really intrigued me was Double Impact’s business model. So, […]
Stove Project Impacts Indigent Women and Earth. The Paradigm Project
With all of our creature comforts, it is hard to imagine that somewhere in the world woman are carrying wood on their back for miles so that they can cook meals. Worse yet, their health is deteriorating from smoke inhalation from their cooking fires. The Paradigm Project was started to change these women’s lives by supplying them with a […]
