June 2009
8 posts
Beyond CSR - Notes from The Inspired Protagonist →
Jeffrey Hollender, former CEO and current “Chief Inspired Protagonist” of Seventh Generation maintains a blog at the Seventh Generation website. He recently posted some notes that he didn’t get through at a recent speech, which really resonated with me and inspired me. Click the link to see the full text of his notes, but the exerpt below covers what I think is really...
What Leaders of For-Profit Companies and...
For those of you interested in straddling the corporate-social sector fence, this could be an interesting presentation:
June 19, 2009 (Friday) What Leaders of For-Profit Companies and Not-For-Profit Organizations Can Learn From Each Other What: Come and learn how the non-profit sector and the for-profit sector are sharing ideas that can make each one stronger. Panelists -> Charley...
With green home venture, Sierra Club mixes profits... →
After 117 years, Sierra Club decides to add a for-profit arm to its operations. Interesting!
Trends in Online Sustainability Reporting →
I found this recent release from GRI on online sustainability reporting to be quite interesting. It basically looks at the trends in sustainability reporting and pros and cons of reporting online (web based) vs. a paper report. While web based reports can make information easier to access through a menu-based approach, they can also make it more difficult to get a complete picture, as...
“I don’t want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I...”
– Lloyd Dobler, Say Anything (via espinosa)
CSR/Sustainability Legend Hollender Steps Down →
After over 20 years at the helm of Seventh Generation, Jeffery Hollender is stepping down as CEO. For those who don’t know about Hollender, he is one of the pioneers of CSR. He started Seventh Generation, one of the few truly green cleaning products companies and played a huge part in introducing the world to sustainable concepts.
This is a big deal in many ways. Part of the reasoning...