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Unilever’s Paul Polman: Pushing the boundaries of sustainability
More than any other big-company CEO, Paul Polman is serious about sustainability. Polman is serious about pretty much everything, actually. He’s serious about a vast array of problems facing the world,...
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EFW Partners: Investing in scarcity
For a century or two, people have argued about whether the world is running out of the things we need. So far, we’re not. (Well, unless you are a farmer in Kansas in need of water.) Human ingenuity,...
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My Greenpeace conundrum
Greenpeace USA wants me to renew my annual membership. I’m ambivalent. A letter signed by Phil Radford, who leads Greenpeace USA, paints a dire picture of the state of the environment: We all see...
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Whole Foods: Misguided about GMOs?
I’m not a scientist, and I don’t pretend to be one. But where possible, I try to be guided by science in my writing. That’s true when it comes to climate change. That’s true, too, when it comes to...
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LEDs: A better light bulb. Again.
So you remember CFLs, right? The curlicue bulbs? The time they took to go on? The harsh light? Despite their drawbacks, compact fluorescents have sold fairly well in the US. They save customers money....
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My new gig
This week, I begin work as editor-at-large of Guardian Sustainable Business US. I’m excited. My introductory column is here. I’ve been writing for Guardian Sustainable Business in the UK for about six...
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Pedal power: Why I love bike sharing
Bike sharing is said to be experiencing “the fastest growth of any mode of transport in the history of the planet.” Whether that’s true or not, it’s hard to know. But there’s little doubt that bike...
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David Griesing: “Everyday low prices” hurt us all
Today’s guest post comes from David Griesing. A student of religion and ethics, David has been a non-profit manager, a caregiver, a corporate attorney, a teacher in a school for autistic kids, a...
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Cows save the planet
Cows Save the Planet. How can you resist a book with a title like that? I couldn’t. The subtitle is Unmaking the Deserts, Rethinking Climate Change, Bringing Back Biodiversity, and Restoring Nutrients...
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What Warren Buffett could learn from Bill Gates
Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have been billionaire buddies for decades. There’s a lot to admire about both men. They have promised to give away most of their vast fortunes and, even better, created...
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You remember carbon offsets, don’t you?
You remember carbon offsets, don’t you? When companies like Dell, Yahoo!, News Corp. and HSBC promised to go carbon neutral, they decided to do so, in part, by financing projects to develop clean...
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Will electric cars enter the mainstream?
Nissan Leaf Of all the clean technologies out there, few generate as much buzz as electric cars. If only they generated more sales. My story for Guardian Sustainable Business this week looks at...
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Our misguided fetish for “natural” foods
Fresh Frozen Vegetables: Which is it? The supermarket has become a festival of oxymorons. Fresh-frozen peas. Jumbo shrimp. Boneless ribs. Chanukah ham. And the most common of all: Natural food. If you...
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Gestation crates: Not exactly hog heaven
Lately, I’ve been thinking about animal welfare. That’s partly that’s because I met Josh Balk of the Humane Society of the United States at the Fortune Brainstorm Green conference in May. Josh’s title...
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Garment industry deaths in Bangladesh: The end of the beginning?
Garment workers in Bangladesh have labored in unsafe conditions for years. They will likely suffer for years to come. But in the aftermath of the Tazreen factory fire last November, which killed at...
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The end of consumer culture as we know it?
I wanted to eat insects with Erik Assadourian. Erik is a senior fellow at the Worldwatch Institute who directs its Transforming Cultures project, and he believes that we need to think differently about...
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Launching: Guardian Sustainable Business US
Greetings, blog-readers! I’m just back from vacation, in time for the launch of Guardian Sustainable Business US. Much as I enjoy my work, I confess that I enjoy my time away from work even more. I...
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What Ben Franklin can teach US companies about climate
Given the inability, or unwillingness, of political and business leaders to curb global greenhouse gas emissions, it’s no surprise that governments and companies are increasingly talking about...
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Will better disclosure help transform business?
Whose sustainability performance is better, PepsiCo or Coca-Cola? Dell or HP? Microsoft or Google? Tracking sustainability metrics isn’t easy, but that hasn’t stopped numerous organizations from...
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My beef with B Corps
There’s lot to like about the fast-growing B Corps movement, and one thing to dislike, as I explain in my latest column for Guardian Sustainable Business US. If you’re reading this blog, you are...
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