CSR; CR; corporate social responsibility; responsible business; cr; sustainability; social responsibility; sustainable development

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An Interview with a Corporate Green Hero

BY Lewis PerkinsSun Nov 1, 2009 at 7:19 PM

Bonnie Nixon, HP's corporate sustainability director, drives major change and serves as a leader for us all.READ»

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What Can The USA Learn From Iceland Regarding Clean Energy?

BY Lewis PerkinsWed Sep 23, 2009 at 11:33 AM

Yesterday (September 22), President Obama addressed the United Nations Climate Change Summit with a speech focused on how the United States is "determined" to combat Climate Change. While the Waxman-Markey bill has been held up in the ...READ»

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Companies Embrace Innovation Through Their Buildings

BY Lewis PerkinsFri Jul 24, 2009 at 6:03 PM

This morning, I attended a private tour of the new Eco Office at Southface Energy Institute in Atlanta, Georgia.   Southface is an organization who works in green building advancement.  Long before the USGBC began gaining ...READ»

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Big Businesses Move Closer to Real Sustainable Innovation

BY Lewis PerkinsWed Jun 17, 2009 at 6:05 PM

This month seems to be the season for corporate gatherings, particularly in the sustainability world. Perhaps the “green” enthusiasts prefer to gather when the weather is warmer. Two weeks ago, I participated in the Sustainable ...READ»

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How to Reduce Restaurant Waste and Cost by Over 50% AND Power a City

BY Lewis PerkinsWed May 13, 2009 at 10:26 AM

Last week I had the benefit of meeting the team that is revolutionizing the way restaurants will look at their waste.  The group is Fox Pollutions Systems from the UK and Germany and I met them in the corporate offices of Ted’s ...READ»

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Leader in Corporate Sustainability Arena Comments on Wal-Mart's Position

BY Lewis PerkinsWed Apr 1, 2009 at 2:29 PM

Scott Seydel remarks on my recent post on Conscious Capitalism as it relates to Wal-Mart.READ»

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Jack Welch, A Proponent of Conscious Capitalism?

BY Lewis PerkinsWed Mar 25, 2009 at 2:24 PM

Right now, denizens of young corporate leaders and entrepreneurs who are fighting the good fight –getting investors and their corporate leaders on board with new and more sustainable ways to view business – are perking up at the recent words from former GE Chairman and CEO, Jack Welch. If you have been reading my blog, you have followed my discussions of sustainability as a part of corporate consciousness for the past months. Today, I was pointed towards the latest word from Mr. Welch, publically stating that it was “a dumb idea” for executives to focus so heavily on quarterly profits and share price gains. Wait, wasn’t it Welch who originally created the “shareholder value movement” in the early 80s? READ»

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Building Green Cities Online with Renewable Energy

BY Lewis PerkinsMon Mar 16, 2009 at 10:14 AM

Online games which teach us how to retool our world are extremely valuable in educationing ourselves and the next generation, but we must be mindful that the lessons are real.READ»

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Free and Clean for All: Corporate Global Responsibility Issues of Water:

BY Lewis PerkinsWed Feb 25, 2009 at 9:55 AM

It’s our responsibility to take a stronger position with water that’s not just about water pollution (that position should be table stakes to any corporation in business in the world today), but more about ready and available sources. It’s about a desire to reduce our TAKE from the total supply; our responsibility to not draw water from sources which cannot be replenished or taken from communities who have no other source of clean available water and turn around and sell it back to them. READ»

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New Shades of Green: Adapting to Our Partner's Green Goals

BY Lewis PerkinsTue Feb 17, 2009 at 1:23 PM

As I reach out to my partners in the world of corporate sustainability directors, we are all asking how we can provide our corporations with truly ROI-driven sustainable programs. And, how can we bring these projects to our companies in a timely manner to yield immediate returns in the form of corporate profits. READ»

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Mother Nature Network: Online Media Finally Catches up to Sustainability Needs

BY Lewis PerkinsWed Feb 4, 2009 at 3:16 PM

January launched many new beginnings for our country. One I want to highlight today is the launch of the Mother Nature Network(www.mnn.com), a website created by marketing guru and veteran Joel Babbit, and tree farmer and music industry legend Chuck Leavell (keyboardist for the Rolling Stones). READ»

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Can a New Administration Spur Innovation in Design?

BY Lewis PerkinsFri Jan 23, 2009 at 6:21 PM

Regardless of political leanings, for most of us, we agree that this has undoubtedly been a significant week in history.  I have contemplated all week about how I could speak about this momentous transition and not just be one more ...READ»

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Making Green Simple: Collaborations and Partnerships

BY Lewis PerkinsWed Jan 14, 2009 at 4:04 PM

From a high-level perspective, partnerships become more sustainable for corporations when the very nature of collaboration is mutually beneficial. No one company has to re-invent the wheel and can also leverage dollars across multiple ...READ»

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Sharing Green Practices Among Industry Leaders will Advance Corporations

BY Lewis PerkinsFri Dec 26, 2008 at 11:59 AM

How do we make the world work for 100 percent of humanity in the shortest possible time through spontaneous cooperation without ecological damage or disadvantage to anyone?  This is a question Buckminster Fuller posed to the world in ...READ»

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Call to Action for Sustainabilty Leadership in Tough Economic Climate

BY Lewis PerkinsWed Dec 10, 2008 at 6:29 PM

Last week I had the benefit of spending two and a half days with roughly 150 other “green” marketers, sustainability officers and other champions of our environmental movement. The event, called Good and Green, was organized by ...READ»

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Greensburg in Metropolis Magazine

BY Lewis PerkinsTue Nov 25, 2008 at 2:57 PM

I was pleased to see Metropolis Magazine again discuss the platform of sustainable design in the online article called Whirlwind Tour.   This courageous town is Greensburg, Kansas whose citizens have embarked on a forward journey ...READ»

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The Modular/ Pre-Fab Structure – Sustainable Design for the Future

BY Lewis PerkinsFri Nov 21, 2008 at 11:05 AM

This past week, I was in Boston for the GREENBUILD show and had the benefit of joining USGBC President, Rick Fedrizzi and This Old House host Kevin O’Connor for a reception at a current This Old House home in Weston, ...READ»

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Sustainable Strategy Goes Mainstream

BY Lewis PerkinsThu Nov 13, 2008 at 10:28 AM

During this week after such an historic presidential election, many are commenting, predicting and posting about what the next four years might hold. Let me share mine … A very strong conversation is going to build upon its fledging ...READ»

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Sustainable Design: Innovative Designer Thinks Outside of the Box....

BY Lewis PerkinsThu Nov 6, 2008 at 10:20 PM

Since my last post, I am still thinking a lot about the importance of HOW we design products and develop materials that have a life above and beyond its first.  Many expound the virtues of the closed loop design (also known as a ...READ»

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On Product Packaging and Extending Lifecycles: Sustainable Efforts That Work

BY Lewis PerkinsWed Oct 29, 2008 at 9:30 AM

As I traveled for business on the West Coast this past week, I was struck by this thought: Washington, DC is the hub of our government; New York City is the heart of banking and fashion and California is the home of “green” ...READ»

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Corporations: The New Age Saviors

BY Lewis PerkinsTue Oct 21, 2008 at 12:36 PM

You don’t need to be a rock star, a Hollywood celebrity or have a billion dollars to effect positive change. You simply need to find a way to broadcast your voice and influence your communities.READ»