Last week we asked, “Is Water the Next Carbon?”. Although our short answer was “no,” we believe that managing water will become a critical business skill for the 21st century. Need drives innovation, so this week we want to highlight some of what is happening in the new markets in water.
2010 was the hottest year ever, tying 2005. Will that convince any skeptics?
What can anyone say about the events in Arizona this weekend? An assassination attempt of a public official is horrific, the senseless deaths of innocent bystanders even worse…
There is no “lesson to be learned” great enough to cushion these losses, but the country will be taking a hard look at itself and trying to find some consolation. If we learn nothing, than the tragedy is just that, and no more.
We all take water for granted. Even though water is critical for human life, ecosystems and as a major process or product input for industry, it’s a resource that very few of us think actively about managing. But companies need to develop strategies for managing this important resource.
Are we running out of oil? According to the New York Times, apparently not. The paper of record ran two articles in close proximity over the holiday week, both of which regale us with stories of how wrong all those silly “Malthusian pessimists” have been.
Here’s my attempt to capture the most important stories that affected the greening of business in 2010…
In parallel to what must have been incredibly frustrating policy meetings in Cancun, the business community gathered at the same time. I believe that business may be succeeding where policy is failing.
The world is meeting in Cancun this week to talk climate change. Is there any hope of a large-scale agreement on capping emissions around the world? Most pundits would say no. Why can’t we agree to do something? The answers are varied and all contain some truth.
I visited Beijing a couple weeks ago to speak to a group of Chinese corporate executives. They were brought together by a major environmental NGO to discuss climate change. The meeting itself was fascinating, but I was really struck by a general impression in China that the country is taking green business very seriously.
I’ll have a few posts on China over the coming week since I spent a few days in Beijing last week. I had a free
‘Is the World Better Off Because Your Company Is In It?’: Examining Corporate Climate Responsibility
