When I saw the cover of Fortune’s latest issue trumpeting America’s Most Admired companies, I noticed right away that the top three — GE, Starbucks,
Nobody who consumes any mass media could miss GE’s ecomagination advertisements. From sexy (supermodels in coal mines pushing clean coal) to downright clever (fisherman “catching”
An incredible story has been unfolding over the last few days. The Texas utility TXU is potentially being bought by private equity firms (including the
I did a radio interview last week in San Francisco with Pete Wilson (the ABC TV anchor for the 6 o’clock news). We had a
I had an interesting discussion with a client recently about how to think about the environment as a business opportunity. Is it a market like
After last week’s big scientific announcements on climate change, many in the business world may be thinking, ok, we get it, but now what? Many
Today the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the most thorough and non-partisan study out there, releases its latest omnibus on the science of climate
The constant media attention and announcements from big business on greening initiatives has me dizzy, and a bit philosophical… Not that long ago the idea
In an interesting coincidence, two large, UK-based retailers — Marks & Spencer ($13.5B sales) and Tesco ($68.7B sales) — have made big green announcements in
My last post notwithstanding, the recent announcement of the new Climate Action Partnership is seismic. It’s potentially a watershed moment in the battle on climate
‘Is the World Better Off Because Your Company Is In It?’: Examining Corporate Climate Responsibility
