Greener B-Schools, Greener Employees
This post first appeared at Harvard Business Online. As an opening post on Harvard Business.org, I figure no topic could be more appropriate than the
June 6, 2008
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This post first appeared at Harvard Business Online. As an opening post on Harvard Business.org, I figure no topic could be more appropriate than the
[Originally posted here on Huffington] Recently the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in D.C. upheld a ruling that our currency violates the law – it
[Posted at Huffington here] It’s pretty clear that the business world is facing dramatic change driven by environmental concerns. Over the coming years and decades,
[originally posted on huffingtonpost here] Another Earth Day is here (and gone). It’s probably trite to say, “Hey, every day is Earth Day, but I’ll
Hey blog readers… Just letting you know that i’m giving a version of my keynote Green to Gold talk at a free webinar being held
[posted here in Huffington Post] I wrote a few weeks ago about Virgin Airline’s biofuel test flight. While it was a bit of a publicity
On Sunday, Virgin Airlines flew a jumbo jet from London to Amsterdam powered in part by coconuts (“a biofuel mixture of coconut and babassu oil” to be more precise). Some would say the applicable part of that sentence is “nuts.” Is this another wacky Richard Branson moment, or something legitimate and important? Or, as is all things Branson, maybe it’s both?
NAVL is an old-style business, 75 years old this year. But I heard some new talk from one member who’s been sprinting down the Green to Gold path.
PR firm Hill & Knowlton talked to MBA students globally and asked them what factors would influence career and job choice….BusinessWeek looked at this and declared “Green Isn’t Gold for MBAs” and pointed out that green stuff is at the bottom. Now, color me optimistic, but I think these numbers — 49% on CSR and 34% on green — are actually pretty high.
A couple of weeks ago TIME Magazine surprised many with its pick for Person of the Year not Al Gore, who they probably figured had