Water, energy, and food: demand for one affects demand for all.
But for such a transparent substance, water’s economics are anything but clear…
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.
The world faces some big shocks in the realms of sustainability and climate change, and the ways of thinking about the future described in Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s book, The Black Swan, will come in handy. But two competing black swans — climate change itself or worldwide action to pursue sustainability — both of which seem unlikely, are competing. Let’s hope the second one wins.
The nightmare is not over and the repercussions in terms of regulations and the future of BP are far from certain. But it’s high time to start sifting through the wreckage for some learning so we can avoid similar catastrophes…Here are my top five lessons, running from geopolitical and philosophical to corporate-level branding and strategy.
Reality 1: Last year, the Toyota Prius was the bestselling car in Japan. On the back of innovations like the hybrid gas-electric engine, Toyota also
Yesterday was a sad anniversary — it’s been 25 years since the Bhopal disaster raised the specter of chemicals and toxics as a deadly serious
[Post #2 of 3 on Wal-Mart’s activity in the last couple of months. This appeared at Harvard Business Online and then on BusinessWeek online] In
Sometimes I think the Wall Street Journal editors are phoning it in. In a piece titled, “The Environmental Motor Company: Making Detroit a subsidiary of
[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
‘Is the World Better Off Because Your Company Is In It?’: Examining Corporate Climate Responsibility
