The 2010 Fortune 500 list just came out and I’m completely blown away by Wal-Mart’s size. We all know that the retail giant is the
A couple posts ago, I talked about the ways you can use green data — footprinting information on your products and services up and down
[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
It’s always fun to predict what’s going to happen. The risk of being spectacularly wrong is very high, but that’s what makes the exercise so
You might think that the powerful green wave changing business will subside in a recession. True, some investments might wait a bit, but most companies
The New Year is always a time for taking stock, looking both back and forward. How did your company handle the shifting sands for business in 2007, the greening of society? Companies across many industry groups were scrambling and strategizing about how to best manage the environmental impacts of everything they do. Green issues were huge in ’07 (see my upcoming strategy e-letter on the crushing flow of media to green issues in 2007 here in a few days),
2007 was just the beginning. It was not a fad — or a bad dream for some — but a fundamental shift in how we all do business…But the tipping point year is over now and the game is on. So what environmentally-driven challenges and questions will your business face in 2008 and how will you handle them?
The mad dash of companies trying to come to the aid of the Fortune 1000 (in particular, Wal-Mart’s suppliers) in their new green quest reminds me of any gold rush throughout history. The consultants are now competing to offer picks and shovels for this new green age.
‘Is the World Better Off Because Your Company Is In It?’: Examining Corporate Climate Responsibility
