by Jeffrey Hollender | Apr 25, 2008
I recently spent a day and a half in our quarterly board meeting. Many more hours went into preparing for it. I have put more than 30 years of my life into pre-meeting stress and anxiety and post-meeting exhaustion and reflection. These meetings are almost miniature...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Apr 23, 2008
Recently, I spent the afternoon talking with David Suzuki, a man whose brilliance is matched only by his humility. Overlooking the St. Lawrence River in downtown old Montreal, we sat for several hours. David Suzuki is a rock star of the environmental movement in...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Apr 22, 2008
Who wins when multi-national corporations acquire small, natural-products companies? The anecdotal evidence suggests it’s not the entrepreneur. While there are a few potential success stories, such as Groupe Danone’s acquisition of a majority stake in...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Apr 7, 2008
I have often wondered whether a company can truly be evil. Not a company run by evil people, but a place where decades of evil have seeped right into the corporate fabric. Almost ten years ago, at a Business for Social Responsibility conference in Los Angeles, I...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Mar 26, 2008
It had all the makings of a nightmare:
”Seventh Generation Battles Carcinogenic Chemical Controversy”
“Organic” and “Natural” Consumer Products Found Contaminated with Cancer Causing Chemical!” Less than two weeks ago, I...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Feb 28, 2008
“Do corporations exist solely to maximize their bottom lines? We don’t think so.” Forbes Magazine, February 2008 I’ve made statements like that for over 20 years. I’ve been laughed at, ridiculed, and have at times questioned my own...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Feb 13, 2008
The most recent study from the research firm Towers Perrin showed that only 21% of employees felt engaged in their work and that fully 38% feel partially or fully disengaged. The Extra Mile, a new book by David MacLeod and Chris Brady reviewed in the Financial Times...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Feb 4, 2008
The Giants beat the New England in the Super Bowl. John McCain is leading the GOP presidential race. Lee Scott and Bill Gates are calling for a more responsible form of capitalism. In ads for Burt’s Bees, Clorox takes the personal care industry to task over...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Jan 28, 2008
The Economists Makes an About Face Last week was an amazing time in the annals of corporate responsibility.
Bill Gates, speaking at Davos, called upon business leaders for a kinder capitalism. “We have to find a way to make the aspects of capitalism that serve...
