by Jeffrey Hollender | Feb 9, 2012
Guest Blog Post by Lauren Walters and Will Hauser, co-founders, Two Degrees Food, San Francisco, CA Note: This is the first in a new series of blog post I wil feature on social entrepreneurs in the field. I hope you find their stories inspiring, helpful and proof that...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Feb 7, 2012
Here’s what many consider good news that also highlights why we’re not making enough progress when it comes to sustainability. Andrew Malk, founder and managing partner at Malk Sustainability Partners, reported in January that sustainability was boosting returns for...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Jan 31, 2012
We discussed in two earlier posts the idea of “global imperatives.” The values and beliefs that became our roadmap to helping to create the world at its best, and most sustainable. A world that creates opportunities for the wellness of people, planet and all living...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Jan 24, 2012
I discussed in an earlier post the idea of “global imperatives.” The values and beliefs that became Seventh Generation’s roadmap to helping to create the world at its best, and most sustainable. A world that creates opportunities for the wellness of people, planet and...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Jan 17, 2012
At Seventh Generation, we used something we called “global imperatives” to represent our role in the world that we dream of – the world at its best, most sustainable and equitable state. A world that creates opportunities for the wellness of people, planet and all...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Jan 13, 2012
A company is made of many components – ideas, strategies, products, research, buildings, the list could go on and on. But, there is one thing intrinsic to all companies, and that is very simply the people who come to work there every single day. Unfortunately,...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Jan 6, 2012
Starting this month (and continuing every week), I’m sharing with you, every Friday, what I’m reading for the week – what intrigues me, inspires me, ignites me, irritates me – and what just makes me angry. I hope it will inspire you to read something new, and in turn,...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Dec 28, 2011
Give yourself a gift this holiday season that will magnify your voice and your influence. For the millions of small- and medium-sized businesses in America, the machinations that take place inside the Washington beltway may feel like stories of aliens on another...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Dec 20, 2011
Al Gore and David Blood, his partner in the multi-billion private equity fund, Generation Investment Management, recently opined on “How businesses can embrace environmental, social and governance metrics,” on the Op-Ed page of The Wall Street Journal, an unlikely...