Business, Climate and “Agnostic Adaptation”
I recently published an article on business leaders who are addressing climate adaptation with the help of an “agnostic adaptation” approach.[…]
CSR/ESG Reporting Run Amok
We need transparency and accountability. We don’t need bureaucratic burdens, distraction and misdirection– which is what much of sustainability-related reporting[…]
Legs, Legacy and Liquidity
Ambition drives strategy. Looking to their future, leaders want some mix of legs, legacy and liquidity from their ventures. Trying[…]
“Climate of Acceptance” – new article on GreenBiz.com
It’s time to face climate change with acceptance. Not acquiescence, not resignation. But acceptance that we are where we are,[…]
Goldilocks and the Three Strategies: A Management Fable
Goldilocks was CEO of Golden Honey, a moderately successful start-up. She had built up a nice little brand, including ardent[…]
Memorial Day: Separating the war and the warrior
This Memorial Day weekend I was taken away from my preoccupation with work and politics by the memory of my[…]
Chains, levers and webs: supply chain sustainability’s strange mix
I was drafted into the corporate environmental world. One January morning over 25 years ago, I was called up to[…]
Stranded assets, stranded egos and stranded careers
Stranded assets are a big barrier to change. Both environmental and economic progress can be stifled by stranded assets. But[…]
A good man went to work for a bad man and I applauded
A man I’ve known and trusted for 30 years has taken a post in the Trump administration. Rather than being[…]
Revisiting South Africa: The window and the mirror
I just came back from 2 weeks in South Africa, exactly three years after my first visit there. My sense[…]
