If ever it needed to be shown that it is no longer possible for business to hold out against the tide of reform, further proof was provided last Friday night in the form of a popular network news program. Over the past seven months I have been involved in the implementation of an unprecedented agreement
Last Wednesday, I had the privilege of hearing the perspectives of two of the most creative and original thinkers on the scene today, Bill McDonough of Cradle to Cradle fame and Tony Michaels, an entrepreneur specializing in environmental science and “systems thinking” who founded the Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Southern
While flying out of New York last week with the sun setting in the west, I was witness to the majestic spectacle of clouds reflecting the sun’s rays, and it put me in mind of that old Joni Mitchell song about recalling “clouds’ illusions” and how we “really don’t know clouds at all.” Which is
After spending half of Friday in the Recyclebank offices, I have to tell you I could be there every minute of every day. It totally reminds me of the dynamic environment of the Internet boom during the late ‘90s, with employees excited to just be doing what they’re doing and exhibiting the imagination, drive and
On Wednesday morning, I arrived in Miami at 5:30 a.m., a bit tired after my week-long visit to South America, only to find the customs area unusually crowded – a situation attributable to the fact that all the planes seem to have gotten in at the same time from multiple points in South America. Needless
My current visit to South America just happened to coincide with an annual observance to honor departed loved ones, called the “Day of the Dead” (Dia de Los Muertos), which takes place on All Saints’ Day (Nov. 1) and All Souls’ Day (Nov. 2) throughout Latin American culture. Finding myself with unanticipated time on my
Last Sunday the cover of The New York Times Metropolitan Section featured a picture of all the plastic and paper that ends up being dumped in landfills due to a lack of recycling facilities in public places. The article, headlined, “Lunch, Landfills and What I Tossed” by Mireya Navarrow, while giving New York City generally