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Sustainability Solving Supply Chain Issues
Blog from Taiga Company
To manage stable operations requires sustainable source of quality supply. The businesses we speak with today have a growing concern with the health and future of their supply chains. In fact, many companies site supply risk as a high business priority for the next few years. Some organizations are turning to sustainability as a potential solution. In today’s global …

The Cause Marketing Master Series Presents "Carots & Causes: Driving Consumer Engagement"
Press Release from The Cause Marketing Forum
(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) June 1, 2010 - How can cause marketers most effectively move consumers to change their behavior for the greater good? Ideally, folks in the American mainstream would just "do the right thing" when it is pointed out to them, but the reality is that many consumers are far more responsive when doing good comes with a reward. Join us …

From Billboards to Bags: AdVinylize Repurposes Advertising Waste
Blog from Greenopolis
A large part of our visual environment is composed of billboards, with a limited life span and which ultimately end up in the landfill. But now they can be turned into headturning accessories, thanks to this unique company.One big selling point of billboard ads is their ability to be seen by just about anyone, and they last a long time. But what about the downside? For companies that create or …
HBR: Companies need to improve sustainability communications - A blog by Nathan Schock
Blog from 3BL Blogs
In their Harvard Business Review article, The Sustainability Imperative, David A. Lubin and Daniel C. Esty say that companies need to get better at communicating sustainability. In the article, the authors identify sustainability as an emerging megatrend, similar to quality in the 1970's and IT in the 1980's.In order for companies to gain advantage from this megatrend, they …
Petroleum Saved the Whales . . .
Blog from Greenopolis
In his 1991 “can’t–put-it-down” book The Prize, Daniel Yergin writes engagingly about the birth and rise of the petroleum industry. In the 1850’s, society was using whale oil for lighting homes, and the big beasts were getting scarcer all the time. Rising prices for whale oil kept whaling ships in the hunt, and a search for a cheap abundant substitute was afoot. …
Eco Thinking Key to Greening Conferences
Blog from Taiga Company
Bringing people together for meetings, often for multiple days at a time, can create a "host" of environmental impacts—from the smog and greenhouse gas emissions associated with air and ground travel to the paper, plastic, and food waste associated with feeding attendees. In fact, Marriott Hotels, estimates that the average three-day meeting attended by 1,000 people produces …

Register now to be part of Slow Money's Second National Gathering June 9-11
Blog from Vital Systems
It's been called a movement. It's been called a revolution. Business Week even called it one of the 10 big ideas for 2010.Be part of it! Come to Shelburne Farms, Vermont for Slow Money's Second National Gathering June 9-11. "We need Slow Money fast."-- Mardi Mellon, Director, Union of Concerned Scientists "Tremendously important and …
NextSpace Opens San Francisco Coworking Space, Tells Freelancers that "Working In Coffee Shops Was So 90's"
Press Release from NextSpace
(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) SAN FRANCISCO, California - June 1, 2010 - NextSpace Coworking + Innovation, Inc. (www.nextspace.us) today officially opened the doors of its newest coworking space, conveniently located at 28 Second Street (at Market) in San Francisco. Building on the success of its flagship location in Santa Cruz, NextSpace San Francisco’s 4000 square foot coworking …
FMYI Receives Innovation in Sustainability Award - A blog by FMYI Staff
Blog from 3BL Blogs
Yesterday FMYI received an Innovation in Sustainability Award in the small business category at an event hosted by the Portland Business Journal and Sustainable Business Oregon. Recipients of these awards are organizations committed to pushing the envelope to provide innovative sustainability solutions for business and commerce as companies that demonstrate new and creative products, …
8 Technology Tools for Your Green Business Toolbox
Blog from Taiga Company
How does a business reduce emissions, increase worker productivity and integrate sustainability concepts into the workplace? One way is to leverage technology. As demonstrated as a business sustainability program, leveraging technology has its benefits: • increase organization and productivity• eliminate storage …
Sustainability: A Small Business Growth Opportunity
Blog from Taiga Company
Small businesses are arguably more affected by the financial pressures and resource constraints in responding to dramatic changes in the market. For many of these organizations, just weathering the storm is often the immediate goal. For small business taking proactive sustainability actions, the opportunity to grow becomes much more visible. In a recent conversation with …
Ten Top Things Every Business Leader Should Know About Strategic Sustainability
Blog from Taiga Company
Since the introduction of the concept of the triple bottom line, supporters and critics have debated the ability to link the environmental and social responsibility to business profitability. Without a definitive financial incentive, companies have historically not been receptive to the idea of integrating sustainability concepts into core business practices. However, recent trends …