by Jeffrey Hollender | Dec 11, 2012
Just released today, Learning to Change the World by Charles Kane, Walter Bender, Jody Cornish and Neal Donahue delves into the implications of one of the largest social entrepreneurial initiatives, One Laptop Per Child. From Amazon’s description: Learning to...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Dec 5, 2012
For those in the sustainable products industry, it has been a long running and often elusive challenge to understand the role consumers play in creating a thriving “green” marketplace. During the holiday season when shopping reaches a fever pitch is perhaps the most...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Nov 29, 2012
I’ve said it before, but this quote floored me. Never expected this much transparency from one of the world’s most opaque organizations, the US Chamber of Commerce. From the Washington Monthly: [A] large part of what the Chamber sells is political cover. For...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Nov 23, 2012
After a two year absence, I was invited to return to Seventh Generation to celebrate my induction into the Social Venture Network Hall of Fame. I was honored when Seventh Generation CEO John Replogle gave an exceptional speech to commemorate the occasion and I thought...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Nov 7, 2012
These days, many products—personal care items, food, etc.—contain various chemicals and additives that, while legal in small amounts, may have effects on human health that aren’t fully understood. One area that has not received much attention is condoms. Please...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Nov 5, 2012
In late September of this year, H&M CEO Karl-Johan Persson met with People’s Republic of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to discuss an increase in textile worker wages and recommend annual wage reviews. Why would the CEO of a successful fashion giant want...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Nov 2, 2012
A Harvard Business School “Working Paper” by Robert G. Eccles, Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim investigates the effect of a corporate culture of sustainability on multiple facets of corporate behavior and performance outcomes. The authors find that corporations...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Oct 23, 2012
“Make no mistake, the Stanford organics study is a fraud,” says Mike Adams of Naturalnews.com and Anthony Gucciardi of Naturalsociety.com. “The mainstream media has fallen for an elaborate scientific hoax that sought to destroy the credibility of...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Oct 16, 2012
Sara Johnson, a Village Capital program associate, has provided all who want an introduction, guide and overview to Impact Investing a great service by selecting the 17 best articles she discovered in her own exploration of the field. As she wrote in her introduction,...
