by Jeffrey Hollender | Jun 11, 2012
On June 11–13, 2012, the American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC), a national public policy and advocacy organization, is bringing more than 125 innovative and triple bottom line business leaders from across the country to meet with at the White House with senior...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Jun 6, 2012
There is something awe-inspiring about being at the United Nations. One recounts the historic events and world-renowned decisions made here. Whatever is discussed here is given heightened importance due to this venerable venue. It’s an ideal place for a discussion on...
by Jeffrey Hollender | May 15, 2012
Recently, Unilever and CEO Paul Polman have been one of my favorite examples of brave and unparallel leadership in the sustainability space. Unilever recently announced its progress one year into the implementation of its “Sustainable Living Plan,” providing a great...
by Jeffrey Hollender | May 10, 2012
Why is the former chief of Fannie Mae still a director of a public company as prominent as Goldman Sachs and Target? How can Charles O. Prince III, the former chief executive of Citigroup, who resigned under pressure in 2007 amid huge write-downs at the bank, be an...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Apr 23, 2012
Dispatches from The New York Times/Shell Oil 2012 Energy Summit titled Earth 2050: The Food Water Energy Nexus. Last week I was in Houston to attend an intimate gathering of about 50 people to participate in The New York Times/Shell Oil 2012 Energy Summit titled Earth...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Mar 27, 2012
Out of the The New York Times unfolds a story that once again highlights the absence of morality and fair play that has come to represent the company we know as Goldman Sachs. Goldman’s own employee’s in Japan workers are unionizing. In the wake of 200,000 financial...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Mar 9, 2012
Achieving Impact: Responsible Business & Social Entrepreneurship View more presentations from jeffhollender. Notes from the presentation: Slide 1: Social Entrepreneurship and Responsible Business Social entrepreneurship and responsible business will only succeed...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Mar 9, 2012
This blog post was originally posted on the Seventh Generation “7Gen Blog” by “Inkslinger” on February 20, 2012. We’ve all heard about peak oil – when petroleum production hits its all-time high and then declines forever after....
by Jeffrey Hollender | Feb 21, 2012
“The combination of group incentive pay with policies that empower employees and create a positive workplace culture reduces voluntary turnover and increases employee intent to stay and raises return on equity.” National Bureau of Economic Statistics Working Paper No....