Five Reasons Why I Love Greenpeace

A couple of weeks ago, I finished our annual Board of Directors retreat at the Garrison Center north of New York City. The two days I spent with the staff and other board members reminded me why I love Greenpeace: 1)    We bring corporations to their knees. As they’ve...

The Voice of Small Business Is Ringing True

There is still one thing both sides of the aisle agree on: Small businesses are great for the economy. After all, there are 23 million small businesses in the U.S., accounting for more than half of all American jobs and sales, according to the Small Business...

Wall Street: A Culture of Greed

23 percent of finance industry insiders say they have observed wrongdoing in their workplace. A new report on financial industry insiders about ethical conduct, suggests that Wall Street’s culture of greed and willful misconduct is as strong today as it ever has been....

Is Corporate Responsibility Dead? 2.0

I think I first asked this question in 2009. My answer was – not dead, but dying. Dying because it no longer represented any clearly defined goals. There was a desperate lack of metrics and if you totaled up all the so-called corporate responsibility impacts, we were...

Business Profits Are An Illusion, Based On A Slight Of Hand

If business stopped externalizing its costs it would stop making money! I’m somewhat obsessed with the concept of “externalities” and “full cost accounting,” the companion concept developed to capture them. “Externalities” are the costs and negative impacts imposed by...

The Spontaneous Purchase of Unnecessary Things

I am unreasonably captive to my addiction to excessive comfort, exotic travel, expensive meals, beautiful views, and the spontaneous purchase of unnecessary objects. I also own more sneakers, t-shirts, ties, books, watches and socks than I’ll ever be able to use. How...

The Voice of Small Business is Ringing True

There is still one thing both sides of the aisle agree on: Small businesses are great for the economy. After all, there are 23 million small businesses in the U.S., accounting for more than half of all American jobs and sales, according to the Small Business...