by Jeffrey Hollender | Sep 27, 2012
Most of what passes for “sustainability” isn’t actually sustainable at all. We have endlessly – and dangerously confused – “less bad” with “good.” Whether looking at a product or a company, sustainability ends up being mostly about less pollution, less waste, and the...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Sep 24, 2012
Our current system of pricing products and services ensures that society perpetually makes poor choices. Today we exclude most of the adverse social and environmental costs of producing goods from their price. The cost to clean up the groundwater pollution resulting...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Sep 5, 2012
Leaving Vermont yesterday, I never made it to Charlotte for the Democratic National Convention. After a five-hour delay in Washington, I gave up and spent the night. The delay allowed me to briefly watch the Convention and hear Julian Castro, the mayor of San Antonio...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Aug 16, 2012
No question about it, money in politics is destroying our democracy, corrupting our national priorities, and placing the future of our nation in jeopardy. Big money has become one of the most dangerous forces we face — and the problem is only getting worse....
by Jeffrey Hollender | Jul 26, 2012
In May, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in partnership with the Boston Consulting Group, issued its third annual Sustainability and Innovation Global Executive Study. The survey gathered input from more than 4,000 executives and managers across all...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Jul 9, 2012
Recently, I moderated a panel at the UN Social Innovation Summit with Coca-Cola, Verizon and Intel. Here is the conversation that took place.
by Jeffrey Hollender | Jul 2, 2012
The “Strategies for a New Economy” conference was held on June 8th-10th at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. The conference was organized around ten themes that the New Economics Institute sees as essential components in transitioning to an...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Jun 14, 2012
A new survey by the consulting firm Accenture finds that consumer demand for green products is outpacing supply. While price premiums for green products have not disappeared, one-third of the businesses in the study said they could not keep up with customer demand for...
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...
