by Jeffrey Hollender | Dec 15, 2009
There’s been plenty said about Wall Street’s incredible collapse and the byzantine practices and illusionary (some would say delusionary) financial products that almost brought down our economy. But not enough has been said about the pervasive mindset that...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Oct 5, 2009
A Conversation About Creating a Regenerative Economy Last week my good friend Otto Scharmer (co-author of Presence: Exploring Profound Change in People, Organizations and Society and author of Theory U: Leading from the Future as It Emerges) invited me to participate...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Jul 6, 2009
Creating a Game Plan for the Transition to a Sustainable US Economy Over the last 20 years, we’ve had a lot of interesting weeks here at the company, but this week promises to be the most fascinating yet. Seventh Generation is hosting a landmark three-day summit...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Jun 11, 2009
I am at the 2nd Summit on the Future of the Corporation in Boston where I have been asked to speak about “Building sustainability from within: harnessing capital to drive long-term horizons.” Here’s what’s on my mind… Seventh Generation has...
by Jeffrey Hollender | May 28, 2009
Thomas Geoghegan, writing in a recent issue of Harper’s Magazine, puts forth a theory that at first glance seems almost too silly to voice, let alone take seriously. He argues that it was not derivatives, hedge funds, gambling insurance companies, or excessively...
by Jeffrey Hollender | May 26, 2009
As the financial crisis continues to unfold, headlines increasingly focus on the pain and hardship ordinary Americans are suffering. Let us not forget that the wealth accumulated by a small handful of Americans, often at the expense of others, was obscene and remains...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Mar 19, 2009
Our financial system is beset by a whole host of chronic illnesses, chief among them: gluttony, amorality, and opacity. Band-aids won’t mend it; the patient requires immediate surgery. Unfortunately, we can’t apply the scalpel until we X-ray these ailing...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Mar 17, 2009
“Mother Nature doesn’t do bailouts.” -Glenn Prickett, senior vice president at Conservation International. Thomas Friedman began a recent New York Times column by quoting from a brilliantly insightful fake 2005 story from the Onion. The article cited...
by Jeffrey Hollender | Jan 19, 2009
This is a long but critically important post that’s based on a brilliant paper from the Sustainable Development Commission. It’s written by Herman Daly, an ecological economist who pioneered sustainable development guidelines for the World Bank. The paper...
