Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action. Peter Drucker This semester has been an eye opener on what sustainability means, how it can be achieved, and what is to be gained from it. It has been a great eye opener to learn that sustainability is not […]

The video above is a Ted Talk presented by Michael Green on the Global Goals established by the UN in 2015. What drew me to this video is that oftentimes, I think of sustainability in only an environmental perspective. I think of reducing pollution, recycling, saving energy. What I forget to consider is the part […]

We’d all like to think that when its comes to our actions, we are doing our best to use sustainable practices. Truth be told, I always thought that I was a very responsible person; that I was committed to not harming the environment. There is a cool feature on Yousustain.com that calculates these efforts to […]

The video above is only a few minutes long, and definitely worth watching. It explains the affects of adding green spaces on roofs in NYC have as a sustainability effort. The most profound take away from the video is how beneficial it would be for the city, if all buildings were to add green spaces […]

We live in a society that covets material items. There is a general need to constantly buy the newest and nicest of everything, whether or not we need it. This is what we refer to as the age of consumerism. Every time Apple releases a new phone, consumers line up in droves to buy it, […]

The video above is a short but powerful message from Ford regarding their sustainability efforts. Often times when we think of pollution, CO emissions from cars jumps to mind, which makes this video all the more impactful. It is very encouraging to see a company in an industry notorious for pollution and waste, to take […]

I was directed to a sustainability game on Yousustain.com and was directed to try for the “Devotee” level. I was super confident that I was going to surpass that level with little effort. Sadly, and surprisingly, that was not the case! I barely made it out of the “Newbie” level (which is the 1st level, […]

I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things we could use. Mother Teresa It always warms my heart when I hear that a business is adapting a function that supports sustainability and green business. That’s why the recent article in Forbes.com, “Subscriptions: The Next Frontier in Environmental Sustainability” […]

“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” – Robert Swan The concept behind Sustainability and Green Business really resonates with me. I hate to think of how much harm we’ve caused the world, both the environment and society, with our carelessness in pursuit of stuff; money, cars, […]