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COP21 and Business: How is Your Organization Planning for Climate Change?

Climate change will be receiving a lot of media coverage over the next few weeks as 150 Heads of State meet in Paris at COP21 (the 2015 Paris Climate Conference). You may be surprised to discover however, that if you Google “COP21,” the first two likely search results are not for the webpage for this global UN event with its expected 50,000 participants, but rather for the Sustainable Innovation Forum 2015, a business-related side-event of COP21.

Leading Sustainable Change from the Top Down and the Bottom Up

Making productive change in the world has always been a top down and bottom up affair. Strong leadership at the uppermost levels is essential to set goals, design policy, and formulate plans. Collective action by those on the ground can inspire adoption and build momentum. In the case of building a more sustainable world, the fall of 2015 has been remarkable on both fronts.

It’s Time To “Do the Doing”

After years working at the local, state and national policy levels helping to prevent pollution, including the greenhouse gas pollution that is heating up our planet, I’ve now decided to help implement some of those same policy objectives in the private sector. This is why I recently joined REV.

Sustainability Leadership Demands a New Worldview

This recent GreenBiz article reviewing Steve Schein’s new book is an excellent and fast read. As Schein points out, we are nearing a tipping point for how we think and take action on sustainability. How we individually and collectively relate to all of this will play a major role in how we move in the 21st century.

Climate Change, A California Concern!

The climate change debate continues to raise concerns among individuals, communities, and organizations in California, and a number of questions remain unanswered especially in counties seriously impacted by drought.