Eric Lowitt is a sustainability consultant, speaker and author of “The Future of Value: How Sustainability Creates Value Through Competitive Differentiation” (Jossey-Bass, Oct. 2011). Learn more about Eric at EricLowitt.com and follow him on Twitter @EricLowitt
In his 2013 State of the Union Address, President Obama beat the climate change drums. Despite his passion and eloquence, his words will not catalyze meaningful actions. Here’s why and a three-step plan to move...
We need to move beyond the 'do goodedness' that haunts sustainability and recognise the only way is to work together
Climate change is real, it exhibits the hand of man, and it is the cause of global devast...
A board member of a Fortune 100 company proudly told me recently that he wouldn’t “spend a cent on Facebook.” I asked if he meant he wouldn’t buy something via social media. “No,” he said. “I wouldn’t support ...
The ferocious battle in Washington over the debt ceiling offers a clue as to how to attain a state of global sustainability. Republicans and Democrats locked horns in a battle over ideology. One side wanted to ...
Last month I got a call from a VP of sustainability at a Global Fortune 500 company (let’s refer to her as ‘Ellen’ to protect the innocent). This person had guided her company’s sustainability initiatives to e...
I want you to close your eyes for a minute. Think of the word "sustainability." What images come to mind? Trees, grass. Perhaps the color green? Now think about sustainability and your business. What issues a...