jo confino - Toronto Sustainability

Rethinking prosperity: it’s time to breakout of the box

October 8, 2014

One of the core fears around our industrialised society, which we are largely refusing to face up to, is the belief that there is no credible alternative to the current global economic system, which is now undermining our prosperity and may even threaten our civilisation.

Could the World Handle a Billion Environmental Refugees?

Jo Confino

September 24, 2014

Uncategorized

For Stern, the heart of his values lies in the importance of family. “I’m 68 and I am thinking what will my granddaughter Rosa be like when she’s 68? We’re talking about towards the end of this century and what we do now will determine whether the next 100 years is the best of centuries or the worst of centuries."

Are companies over-sanitizing their sustainability communication?

Jo Confino

August 26, 2013

Marketing and Communications

Is the PR industry helping or hindering the authentic communication of sustainability?

Sustainability efforts often wreak havoc without communication and cooperation

Jo Confino

August 4, 2013

Marketing and Communications

Vision is essential but on its own it's next to useless, unless there is also the cohesion and collaboration to deliver it.

The System needs to Change: Technology may be Accelerating the Path to a Degraded Planet

Jo Confino

July 19, 2013

Capitalism 2.0

Those who pin their hopes on technological developments for smart resource management fail to understand that this will not address the core issue, which is that capitalism is addicted to growth.

The “Myth of Success” Must be Challenged for Sustainability to Succeed

Jo Confino

May 28, 2013

Capitalism 2.0, Business and Sustainability

Collaborating more effectively is increasingly recognised as key to making progress, but few are expert at it and business has traditionally been more adept at building high walls, rather than tearing them down.

Can sustainability thrive in a ME world?

Jo Confino

May 5, 2013

Uncategorized

We can find scores of reasons why sustainability is not scaling up at speed, but how often do we search for the common root cause?

Intrapreneurs are Passionate Change Agents: How to Nurture them from Within

Jo Confino

April 18, 2013

Culture and Leadership

Cultivate a cafe culture: create time and space to talk about what is happening in the wider world and how your business can be a force for good in it.

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