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Author Archives: Kathryn Cooper
‘Uncomfortable (environmental) Targets’ Necessary – Unilever’s CEO has message for governments
Can governments learn something from business? I think that Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever could teach a thing or two to certain governments who hold the future of my children in their hands. If the key messages in Unilever’s Sustainable Living Plan Progress Report … Continue reading
Building Personal Capacity for Sustainability – Practice as the Wormhole for Transformation
“No transformation can take place without personal and collective practice.” -Toke Møller What does it mean when you decide, “I think I am going to start a yoga practice?” I was listening to one of my favorite teachers, Caroline Myss, … Continue reading
Six Surprising Sustainability Facts
By Jim Harris 1. Fuel efficient cars would eliminate North American Oil Imports If every car in North America got the same fuel efficiency as my Toyota Prius there’d be no need to import any oil into North America and … Continue reading
From Me to We: The Five Transformational Commitments Required to Rescue the Planet, Your Organization, and Your Life
Do you have any unexamined assumptions that lead to unintended consequences? I know I do. I just wish somebody would point them out to me so they would be more transparent. I mean - really, wouldn’t it be a better use of my … Continue reading
Are we following the “collapse” scenario predicted 30 years ago?
Dennis Meadows, one of the original authors of the 1972 book The Limits to Growth, thinks it is far too late to achieve sustainable development as that term is commonly understood. Speaking March 1, 2012 at a joint symposium in … Continue reading
21st century leadership: the case for being more of yourself
(orignally posted at: 2Lead – Enabling the Next Generation of Sustainable Leaders) A post by Christopher Baan. We live in a time of exponential and disruptive change, significant risks and uncertainty on the horizon, and daunting challenges connecting energy, environment, … Continue reading
Let’s get really radical: Envisioning a sustainable energy future for Canada
This week’s blog post is brought to us by Chad Park, Executive Director of the Natural Step. I am not so sure that “envisioning a sustainable energy future for Canada” (or the world for that matter) is as “radical” as … Continue reading
A generous way of being: holding paradoxes, ambiguities and multiple worldviews.
These days, I think nothing could be more paradoxical than the way we live in this world. We face the greatest environmental crisis in the age of human-kind, yet doggedly push on with massive fossil fuel and resource extraction projects … Continue reading
Systemic change required: A comprehensive sustainability strategy is a leading business strategy
In a system, everything is connected to everything. It is messy. That is why Descartes and those who followed him in the 16th Century introduced linear procedures of thinking, dualisms and rationality as aspects of modern consciousness. We are stuck with … Continue reading
Great Leaders are First Great Human Beings…
I admit it. I still make New Year’s Resolutions. Some of them I even follow through on. For instance, one year I pledged to quit my cushy VP job, go back to University and get a Master’s of Education in Sustainability … Continue reading
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