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How economics drive green adoption more than guilt

Posted Wednesday, July 6th, 2011 by admin

The Globe and Mail’s Leading Thinkers series on Corporate Responsibility video features Jim talking on why economics is a far greater driver of sustainability than guilt. See http://bit.ly/ltG909
Two videos that follow it are:
1) Energy efficiency mitigates the risk of rising energy prices http://bit.ly/l9h1iF
2) Shifting the debate from cutting carbon to cutting cost http://bit.ly/jdtpQW

Tags: Corporate Responsibility, Economics, Globe and Mail, Green, jim harris, Leading Thinkers, sustainability
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Getting employees involved is key to sustainability

Posted Friday, December 11th, 2009 by admin

So far, I have focused on why companies should go green; the compelling economic and marketing forces driving organizations to adopt sustainability initiatives. This is one strategy on how to go green.

Sustainability can be driven by profitability

Posted Friday, November 27th, 2009 by admin

A small minority of environmentalists believe profit and sustainability should never appear in the same sentence. Once in a while I get an email from an environmentalist, criticizing my focus in these columns on how going green is the best thing ever for the bottom line.