Corporate Knights

Green Rankings- Go Us

Greenbiz

Our Global 100 Top Sustainable Companies in the World rankings came out last week. It's been getting some hot press these days in the Vancouver Sun, Globe and Mail, and online. You can read what impressed top business and sustainability writer and speaker Marc Gunther most about our survey. This article has been featured on several business blogs and websites and we wanted to bring it to you here. We love to toot our own horn-- but only when we totally deserve it.

Benefits of Young Execs

New Zealand Herald

As more young minds enter the executive level of the workplace, they're proving vastly different than past generations. It's not uncommon now for a 20-something business analyst to interview the company as much as the company interviews her. These days, what matters more for young execs isn't money but values. Does the company have a low carbon footprint? Is community responsibility a top priority? How does the organization source its products and ideas? These are all key questions, and ones that businesses should start thinking about.

Embracing Technology in School

Good Education

Technology is something of a dirty word in North America's elementary and high schools. Teachers are most likely to confiscate smart phones and ipads instead of using them as a teaching tool. There are very real risks to having tech in the classroom-- like distraction from learning and accessing R-rated material online. But these risks are easily mitigated with the right online protection, and it doesn't mean taking away the very useful learning tool of the internet. One expert finally drafted a 10-point "Internet Technology Bill of Rights for Students." Check it out.

Brownwashing-- the New Greenwashing

Good Magazine

Let's talk colour. And let's talk about the colour you're most likely to buy in stores. It seems advertisers and designers already know the answer. Packaging everything from toilet paper to notebooks and food in brown is more likely to get your money. When conscious shoppers see the brown, they think they're making a smart choice, when this kind of paper doesn't necessarily mean it's actually better for the environment.

Donating 99%

Tree Hugger

Lately, the "one percent" or the world's richest people, have been receiving a lot of flack from rest of us. But what if they all donated or invested 99 percent of their wealth into charitable causes? this is exactly what Warren Buffet has vowed to do. One of the main beneficiaries is the Gates Foundation, which addresses global health. This article examines our impulse to criticize those who are rich and give, and makes the reader think about the ethics of giving.