Just after New Year’s Day, 2011, 17-year-old Patrick Desjardins reported for work at the Walmart store in Grand Falls, New Brunswick. An
The National Hockey League, in the first sustainability report to be released by a major sports league, is urging anyone who cares
For many activists, Mark Lynas is nothing short of an apostate. The British author, journalist and environmental activist has transformed over the
For months after Hurricane Sandy sent nearly six feet of water surging into her home in Long Beach, New York – an
Dr. Raghu Venugopal – along with other staff at Am Timan Hospital in Chad – was stumped. The two-year-old patient he was
Dr. Jeff Thompson isn’t your typical clean energy advocate. A practicing pediatric intensivist and neonatologist, he took over as chief executive of
Sustainable, local, organic – when it comes to food and drink, these monikers sell. The explosion of farmers markets, local food movements
Sometimes the tiniest of things can embody the largest of problems – in this case, a blacklegged arachnid that’s smaller than an
No matter where you are in Toronto’s new Bridgepoint Hospital you can observe a park or garden through large windows. Gardens cover
Hero: Tyson Foods Tyson Foods, the second largest pork processor and marketer in the United States, recently issued new animal treatment guidelines to its
As insane as it sounds, much of my last year has been spent trying to get a crosswalk installed in front of
In the world of sustainable purchasing, the players are at sea. Buyers, sellers and standard setters are like ships in uncharted waters.
Twenty years ago, I and a small group of undergrads from various American universities flew into Lagos on a muggy January evening.
Few companies would consider contributing thousands of dollars to a group of environmental activists for a campaign against other businesses. Yet that
Nobody wants to live in a city that is unsustainable. A truly sustainable city can be defined as one that does not
The German sports apparel maker Puma has won wide acclaim over the past two years for a pioneering accounting system that puts
It has become accepted wisdom that density is a good thing, as part of the notion that cities should grow, adapt and
Unilever likes to talk about its extraordinary reach around the world. With over 400 global brands, the world’s second largest consumer-products company
In John Huston’s classic film Key Largo, Humphrey Bogart asks Edward G. Robinson, playing gangster Johnny Rocco, what it is he wants. It’s
It is not a coincidence that the movement to abolish slavery started in nations that, thanks to the Industrial Revolution, didn’t need
Circa 2012: Hurricane Sandy causes an estimated $100 billion in damages in the U.S. Northeast. The International Energy Agency reports that four
Books have the power to change how we think and behave. Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species laid the foundation for evolutionary
At any supermarket in North America you are greeted with packaging covered with a mix of fair trade labels, organics labels, vaguely
According to some mainstream media reports, America will soon be “awash in oil.” Natural gas, meanwhile, seems to be pouring out of
In the heyday of the tech bubble, Bill Young found himself with a bank account that was growing by millions, and a
Gathered together in the Chicago boardroom of global management consulting firm Oliver Wyman, they sit in a circle, in silence, eyes closed.
There’s a dictum among business journalists that media and communications companies are the worst at what they’re supposed to do best: communicate.
Unfortunate fallout from the global economic crisis – notably double-digit unemployment – is driving citizens of the most-affected countries to a mental
It’s a potent image of the early 21st century: the wind farm.Colossal white towers striding across farmland or wading mightily offshore. Some
I’ve been fortunate enough to enjoy two high-adrenaline careers as an ER physician and a medical journalist and author. Both careers have
