Universities have long been counted on to produce graduates equipped to build, defend and challenge the norms around them, including those related to growth in
Mark Milstein lives and breathes sustainable business. As director of the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management
Background and context The first CK Knight Schools report was in 2003, with the objective “…to shine a light on individuals in business schools across
When considering the environmental and social challenges faced by nations of the world, it’s fair for citizens of countries to ask their leaders: Are we
BONN, Germany – In the old German parliament buildings in Bonn, where 22 years ago the first renewable energy feed-in tariff (FIT) in the world
When environmental and social activist Van Jones was recruited in spring 2009 by the Obama administration to serve as the White House’s special advisor on
The program looked like a perfect fit for the university. Calgary petroleum magnate Clayton H. Riddell, at the urging of former federal Reform Party leader
Gathered together in the Chicago boardroom of global management consulting firm Oliver Wyman, they sit in a circle, in silence, eyes closed. A small bell
There’s a dictum among business journalists that media and communications companies are the worst at what they’re supposed to do best: communicate. On the issue
Unfortunate fallout from the global economic crisis – notably double-digit unemployment – is driving citizens of the most-affected countries to a mental breaking point. The
There are seven billion people on the planet, meaning there are now up to 14 billion eyeballs capable of monitoring the state of our shared
They’ve made little guitar speakers sound bigger by studying the noisemaking ability of cicadas, one of the loudest insects in the world. They’ve improved product
Concepts from biomimicry and bioinspiration – the use of nature as a source of inspiration for new technologies – have shown a 10-fold increase in
Twelve years ago, carpet-tile maker Interface hit it big with biomimicry, and it’s been full steam ahead ever since. Having read biologist and author Janine
Hero: Loblaws Loblaws, the Canadian supermarket chain with over 70 stores, announced in June that it is on track to meet its year-end 2013 goal
In April, Aviva Investors commissioned Corporate Knights Capital, the investment research and financial products arm of Corporate Knights Inc., to investigate the state of sustainability disclosure
Most executives would agree, even if not openly, that we have a systemic design flaw in our economy. It is set up such that profit-driven
If they ever think of water works, most people imagine pipes and pumps – more Victorian age than high tech. After all, in most cities,
Anyone who has been paying attention to environmental issues in Canada knows that relations are downright toxic between the oil industry, environmentalists, aboriginal groups and
ForestEthics co-founder Tzeporah Berman was wary as she sat down with Avrim Lazar at an Italian restaurant on Vancouver’s Robson Street in 2007 to discuss
In China last spring, Prime Minister Stephen Harper declared: “We want to sell our energy to people who want to buy our energy. It’s that
The debate at Rio+20 in late June was about “natural” capital. Just days earlier, world leaders attending the G20 summit in Mexico discussed the recapitalizing
The most fascinating thing about Bob Willard’s The New Sustainability Advantage is that it is not really a book. It’s more like a PowerPoint deck,
During a speech in Maryland last year, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus looked back on the energy transitions that American naval forces have undergone
