CEF Spotlight
A Business Case Your CFO Will Love
By Bob Willard I just released the Sustainability ROI Workbook. It is a self-published, free, open-source Excel workbook with the most comprehensive business case for sustainability so far. My “mission impossible” goal is that by the end of 2018, the global legions ...
Cities, States, and Business: Our True Climate Leaders
(Editor's note: This article was first published on Medium. You can also track Andrew's ongoing and growing list of non-national groups in the U.S. that remain committed to Paris-level carbon reductions here.) By Andrew Winston, Author and Founder of Winston Eco-Strategies A couple of ...
Winds of Change? Why Offshore Wind Might be the Next Big Thing
This article was first published here. By Arnout de Pee, Florian Küster, and Andreas Schlosser, McKinsey & Co. The landscapes of Rembrandt glow with the great painter’s rendering of light. And they are distinctive for another reason: windmills are everywhere. As far back ...
We Mean Business When it Comes to Climate Change
By Jerry Lynch, Chief Sustainability Officer at General Mills These days, it’s nearly impossible to open up a paper, news website or even Twitter and not see mention of a climate-related issue. People everywhere – concerned citizens to climate scientists to ...
16 Ways Your Company Can “Walk the Walk” on Climate Change this April 29th
The People’s Climate March is coming to Washington, DC on April 29th. Businesses and their employees can play a big role. By Andrew Winston, Author and Founder of Winston Eco-Strategies In September 2014, hundreds of thousands of people marched through the streets of ...
Is Sustainability Sustainable in the Age of Trump?
By Tensie Whelan and Michael Greenhouse Let’s face it. This is now a legitimate question. GreenBiz Chairman Joel Makower spoke to the issue very directly in a February 2017 tweet: "Let's face it folks, Donald Trump is sustainability's stress test. We weren't prepared for ...
Your Cities Can Change Our World
By Tim Fleming, Director, Enterprise Sustainability, AT&T Cities account for 60-80% of energy consumption and 75% of carbon emissions on the planet. Because of their population density, cities are also likely to feel the impacts of climate change – including water ...
Better Business, Better World
By Jeremy Oppenheim, Programme Director, Business & Sustainable Development Commission 2015 was a year filled with positive achievements for our collective future, with the adoption of both the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement. 2016 came as a stark ...
Renewables Thrive in Competitive Power Markets: Are Companies Ready to Advocate for Competition as a Critical Tool for Sustainability?
By Brian Marrs, Director, Policy & Strategy, NRG Energy Renewables are expanding from a niche to a core corporate sustainability product The RE100 is approaching nearly 100 commitments; it is clear that renewable energy is becoming a mainstay of corporate sustainability strategy. ...
The Sustainable Development Goals: Doing Business a World of Good
By James McDonald, Director, Global Citizenship and Sophie Beckham, Global Forest Stewardship and Sustainability Manager at International Paper If you’re wondering who is trying to make the world a better place, look no further than the United Nations. Their 17 sustainable ...
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