Instead of creating more stuff that eats up and degrades the life of people and ecosystems on our planet, there are more and more businesses and communities out there that are doing life and commerce in ways that are renewable. Making more life while making a living.
Career Choice: Personal Shopper or Architect for Humanity?
Nathaniel Corum had a cross-roads in his career. He wanted a job that was more meaningful. How about you? Continue reading
We’ve been living in an economic Take Make Waste Bubble. Straight-up, it’s not sustainable. Just as Peter Senge outlines in his book, The Necessary Revolution, “gravity isn’t just a good idea, it’s the law”, sustainability is the law of the natural world. The question, then, is not “When will the Industrial Age bubble burst?”, but “Will it slowly deflate or suddenly collapse?” Continue reading
The Great Weekend Exodus
What’s keeping us from resurrecting the railway lines of Ontario circa 1899? They once criss-crossed the province out of necessity. They went out of vogue with the car, transport truck and cheap fossil fuels – but our need for lifestyle balance and greater transportation sustainability makes them a necessity again. Continue reading
The Trouble with Being Less Bad
Bringing sustainability into the very DNA of how you do business can create incredible value. There are four different areas your enterprise can focus on, and this post gives a quick tour of each. Why settle for being less bad with a green-thing tacked on to business as usual, when you can tune in to sustainability for lasting value? Continue reading
