Environment
A New Plastic Alternative
Solubag’s founders want to emulate the feel of single-use plastic bags while leaving no trace.
Tag: Sustainability
Innovations in environmental and social behavior that enable organizations and society to operate for the long term
Environment
Forest Restoration for Fuel
Supported by the nonprofit US Endowment for Forestry & Communities, Restoration Fuels will turn wood scraps into a substitute for coal, potentially providing energy, jobs, and even environmental benefits.
sponsored
Managing for Ambiguity
Sustainable enterprise is increasingly relying on artful thinking and Eastern philosophy to innovate Western business models for global practice.
Social Issues
SSIR’s 2018 Social Innovation Reading List
Highlights of this year’s book reviews and excerpts on issues including women’s inequality, sustainable leadership, and the hypocrisy of elite philanthropists.
Environment
Capturing Emissions for Fish Food
NovoNutrients uses bacteria to convert CO2 and other industrial emissions into fish food.
Excerpt
Environment
Be Green and Save a Little
An excerpt of Magali A. Delmas and David Colgan's The Green Bundle: Pairing the Market with the Planet.
Philanthropy & Funding
Philanthropy Bets Big on Sustainable Development Goals
An international roster of donors has dispersed billions of dollars since 2000 to address social issues targeted by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Their efforts highlight four ways that big bets can achieve big social change.
Education
Management Education for Sustainable Development
As technology morphs businesses, markets, and economies, we must reimagine how we educate future managers—the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals provide a North Star.
Business
Somebody’s Gotta Get Rich
If we’re serious about solving problems, marginal businesses won’t do.
Excerpt
Environment
Sustainable Disruption
An excerpt from Can Business Save the Earth?: Innovating Our Way to Sustainability