by Gil Friend | Jan 2, 2017 | Blog
Shana Rappaport, Director of Engagement of the VERGE conferences at GreenBiz Group, asked a group of sustainability leaders (including Tamara Barker,Rob Bernard, John Elkington, Krista Huhtala-Jenks, David McConville, Ramez Naam, Laura Schewel, and many others) for...
by Gil Friend | Dec 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
As the days once again begin to lengthen, and the candles nearly fulfill their promise, and the possibility of rebirth dawns, and the rising of the light lifts our souls and rekindles our hopes, we wish for you, in the very challenging time before us, a year full of...
by Gil Friend | Mar 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
What if Bloomberg, Branson and Grantham came together to buyout the coal industry, close and clean up the mines, retrain workers and accelerate the expansion of renewable energy? (That’s the subhead for the slightly abridged version of this provocation that ran...
by Gil Friend | Mar 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
Over the course of my more than 40 years of work on sustainability issues in business, government, and the civic sector, one challenge has remained central, reappearing again and again as a make-or-break element of all we are trying to accomplish. I’m encouraged to...
by Gil Friend | Jan 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
Cities are uniquely positioned to drive the sustainability revolution—whether in concert with national governments (as is possible in some countries) or on their own (which is necessary in some countries). Cities lead the way in greening transportation, the built...
