Gil Friend’s Blog

'Sustainable Business - A Declaration of Leadership' now has its own web site. PDF downloads are free; hard copy posters (11x17, Reincarnation 105# book paper (100% recycled, 50% post-consumer) suitable for framing, hanging in your office, or giving to your boss, are...

[Urban Land, via GreenClips]: Lydia Haran, leasing manager for New York City's Solaire 'the first residential high-rise to earn LEED Gold has an explanation for why 293 units were leased within five minutes. 'We learned from the leasing process that the green features...

[ClimateBiz]: As a result of a shareholder resolution filed with the Ford Motor Co., the country's second largest automaker has announced it will issue a first-of-its-kind comprehensive report later this year that will examine the business implications of reducing...

[GreeenBiz.com]: Energy Management and Shareholder Value This report highlights the growing body of evidence showing that companies that strategically manage their energy use across their various divisions and facilities can enjoy bottom-line benefits......

The art of simplicity is adding value by subtraction. Dr Rainer Zimmerman

[WorldChanging.com]: It's almost enough to cause a double-take: the CEO and Chairman of Duke Energy announced that the firm will lobby for the introduction of a carbon tax in order to reduce fossil fuel use and address global warming. 'Personally, I feel the time has...

We seem to have hit a nerve. The Sustainable Business - A Declaration of Leadership posting has gotten quickly picked up around the blogosphere. Downloads are increasing, people are asking to use it as far away as Thailand, we're hoping to have print-on-demand...

It was a sold out crowd at the Commonwealth Club last night for my talk on 'Business and Sustainability: Risk, Fiduciary Responsibility and the Laws of Nature.' (See the summary below.) I used the occasion to present the Sustainable Business - Declaration of...

Since it's all about design (who said that? oh, me, Bill McDonough, probably a few other folks :-), here's a nice piece of designing design at metacool.