by Gil Friend | Jul 30, 2003 | Sustainability
A collection of stories in last Sunday’s New York Times point to the challenge of the oceans — every major fishery in decline, industrial pollution impacting productivity and the healthfulness of fish we eat (perhaps even worse in farmed fish) — all...
by Gil Friend | Jul 25, 2003 | Sustainability
JetBlue’s Customer Experience. Whitney Tilson details why he flies JetBlue whenever he can. [The Motley Fool] As I noted below [Survival is Job One] JetBlue is one of the few airlines making money. But the issue isn’t airlines — an industry...
by Gil Friend | Jul 24, 2003 | Sustainability
Designers: Time for Change. “Although design is one of the most profoundly powerful disciplines in our modern information culture, its identity as a profession is in a state of incoherent disarray verging on crisis. The economic slowdown and tenuous world...
by Gil Friend | Jul 22, 2003 | Sustainability
Ford S.U.V.’s Use More Gas Than Before. In a sign that the carmaker has lost ground in its pledge for efficiency, the average fuel economy will be worse for the 2003 model year than the previous year. By Danny Hakim. [New York Times: Science] My reading of Bill...
by Gil Friend | Jul 17, 2003 | Sustainability
[strategy+business]: An exclusive survey shows CEO participation, smart use of technology, and bold change initiatives are key to successful Supply Chain Management. Many “operational” functions contain a valuable strategic seed, that can generate...
by Gil Friend | Jun 30, 2003 | Sustainability
Back in blogland (hopefully) at the International Society of Industrial Ecology conference at U Mich in Ann Arbor. Hoping for wireless in the conference rooms…