by Gil Friend | Mar 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
One data point in particular stands out for me in The Business of Sustainability report (produced by MIT Sloan Management Review and The Boston Consulting Group) that we reported on in January. It’s not that 92% of the more than 1500 executives surveyed said their...
by Gil Friend | Feb 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
I’m not sure how it happened, but finance firm RoseRyan has rated me one one of the top 25 clean tech leaders in the Bay Area — which is of course Action Central in this field. Thanks – to whoever’s responsible!
by Gil Friend | Feb 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
I love this. Because designer Jane McGonigal “makes games that give a damn.” EVOKE is an online game designed to teach collaboration, creativity, knowledge networking, entrepreneurship, courage, resourcefulness, sustainability, and vision. Our goal: to...
by Gil Friend | Jan 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
A cartoon circulating during COP15 showed a climate denier in the audience gesturing to a PowerPoint at the front of the hall that listed “Energy Independence. Preserve rainforests. Green jobs. Livable cities. Renewables. Clean water, air. Healthy children. Etc,...
by Gil Friend | Jan 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Happy 2010 everyone! For last year’s words belong to last year’s language and next year’s words await another voice. – TS Eliot Hopefully Alex Steffen’s 2010’s prediction: We’re sailing the sea of weird now, and normal is a...
by Gil Friend | Dec 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
COP15 — the 15th Conference of the Parties climate negotiations in Copenhagen this month — is the latest clarion call for business leadership in meeting the climate challenge. The recent tempest over embarrassing emails from a few climate scientists has...
