Bringing Together Corporations And The Community
What do Coca-Cola, Wal-Mart, Nestlé, Mountain Equipment Co-op and The Natural Step have in common? More than what you’d expect. All these companies are heavily investing in social responsibility programs, with varying degrees of success. And they will all be attending the CBSR Summit this Thursday, to talk about the lessons learned throughout the years. With a mix of both do-good and large corporations, it’s with great excitement that we will hear what each company is doing for their community – and how they’re able to increase their profits while doing so. Read more…
Last week, I went on a camping trip to the Canadian Rockies. Being in the middle of Nature for seven full days reminded me of what green marketing – and the whole green movement – really stands for. But how do we take this movement forward?
Daniel Goleman, author of Ecological Intelligence: The Hidden Impacts of What We Buy might have the answer. Read more…
During these past few weeks, I’ve been in and out of meetings with potential partners. One of the first questions they always ask is “Who’s your ideal client?” to which I usually reply “Anyone that wants to make a positive difference in the environment.” This is when we start getting into details, and the inevitable question comes up: “So, would you work with a big consumer company such as, say, Coca-Cola?” My answer is always a resounding “Yes.”
Some of our readers might take this the wrong way. “How can you stand for sustainability and then work with the bad guys?” Our stand has always been that, if we truly want to change our ways as a society, we need to engage corporations – the Coca-Colas, Nikes, HPs, UPS’s of the world. These global brands are accountable for much of the impact we have on the environment, and ignoring the pink elephant in the room just won’t do. Read more…
Increased Profits by Solving Relevant Global Social Issues
The Sustainable Brands ‘10 conference opening night event featured an eye-opening presentation by Bill Marquard, founder of Marble Leadership and author of Wal-Smart: What It Really Takes to Profit in a Wal-Mart World. He introduced the audience to ANDvantage strategies, which help companies generate increased revenue and profits in their core business by solving relevant global social issues. Read more…
I can’t believe the Sustainable Brands conference is already happening next week. With companies such as Starbucks, Wal-Mart, Coca-Cola and HP attending, I can’t help but wonder about the different perspectives I’ll be exposed to: real green marketing? Greenwashing? Or a bit of both? Like it or not, most of these companies are making real changes to improve their impact on the environment. It will be interesting to learn what they’ll be doing next. Read more…
