Sustainability

What is your passion?

by Erik on January 17, 2010

in Business Logic,IBM,Information,Interesting,New Tech,passion,ROI,Sustainability

Lately, I’ve been thinking about “passion,” what drives people and what leads them to be successful. Everyone says that you must do something that you care deeply about, otherwise there’s no chance in being happy. Does that translate to success? I think there’s more to that equation, and it typically involves hard work, perseverance, and [...]

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Green Business is Growing

by Erik on July 28, 2009

in Alternative Energy,Economy,Sustainability,Technology

GREEN BUSINESS – It’s no secret that America is going green. Green jobs are popping up everywhere, whether it’s the technician installing solar panels on a home, the scientist researching ways to build better batteries for electric cars, or the executive looking for ways to reduce waste, eliminate unnecessary packaging, and cut costs. Job growth [...]

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KPMG Weighs in on Green Technology (Sept 2008)

by Erik on July 18, 2009

in Alternative Energy,Green Tech,Sustainability

In a survey released in September 2008 by KPMG, the audit, tax and advisory firm, two-thirds of those polled said that green technology investment is sustainable. Almost all said they expected venture capital for start-ups producing these technologies to continue to increase in 2009. Half predicted an increase of 20 percent or more over 2008 [...]

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Clean Energy and the Future

by Erik on July 6, 2009

in Alternative Energy,Asia,Economy,Green Tech,IBM,Sustainability,Technology

photo credit: Ennor (computer problems) Thomas Friedman is an interesting man. For one, his book on globalization: The World Is Flat was mandatory reading at Lehigh in an intro course to Information Systems, and caused a great deal of debate on the topic during many a class session. But, his current op-ed in the New [...]

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Ray Anderson on the business logic of sustainability

by Erik on June 10, 2009

in Business Logic,Sustainability,TED Talk

Ray Anderson on the business logic of sustainability At his carpet company, Ray Anderson has increased sales and doubled profits while turning the traditional “take / make / waste” industrial system on its head. In a gentle, understated way, he shares a powerful vision for sustainable commerce. Check out the TED Talk now. About Ray [...]

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