Blogs About Sustainable Consumption
Collaborative-Consumption Markets Create New Opportunities for Economic Inclusion
Cody Sisco, Former Manager, Advisory Services
The rise of technology platforms is creating business opportunities for new producers and micro-entrepreneurs. Read more →
Why Did the ‘Tweenbot’ Cross the Road? (To Teach Us About Kindness)
Virginia Terry, Former Director, Advisory Services
At the Museum of Modern Art’s ambitious new exhibit, “Talk to Me” (curated by Paola Antonelli, who spoke at the BSR Conference 2010), visitors are greeted by a “Tweenbot,” a small, cardboard-covered, constantly moving robot that depends on the kindness of strangers to reach its final destination. Videos show the Tweenbot maneuvering through Washington Square Park as passersby rescue it from potholes, protect it from dangerous streets, and usher it toward its goal. Read more →
Pessimism Rules the Day—And Why We Can’t Afford It
Aron Cramer, President and CEO
At dinner following BSR’s Board meeting in London last month, discussion turned quickly to the potential for a looming crash in global markets (no, sadly, this is not a post from 2008). Round and round we went, debating whether the sovereign and consumer debt levels weighing down Europe and the United States were precursors to another crash in the global financial system. Read more →
Redefining Sustainability in a Time of Austerity
Aron Cramer, President and CEO
A generation ago, the modern corporate responsibility movement emerged just as globalization took hold of the world’s economy and captured our imagination. With the significant exception of the 2008-09 recession, we’ve since experienced a period of relative prosperity in the Western economies and fast-growing economies in much of the rest of the world. During that time, CSR often focused on ways Western companies could improve environmental and labor practices in emerging economies. Read more →
A New Tool for Sustainable Product Design
Virginia Terry, Former Director, Advisory Services
This week, I had the opportunity to see a demonstration of Autodesk’s new Eco Materials Adviser, a tool the company developed with Granta Design that is intended to help product designers make better decisions around material choices. Since the majority of a product’s life-cycle impacts are determined during the design phase, the tool has the potential to help create smarter, cleaner, and more efficient products. Read more →
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