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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Co-founder of Rose Park Advisors—Disruptive Innovation Fund. A leading thinker on strategy and breakthrough innovation. Asheesh Advani – President and CEO, Junior Achievement Worldwide – the largest NGO dedicated to teaching young people about entrepreneurship and financial literacy. Former President, Dow Chemical USA.

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The Buzz on Green Business in China

Harvard Business Review

The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. However, the company execs and NGO leaders in Beijing tell me that sustainability is still a new pursuit for Chinese companies. Besides the meeting itself, I was struck by the considerable focus on green issues in China.

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The Buzz on Green Business in China

Harvard Business Review

I visited Beijing last week, speaking to a group of corporate executives assembled by a major NGO to work on climate change issues. The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. VW: Tooling up for sustainability ". Batteries still drag 'green vehicle' effort ".

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The Future Economy Project: Advice from Sustainability Experts

Harvard Business Review

But I think the interesting part comes when they start to see it as an opportunity for innovations that are financially beneficial as well as socially beneficial. HBR: The idea of partnering with NGOs came up in many of the interviews. The result will be innovation. How can these relationships be most fruitful? Andrew Liveris.

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How Target Is Taking Sustainable Products Mainstream

Harvard Business Review

I’ve been in contact with Heiny and her team at Target over the last year about the program she helped build to drive product innovation and more sales. The list of no-no ingredients is long — 1,600 chemicals tracked or regulated by NGOs and governments around the world. So why are sustainable products surging now?

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Dow Asks, What's the Business Case for Protecting Nature?

Harvard Business Review

Companies are increasingly seeing the obvious benefits of slashing energy use, and beginning to include in their calculations the considerable risk reduction from managing water well or limiting the use of toxic chemicals. See 15 cool biomimicry stories.).

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10 Sustainable Business Stories Too Important to Miss

Harvard Business Review

But as I’ve done for the last 4 years, I’ll attempt to summarize some of the latest stories about the big environmental and social pressures on business, and how some innovative companies are dealing with them. Food and food waste gets more attention, debate, and innovation: Can cows save the world, or should we make meat in labs?