February, 2011 - The Right Way to Flourish

Eco-friendly Dentistry—Hmm

February 4, 2011No Comments

Thanks to Greenbiz, I found this website advertising green or eco-friendly dentistry. Here’s what the originators of this practice say: Every aspect of our space has been designed to maximize your comfort, and to reflect our commitment to environmentally sound business practices. We’ve checked around, and believe we’re the first eco-friendly dental office in the country. Sustainability permeates every aspect of our practice from biocompatible dental materials, to walls finished with paint that doesn’t contain nasty volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Their written materials refer to green, eco-friendly, environmentally sound, and sustainability. I added the emphasis. It’s too bad they abuse… Read More

A Bolder Thrust at Davos

February 2, 2011No Comments

I mildly dissed Davos and the folks there in my last post. Today I read a longer and far more pointed screed by Umair Haque. I have just started reading his new book, *The New Capitalist Manifesto*. Haque criticizes the Davos “process” as representing a form of corporatism that has failed to produce its promised prosperity. While he does not refer to sustainability explicitly, his arguments point to essentially the same set of underlying issues I do. I appreciate his fearlessness. I am always amazed that the Harvard Business Press hosts his blog. Here’s just a small sample from this… Read More

The Foxes in the Henhouse

February 1, 2011No Comments

Greenbiz headlines a new global sustainability initiative: 54 CEOs Help Launch UN Program to Ramp Up Sustainability Chief executives from 54 companies around the world have joined forces with the United Nations to launch a new program aimed at raising the bar for corporate environmental, social and governance performance. The announcement came from this year’s Davos World Economic Forum meeting, which venue should raise some suspicions about the motivations and objectives of the program. More information can be gleaned from the UN pages describing this initiative. In January 2011, the United Nations Global Compact will launch a new platform for… Read More