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How Social Media Engagement With Stakeholders Can Guide Business Innovation

Tuesday, April 30, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

The ability to capitalize on opportunity or mitigate business risk often depends on the availability and access to quality information. Being able to sift through what is important and what is not can be a determining factor in transforming a good...

Jump Start to National Bike Month: Taiga at the Whiskey 50

Friday, April 26, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

April showers bring May flowers - and - National Bike Month! While it may not be May yet, kicking off National Bike Month a little early, Taiga Company will be riding at the Whiskey 50 off road mountain bike race in Prescott, Arizona. You may...

Appreciation As A Pathway to Eco Action

Friday, April 26, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

They say what you put out, comes right back to you. Sort of like karma. Exactly what is karma? Karma is a Sanskrit word that means "action." Karma has commonly been considered a punishment for past bad actions, but karma is neither judge nor...

What Are The Keys to Sustainable Cities?

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

What makes a city sustainable? Is the concept an oxymoron fostering on thoughts similar to those expressed in our post, Do the words Growth, Profit, and Expansion Mix with Sustainability? Growth, from a traditional business mindset is the goal....

The Use of Language in a Culture of Sustainability

Monday, April 22, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

A challenge with corporate sustainability has been about changing mindsets and systems. Businesses often try to sell change to the organization as a way to attain agreement and accelerate sustainable business implementation. Selling change...

3 Ways to Be an Eco Inspiration for Earth day

Monday, April 22, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

Happy Earth Day! Did you know that approximately 80 percent of pollination by insects is carried out by bees? Maybe that's why the call them busy bees. Perhaps, but curiously, what would our world look like today if those living a sustainable...

13 Green Apps for Earth Day Green Living and Beyond

Friday, April 19, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

Monday, April 22 is Earth Day. With so much attention on "going green" many are still curious as to what green living means or and how to do it. Living green or a sustainable lifestyle means different things to different people. In a nutshell,...

Rethinking Waste for Earth Day

Thursday, April 18, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

Do you know your waste and recycling facts? The average American office worker uses about 500 disposable cups every year. Every year, Americans throw away enough paper and plastic cups, forks, and spoons to circle the equator 300 times. Every...

Earth Day Inspiration - 25 Green and Sustainability Pinterest Boards to Follow

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

In a perfect world, our world's energy is powered by renewable sources, business sustainability is the norm, and sustainable lifestyles abound. While we're not quite there yet, as a sustainability consultant, I ask, "What will get us there?"...

How Can Business Metrics Guide Your Sustainability Communications?

Tuesday, April 16, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

Does business sustainability create value? According to the post, Companies that Invest in Sustainability Do Better Financially, yes, CSR does add value. Resource efficient companies — those that use less energy and water and create less waste...

Referencing the Target in Your Business Sustainability Action Plan

Tuesday, April 16, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

Implementing business sustainability in today’s environment can be a delicate balance between planning for today and planning for the future. While many organizations are taking more conservative action, our sustainability consulting practice...

15 Small Business Tips For Businesses Going Green this Earth Day

Monday, April 15, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

Why would a small business owner consider going green? In a nutshell, integrating sustainability concepts, or "going green" into core business functions makes companies more nimble in a fast-changing world. It also makes a business’s brands...

Pledge to Walk Your Green Talk this Earth Day

Friday, April 12, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "Good thoughts are no better than good dreams, unless they be executed". Translated into today's language that equates to actions speak louder than words. Translate again to sustainability language, and eco actions speak...

Sustainable Innovation Is All About Engagement

Wednesday, April 10, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

A commonly held belief which is gaining much more attention these days is that employees with a vested interest in the success of the company become much more aligned with the goals of the organization. Thus, the key is to link business...

Sustainable Leadership: The Path of Least Resistance Towards Doing Good

Tuesday, April 9, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

What is the fastest way to get from where you are to where you want to be? Is it a linear path? The shortest path? Our sustainability consulting would argue that the answer is actually by following the path of least resistance....

6 Steps to Navigating Sustainability Risk

Friday, April 5, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

The cost of environmental impact on businesses is expected to accelerate. As we review the post, What are the Sustainability Mega Forces Poised to Change Business? we're reminded of the forces shaping impacts and questions as to how we manage...

Discover the Power of Knowledge in Business Sustainability Application

Thursday, April 4, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

“Seek first to understand, then to be understood." These are the immortal words of Stephen Covey, and the topic of our discussion today. While it may sound like obvious advice, our sustainability consulting finds that this simple concept is...

Sustainability Definitions 101

Thursday, April 4, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

With an ever expanding number of perspectives and view points of the world, it might seem crazy to think a common definition or framework of ‘sustainability’ could ever be defined. Now add on personal beliefs and business operating philosophies...

Earth Day Business Primer: Plan a Path Towards Sustainability

Wednesday, April 3, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

If you think about it, everything we do every day has an impact on our planet. Not everyone was raised with eco awareness, so why and when does it start becoming important? For some businesses, it is due to stakeholder engagement. For others,...

Taiga Company: We Made the Sustainability Who's Hot List

Monday, April 1, 2013 by Julie Urlaub

April showers are intended to bring May flowers. Delightfully, the flowers bloomed early for us as Taiga Company as we were mentioned in one of our favorite publications, Triple Pundit. The post, The 25 Hottest Sustainability Professionals, is a...

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