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Getting started going circular. Where can we turn for inspiration? HP is certainly one innovation leader to watch.

Dell makes its computer cases out of plastic recovered from its computers. Caterpillar remanufactures oil coolers, engine blocks and other parts, recovering 93% of their core value. TerraCycle [...]

Mention the term "corporate social responsibility" and you might hear this: "It’s dead. CSR has stalled. CSR has not fulfilled its potential. It has failed us." Why? Because even at its best, CSR [...]

Global consensus grows on the sustainability issues we need to tackle to put society and the planet on a secure path.

There’s an urgent challenge for human resources leaders: Ensuring their organizations anticipate and plan for the inevitable effects of powerful sustainability trends.

Under the mainstream radar, businesses are innovating a new industrial paradigm: the closed loop (PDF) company.

This is a free 100-page guide on the Qualities of a Transformational Company, the new business leadership standard, which Coro produced for Canadian Business for Social Responsibility.

In my last article, I explained how transformational companies are supporting social enterprises through innovative buying strategies to diversify their supply chains, unlock creativity and [...]

With the prospect of 9 billion people co-existing on our planet by 2050, progressive businesses recognize the need to reduce their impacts, maintain access to scarce resources, meet changing [...]

My last post explored how living wage employers benefit from higher productivity levels, lower hiring costs, better brand recognition and increased customer satisfaction. In this article, I focus [...]