Jennifer Rice

Role of Retail in Sustainability

Just posted Role of Retail in Sustainability on my business blog. I'm surprised at how few retailers are stepping up to the plate and helping consumers make educated choices on sustainable products. Best Buy is a laggard, Home Depot is a leader. If you know what Wal-Mart is doing in customer education, would love for you to contribute a comment.  

Creating competitive advantage through sustainability

I just published a post on my business blog outlining the five steps to creating competitive advantage through sustainability. Go take a peek and let me know what you think. 

July newsletter: Sustainability business case

In addition to the email newsletter we send out every month (you can sign up on this page by entering your email address) we’ve recently designed an easier-to-read PDF.

This issue kicks off a series on connecting sustainability with top-line revenue, a topic of interest to many sustainability pros who want to move beyond cost-savings initiatives and build reputation and revenue (and also to marketers looking for additional ways to grow topline revenue). I’ll also be posting the articles here on my blog, and I’d love comments and questions so that I can address key concerns and questions throughout the series.

Click here for the FruitfulBusiness July newsletter. 

Extraordinary minds shaping modern thought

One of the coolest and most thought-provoking sites I've been on in ages... check out Sputnik Observatory for the Study of Contemporary Culture. I think the name's a bit misleading, as the site includes a lot of scientific thought that isn't connected to culture. 

Taco Bell green spoof

A great spoof by The Onion about Taco Bell's environmental efforts. "Taco Bell's new green menu takes no ingredients from nature." It's pretty funny.