Erin Meezan: What nature can teach us about sustainable business | In The Green

From glue alternatives inspired by gecko's feet to factories that produce a net benefit to the environment, Interface's VP and chief sustainability officer Erin Meezan explains how we can look to nature to learn how to make business more sustainable. Detailing the innovative solutions this fresh approach has unlocked for her company, she invites us to imagine what we can redesign in our own lives, with nature in mind.

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[oneworldonehome]

"In nature, everything is useful. Nothing is wasted. Everything contributes to everything else. Nothing is squandered. Learn from your natural world. Re-engage with it. You will see. creatures need certain things for their survival and well-being. But you do not see them laying up great treasures for themselves. All creatures in the world are vulnerable in the world. Beyond their protective instincts and the shelters they may provide for themselves, they are vulnerable to the world. They are engaged in the world."

A quote from the free book *Wisdom from the Greater Community* by Marshall Vian Summers.

[alanacarroll]

I hope more people will wake up soon and realize how important the environment is. Thank you for opening eyes.

[girishshah]

Thank you for reminding me of my preschool days in my village. Back then I was doing all that you advocate here. Quite intuitively. Because of my culture and traditions. 50 years later, as a highly educated man, I have lost the sensitivity to feel sustainability.

[NathalieLazo]

Remarkable person reading this.. It’s going to get better; all it is a season of opportunity to grow and be better than before. Challenging times are meant to strengthen us, not to break us. Success doesn’t define to what happened to us; it is how we choose to deal with our circumstances. The more you grow and develop as an incredible person as you are, the more things will change for the better. Forgive more (for you), be grateful for even the smallest things (we have it way better than someone else), choose love over ego, choose humility over ego (humility is strength), and finally, invest into new skills so that your future self will thank you. Our lives will change forever the more we grow. Be thankful for the challenges for we know something greater is coming. Love you always - Nathalie ✨❤️

[anthonyromano]

Loss is nothing else but change, and change is natures delight.

[ScribaeEducantum]

👋 “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
– Theodore Roosevelt

[kathika]

Can we quote this example as carbon sink in upsc mains answers innovation 💡

[GaasubaMeskhenet]

caps on property ownership!
no more empty homes while people are homeless!
no more evictions from primary residences!
let the people and the planet rest!

[aarononeal]

If you are looking for a way to help the environment you can use Ecosia they are a search engine that plants

[Abell_lledA]

One is caught up playing the impassioned protagonist in one’s Subjective Narrative of Self 🎈

[trush]

Yeah it's a wonder 💫that Mother nature✨ inspiring✨ humans to do some unique and creative work which is beneficial to Nature. Nature has always been our huge Inspiration 🙌

[fatitigilo]

Haha yea, "Possibly".
NEXT!

[greggary]

First then, grow no further than nature would.

An economy inherently that requires growth cannot, by definition, be sustainable in a time scale nature can tolerate. Innovation is great but not “the answer”. There is no viable long term future without a profoundly different economic structure.

[pawankanpura]

जो खूबसूरत आंखें यह मेरा कमेंट पढ़ रही है उनके माता-पिता को भगवान हमेशा खुश रखे

[Brahma-Astra]

So what is this intelligent NATURE u r talkin about...Obviously we have not made why there is no research n probing about understanding Nature