What People Get Wrong About Sustainability

"The Conscious Investor" is presented by Nuveen.

Jeffrey Hollender is the co-founder and former CEO of the sustainable consumer product company Seventh Generation. Hollender is a professor of corporate sustainability at NYU Stern. He is also the CEO of Sustain Natural which he runs with his daughter.

Hollender says sustainability is not just about the environment. It's about thinking long-term and considering the impact a business has on the planet and society. 

Hollender says treating employees well leads to faster growth and better financial performance. 

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[MizzRiverP]

Very good video. Sustainability isn't just environmental sustainability. The intersection of social issues, the state of the workforce and the economy in which the company is operating is not usually explored. While I do have some issues with affirmative action programs, I must admit that developing a company which is inclusive of representations, of any kind, within society and engenders and idea of social ownership in its employees, and to a lesser extent its customers, is a right way to go for long-term growth.

[greghamra]

Bravo, Jeffrey! Thank you for mentioning the importance of advocacy, the American Sustainable Business Council, and the importance of pricing carbon. More companies need to think this way or else...

The big whiff: How corporate America missed the climate fix. bit.ly/bigwhiff

[ilfiore]

No shareholders, no investments, no competition, no money, no obeying "laws" that oppress your Natural Rights, no borders, no capitalist class.___ Humanity - *just do* whatever you need (objects/services) - natural resources are more abundant than you think (we *can* do it all sustainably, relatively easily too, *if* we *actually* focus a even a bit on how doing things sustainably), realize that transition to *collaboration* based socio-economic structure is a necessity ( *the most important point change* ), let *us all* own the means of productions (not only few of us owning therm) (since those means are our *collective* natural resources). Oh, and *automation must too benefit all, not just a few of humans.*

This guy seems to just talk about "changing" *while remaining* in this system - which is simply impossible.


Also, the work of BadMouseProductions (here on YouTube) I deem as a very important work too, a good source for understanding *what* is wrong and we should change and *how* to change it.

And, I think Mark Passio's work on *Natural Law/Natural Rights* — is too quite an important work, and the concept of Natural Law/Natural Rights I feel is very important that every single human being should be aware of, understand it, and discuss it with others.

Good luck to all of us.