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January 27, 2012

What I’m Reading: State Capitalism on the Rise; Ethical Consumption; The Eroding Middle Class

Two provocative trends are taking place globally — state capitalism is increasing as the private sector is retreating in some of the largest growing econo

January 20, 2012

What I’m Reading: Crowdsourcing Management Reviews; The Co-operative Advantage; Why We Need an Entrepreneurial Presidency

As I was writing The Responsibility Revolution, it gave me the opportunity to take an inside look at Linden Labs, the creators of Second Life – and, in partic

January 13, 2012

What I’m Reading: Workers’ Rights in China; Fair Trade USA Splits from Fair Trade International; and the Need for Truly Groundbreaking Leadership

A company is made of many components – ideas, strategies, products, research, buildings, the list could go on and on. But, there is one thing intrinsic to all

December 20, 2011

A Manifesto for Sustainable Capitalism

Al Gore and David Blood, his partner in the multi-billion private equity fund, Generation Investment Management, recently opined on “How businesses can embrac

November 21, 2011

Can Humanity Solve Current Global Environmental & Social Crises?

So here’s the good news: we absolutely have the ability to solve our current global environmental, social and economic crises. The not-so-good news: Do we hav

October 12, 2011

Building Apartments, Not Prisons, To Build a Better Future

The Dorothy Day Apartments on Riverside Drive in West Harlem are shockingly beautiful. The building is one of six in the neighborhood run by Broadway Housing C

October 11, 2011

Of the 99%, By the 99%, For the 99%

With every piece of legislation, every political decision, every empty campaign promise, we have moved further and further away from a democracy benefitting all

October 10, 2011

Global climate change is already costing us a lot of money and it’s just the beginning

More than a decade ago, The Ecologist cited the insurance industry as the single most significant force addressing the challenges of global climate change. Larg

October 5, 2011

Can the Middle Class Be Saved?

In September, Don Peck, writing in The Atlantic, provided an exceptionally thoughtful and detailed analysis of the fate of the middle class. What has contribute

September 23, 2011

Birthdays Are Big – So is Poverty

Contrast this. This August, financier Leon D. Black celebrated his 60th with a blowout at his oceanfront estate in Southampton. After a buffet dinner featuring

September 21, 2011

Forget the Minimum Wage

Any business that considers itself responsible and sustainable must pay its employees a living wage. Not a minimum wage – a living wage. In many American comm

September 9, 2011

The Unintended Consequences of Unemployment are Killing Us

Unemployment shatters families, communities, self-respect and the belief in a positive future. We have failed – or at least are failing – to provide an oppo