““Life did not take over the globe by combat, but by networking. “ ~ Lynn Margulis and Dorian Sagan Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash Dear Systems Thinkers We hope you were able to attend the June gathering this past June 21st. It was a rich discussion about the systemic view …
GlobeScan Insight of the Week: Unilever and Patagonia Maintain the Top Sustainability Leadership Positions.
Unilever and Patagonia Maintain the Top Sustainability Leadership Positions, with Others Increasingly Recognized % of Experts, Unprompted, Total Mentions, 2010?2022 Three in ten sustainability experts name Unilever as sustainability leader, followed by Patagonia. These companies have maintained their leadership positions over the last decade, with other companies increasingly being …
World Business Academy: Summertime Round-up
Summertime Round-up We hope you are doing well as June floats on by, planning overdue vacations or staying home and planting some tomatoes. We are busy at The Academy, reflecting on the many changes since our last communication… As the luminous Alan Watts once said, “The only way to …
Invitation: June Solstice Capra Course Alumni Gathering
“Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.” ~ Albert Einstein “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches Reminder: June …
Hazel Henderson, lifelong futurist, author, and environmental thought leader
TRIBUTE TO HAZEL HENDERSON Hazel Henderson (1933-2022), D.Sc. Hon., FRSA, went virtual (her own words) on May 22, 2022, at the age of 89. A prolific writer, Henderson authored nine books and hundreds of articles leading to what is now known as sustainability and growing the “green” economy. Henderson is …
Goodbye “Mother” Hazel Henderson
“Nature is still in charge. And sooner or later, finance, which is still completely blind, will wake up to this. I call the financial model ‘magical thinking.’” – Hazel Henderson This week the world lost one of the truly great humans of the last century, my dear friend Hazel Henderson, founder …
Perspectives: Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) “Mother” Hazel Henderson By Rinaldo S. Brutoco The following Perspectives column was published in the May 19, 2022 (online and printed) edition of the Montecito Journal as well as on the World Business Academy website. Elon Musk is the world’s richest person and one of the most brilliant individuals in …
Please join us on Ralph Nader Radio to celebrate Hazel Henderson and the “Golden Rule Society”.
Ralph spends the entire hour with the indefatigable, Hazel Henderson, the founder of the group, Ethical Markets, whose mission is to advocate for ways to measure prosperity and promoting economic models that emphasize not cut-throat competition and fear of scarcity but are based on principals of cooperation and sharing in …
Perspectives: Guns and Butter
“More perennial wisdom from our esteemed colleague Rinaldo Brutoco! Read on! ~Hazel, Henderson, Editor“ Guns and Butter Stagflation or Taxes By Rinaldo S. Brutoco The following Perspectives column was published in the May 5, 2022 (online and printed) edition of the Montecito Journal as well as on the World Business Academy website. A macroeconomic argument circulating …
Capitol Hill Citizen: spotlight on the Corporate Congress
CAPITOL HILL CITIZEN “Democracy Dies in Broad Daylight” We are pleased to announce the inaugural pilot issue of the Capitol Hill Citizen, a print-only newspaper that shines a much-needed spotlight on the Corporate Congress. Why did we create the Capitol Hill Citizen? Because Congress is broken. It empowers giant corporations, …