If you want to contribute to systemic change, one of the most important things you can do is to engage in ‘big picture activism’. Big picture activism means pointing out that the economic, ecological and humanitarian issues we care about are all connected, and share a common root cause in an...
Have you noticed that something is shifting in business? When the Business Roundtable proclaimed the purpose of business is to bring value to its stakeholders, they put a stake in the ground for the next decade and more. The changes will be significant across every level of business. Conscious...
Economic localization means putting people and planet above corporate profits. It means allowing for the full expression of human creativity, empathy and passion. In our Planet Local Library, we highlight some of the most outstanding examples of localization in action, profiling a cross-section of...
OPB’s Think Out Loud’s host Dave Miller interviewed Nossa Familia’s marketing and sustainability director Karen Lickteig. Check out this fascinating discussion about how and why Nossa Familia Coffee started charging an extra 25 cents to customers that used a to-go cup for their...
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