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Tag Archives: Environment
Why Not Refill Instead of Recycle?
Big food companies are revisiting a very retro idea. Why not reuse instead of recycle? Consumers have learned that we haven’t really been recycling for the last 20 years. Instead, we just sent our garbage off to China. Once it … Continue reading
Posted in Best Practices, Environment, Improvement, Unique Ideas
Tagged delivery, Environment, logistics, plastic, pollution, reuse, waste
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Capitalism 2.0: Pay For What You Use!
In the 2nd grade, my homeroom teacher loved to have unscheduled ethics tests. Her favorite was, “As you walk down the street, and you see a wallet lying on the ground. The wallet is filled with cash. What do you … Continue reading
Posted in Best Practices, Common Sense Contracting, Improvement, Unique Ideas
Tagged Capitalism, Environment, ESG, impact investing
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The Meatless Revolution Has Arrived!
Meatless used to mean deprivation! Going meatless meant sacrifice… for religious reason, because your cholesterol is high, you might even want to save the planet from global warming. Sacrifice! Today, though, a switch from meat to meatless is probably more … Continue reading
Posted in Best Practices, Decision Making, Unique Ideas
Tagged beef, beyond beef, chicken, Environment, Food, impossible burger, meatless, vegan, vegetarian
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Is America’s Food… Secure?
Periodically, America has a food scare. Sometimes it is tainted beef at a big supermarket chain, sometimes it’s E. Coli contamination at a national fast food chain. It might even be bird flu at a chicken farm. Some of our … Continue reading
Intelligent Automation Inspires New Plans For Onshoring
(Previously published in Outsourcing Magazine, 11/4/2017) Offshoring and outsourcing don’t exist in a vacuum. These are processes that take advantage of and are influenced by technology, politics and the larger economy. Look at the last big round of … Continue reading
Posted in cars, Environment, Improvement, Robots, Uncategorized, Unique Ideas
Tagged cars, energy, Environment, pollution, Robots, technology
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Death By Sushi: The Eel, Nearly Extinct, And TOTALLY Delicious
(Previously published in AndSociety, January 14th, 2017) In America, we rarely think about food deprivation. Yet we are constantly learning about foods that have become scarce or on their way to extinction. Basics like bananas and oranges are under attack … Continue reading
Will Cheap Fuel Undermine Sustainability?
When technology changes, early adopters become risk takers. If you sit and wait, you will eventually know which technologies win or are even worth pursuing. Early adopters either see something that the rest of us have missed, or they truly … Continue reading
Posted in Best Practices, Employment, Environment, Uncategorized
Tagged Environment, Farming, sustainable
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