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John Elkington Presents: "6 Ways For Business Leaders To Talk About Sustainability" in the Sustainability / Strategies Series From the Influential Harvard Business Review... "The" voice of authority for many board members and C-suite executives is The Harvard Business Review. Sustainability pioneer and influential thought leader John Elkington in the current "HBR" talks about the practice of "issues framing" at the highest levels of the corporation, and suggests (to leaders) that to change our usual way of perceiving, prioritizing and investing time/effort/money, that "re-framing" for social change is the wave of the future. Note that social commentator and author George Lakoff (writing in "How to Think Like An Elephant") suggested the theme of re-framing our reasoning and setting of priorities. The HRB piece builds on that and takes us to the new frontier for corporate strategy-setting. John Elkington writing in HBR sees six mainframes at work in the sustainable business space, each with strengths and limitations. These are: (1) the Resources Frame; (2) the Time Frame; (3) the Value Frame; (4) the Design Frame; (5) the Abundance Frame; (6) the Moral Frame. Each is described with current and historical examples, and the strengths and challenges posed as we consider the frame. The "break" needed, Elkington advises, is from set-in-your-ways thinking and planning and strategizing on critical issues -- such as global warming -- to new ways of Framing. Greater understanding of the different mental and political "framing" currently in play is important in considering the shift. And so, a first step is to consideration of resources and population growth and the pressure on available resources and the resilience of key eco-systems. (The Resource Framing). Then from this to the Timing Frame. Elkington’s suggestion is to shift from short-term to longer-term planning and strategizing and to focus on the Sustainable Development Goals with time their widely-adopted time horizon out to 2030. And then on the other four Framings, which we recommend for your reading and thinking about. HBR makes available reprints of this and other Elkington articles in the "Strategy & Execution" series. Check the titles in: https://hbr.org/search?term=john+elkington As we noted up top, the HBR is really an influence in corporate boardrooms and C-Suite -- think about the powerful impact of the "Shared Value" concept introduced by Professor Michael Porter in the HBR pages a few years ago. John Elkington is Chair and "Chief Pollinator" at Volans. He gave us such terms (now widely-used) as "Triple Bottom Line" and "People / Planet / Profits" in his earlier work. His current book is "The Breakthrough Challenge: 10 Ways to Connect Today's Profits With Tomorrow's Bottom Line." Top Stories This Week... The 6 Ways Business Leaders Talk About Sustainability
About Sustainability: Progress Is Being Made It pays to be sustainable in the power business, executives say India ranks 9th in overall Korn Ferry Digital Sustainability Index Source: BBN Times - The world population is expected to grow from the 7.5 billion currently (5 billion in 1987) to 10 billion by 2050. This increase is driven by a combination of enhanced life expectancy and high birth rates. While the former has... Source: Bovine Veterinarian - Sustainable production practices benefit livestock producers even if no one outside agriculture ever knows about them. But in today’s food market, where consumers increasingly expect assurances about how animals are raised, we... What's Your Lifeboat? Why You Need A Sustainability Backup Business A new generation of leaders, inspiring new demands for sustainability How do I align sustainability metrics with business strategy to drive change? Swedish NGOs raise sustainability concerns over Renewable Energy Directive American Consumers’ Concern for Sustainability Improves But Still Lags Global Agricultural Activities and the Quest for Greater Societal Sustainability -- Items For You to Think About: $1 Billion In Credit Now Available for Sustainable Farming Source: FB News - hanks to scientific innovation in agriculture, farmers and ranchers are using fewer resources to grow an abundant, sustainable food supply. But I wonder how far our new technology and techniques will take us if farmers are left... Celebrate the Sustainability of Paper from Well Managed U.S. Forests
Report: Pollution Kills 3 Times More than AIDS, TB And Malaria Combined Global Warming Hypocrites: Their Carbon Footprint Is OK, But Yours Must Be Eliminated Goldman Sees Geopolitics Haunting Oil Again With Unclear Effects Corporate governance compliance improves (UK)
Each week we see a range of reports about the corporate sector and individual companies with "plus" (+) or minus (-) connotations. There is a lot going on in the global corporate sector -- we share highlights with you here: 1400 Companies Now Put an Internal Price on Carbon Source: Sustainable Brands - Following a recent commitment to source 100 percent sustainable cotton by 2020, Target has introduced a new climate policy and Science-Based Target Initiative-aligned goals aimed at reducing its carbon footprint. Ikea Picks Anomaly Amsterdam For Global Sustainability Work And more headlines for you... This Is What Really Happens When Amazon Comes to Your Town Amazon and eBay warned by MPs about VAT fraudsters Rio Tinto charged with fraud by US authorities Missouri appeals court tosses out $72 million Johnson & Johnson talcum powder verdict U.S. experts doubt EPA curbs on Monsanto, BASF herbicides will halt crop damage Tesla Model 3 Ignites War Between Skeptics And Supporters These are the businesses still immune to Amazon News & Opinion: Asset Managers, US Pension Funds, Sovereign Wealth Funds Black Monday: Can a 1987-style stock market crash happen again? China's Foreign Reserves Are Declining. Why, And What Effects Could This Have' Source: Institutional Investor - Canadian investors dominate in a new ranking of the world’s most responsible asset allocators. The list, which includes twenty-five sovereign wealth funds and pension funds responsible for $4.9 trillion in combined assets... Advisors embrace sustainability as SRI outperforms
Trump Administration News / Affecting Directions on Governance & ESG Coal power plant closures ramp up in spite of White House plans
Roundtup: Hurricanes - Climate Change & Economic Upheavel Once in a hundred years...500? 1,000? The Gulf Stream flows up past Ireland: Hurricane Ophelia: Thousands lose power as storm hits Ireland Future outlook one of more frequent severe thunderstorms |
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