Suppose your company launches several sustainability initiatives and then the sponsoring executives move to another company. The replacement executives are new to “sustainability” and push back, saying “Tell me again why we should bother with all this environmental and social stuff?” When executives ask that overarching “Why” question, they seek answers to the Big 3 “Whys” for any value proposition, especially sustainability initiatives. Read more
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The situation is urgent. We need to accelerate corporate action on sustainability issues, especially on climate destabilization. So far, we have been ineffective in marshaling sufficient corporate leadership on impending social and environmental challenges. One reason is that sustainability champions have been ill-equipped to convince hard-nosed business executives that it is in their company’s interest to help. We need a more usable, complete, and compelling business case tool. My new book will will fill that need. My last blog, Coming Soon: “The Ultimate Sustainability Advantage Workbook,” provided three reasons why the “ultimate” descriptor is appropriate. Here is my 6-point publishing strategy for The Ultimate Sustainability Advantage Workbook to ensure that it is available to, and usable by, worldwide legions of sustainability champions by November. Read more
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The Sustainability Advantage (2002) explained the original version of the Sustainability Advantage Worksheets. Together, they showed the bottom-line benefits of implementing best sustainability practices already used by many companies. The New Sustainability Advantage (2012) and its accompanying new version of the Sustainability Advantage Worksheets, published on the 10th anniversary of the first book, recalibrated the original business case based on more compelling best practices used by companies in the 2002-2012 time frame. In November, I will publish the third “book” in the series, cleverly disguised as an Excel workbook. The working title of this combined e-book and worksheets is The Ultimate Sustainability Advantage Workbook. The Workbook will be”ultimate” in three ways. Read more
For several years, I have worked with the Future-Fit Foundation to develop a Future-Fit Business Benchmark. Work began in mid-2012. We had two public drafts, in 2014 and 2015 and received hugely helpful feedback from the sustainability practitioner community. This week, the Future-Fit Foundation launched Release 1 on a jazzy new website. Ta dah! There are 5 firsts for the Future-Fit Business Benchmark – Release 1 (F2B2 R1) that make this a significant milestone. Read more
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The Panama Papers remind us that aggressive tax avoidance is a social injustice. Exposed wealthy individuals and corporations say they did nothing wrong, equating “wrong” with “illegal.” Tax avoidance is unethical, not illegal. Tax loopholes are big enough to drive a Brinks truck through, assuming you are rich enough to own a Brinks truck in the first place. Tax dodgers are publicly shamed, not jailed. Here are 5 shameful tax avoidance numbers that amplify their shame. Read more
There has been, and always will be, a wealth gap between the rich and the poor. It’s the degree of this disparity that is the issue. The current global wealth chasm has reached a dangerous threshold. So has the income chasm. Within the last month, 3 reports on the unsustainable income / wealth chasms were released by organizations that do excellent research on the issue. They confirm that the gulf between rich and poor is wide and growing wider. It is now obscene enough that it is deemed newsworthy by mainstream media. Read more
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Picture this. 190 people are on a sinking ship in the middle of the ocean. The bilge pump is broken. The captain announces that they are in mortal danger so all passengers – businessmen, politicians, scientists, academics, and others – agree to pitch in and help to bail the ship. They take a poll of how much each person is able to do and are excited to find that they can collectively bail 100 gallons of water a minute. Unfortunately, the boat is taking on 200 gallons a minute, so the boat will sink unless they double their efforts. What should they do? You have three 3 options when your ship is sinking. Read more
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We can capitalize on sustainability stars aligning.
Things are looking up. When we are heads-down slogging away on a specific sustainability project or issue, we need to pause occasionally and recalibrate how it’s all going. I did that recently. It felt refreshingly hopeful. There are 3 signs that the sustainability stars are aligning – that there is a higher readiness for required profound changes than ever before. Read more
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“Global governance failure.” That risk to world economies was ranked #7 of 31 risks in the World Economic Forum (WEF) “Global Risks 2014” report’s. In the WEF’s 2015 report, “Failure of national governance” was on the list of the 28 biggest threats to large economies – that is, multinational corporations and countries. This raises the question: “Who’s running our world?” There are 3 reasons that the answer is “Corporations.” They are the same 3 reasons that the first future-fit benchmark is for business. Read more
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This statement still haunts me: “This government is not that interested in increasing the government’s capacity to do anything about anything. They are not interested in raising more revenue.” It grabbed me when I first read it a month ago in the latest issue of Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) “Monitor” magazine. The title of the article, “The Big Heist: Canada continues to let billions leave the country tax free,” should have been my first clue. The above quote was attributed to Dennis Howlett, executive director of Canadians for Tax Fairness. He was referring to the Canadian Conservative federal government led by Stephen Harper. I remember thinking when I read that quote, “Surely, that can’t be true!” After re-reading the article several times and doing some further research, I’m starting to agree with it. There are 3 strange signs that the Canadian government is not interested in more corporate tax revenue that would give it the “capacity to do anything about anything.” Read more
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UltBook: Answering the Big 3 “Whys”
/by Bob WillardSuppose your company launches several sustainability initiatives and then the sponsoring executives move to another company. The replacement executives are new to “sustainability” and push back, saying “Tell me again why we should bother with all this environmental and social stuff?” When executives ask that overarching “Why” question, they seek answers to the Big 3 “Whys” for any value proposition, especially sustainability initiatives. Read more
The 6-Point Publishing Strategy for “The Ultimate Sustainability Advantage Workbook”
/by Bob WillardThe situation is urgent. We need to accelerate corporate action on sustainability issues, especially on climate destabilization. So far, we have been ineffective in marshaling sufficient corporate leadership on impending social and environmental challenges. One reason is that sustainability champions have been ill-equipped to convince hard-nosed business executives that it is in their company’s interest to help. We need a more usable, complete, and compelling business case tool. My new book will will fill that need. My last blog, Coming Soon: “The Ultimate Sustainability Advantage Workbook,” provided three reasons why the “ultimate” descriptor is appropriate. Here is my 6-point publishing strategy for The Ultimate Sustainability Advantage Workbook to ensure that it is available to, and usable by, worldwide legions of sustainability champions by November. Read more
Coming Soon: “The Ultimate Sustainability Advantage Workbook”
/by Bob WillardThe Sustainability Advantage (2002) explained the original version of the Sustainability Advantage Worksheets. Together, they showed the bottom-line benefits of implementing best sustainability practices already used by many companies. The New Sustainability Advantage (2012) and its accompanying new version of the Sustainability Advantage Worksheets, published on the 10th anniversary of the first book, recalibrated the original business case based on more compelling best practices used by companies in the 2002-2012 time frame. In November, I will publish the third “book” in the series, cleverly disguised as an Excel workbook. The working title of this combined e-book and worksheets is The Ultimate Sustainability Advantage Workbook. The Workbook will be”ultimate” in three ways. Read more
Announcing: 5 Firsts for the Future-Fit Business Benchmark
/by Bob Willard5 Shameful Tax Avoidance Numbers
/by Bob WillardPanama Papers HQ
The Panama Papers remind us that aggressive tax avoidance is a social injustice. Exposed wealthy individuals and corporations say they did nothing wrong, equating “wrong” with “illegal.” Tax avoidance is unethical, not illegal. Tax loopholes are big enough to drive a Brinks truck through, assuming you are rich enough to own a Brinks truck in the first place. Tax dodgers are publicly shamed, not jailed. Here are 5 shameful tax avoidance numbers that amplify their shame. Read more
3 Recent Reports on the Unsustainable Income / Wealth Chasms
/by Bob WillardIncome Inequality and Wealth Distribution
There has been, and always will be, a wealth gap between the rich and the poor. It’s the degree of this disparity that is the issue. The current global wealth chasm has reached a dangerous threshold. So has the income chasm. Within the last month, 3 reports on the unsustainable income / wealth chasms were released by organizations that do excellent research on the issue. They confirm that the gulf between rich and poor is wide and growing wider. It is now obscene enough that it is deemed newsworthy by mainstream media. Read more
3 Options When Your Ship Is Sinking
/by Bob WillardPicture this. 190 people are on a sinking ship in the middle of the ocean. The bilge pump is broken. The captain announces that they are in mortal danger so all passengers – businessmen, politicians, scientists, academics, and others – agree to pitch in and help to bail the ship. They take a poll of how much each person is able to do and are excited to find that they can collectively bail 100 gallons of water a minute. Unfortunately, the boat is taking on 200 gallons a minute, so the boat will sink unless they double their efforts. What should they do? You have three 3 options when your ship is sinking. Read more
3 Signs that the Sustainability Stars are Aligning
/by Bob WillardWe can capitalize on sustainability stars aligning.
Things are looking up. When we are heads-down slogging away on a specific sustainability project or issue, we need to pause occasionally and recalibrate how it’s all going. I did that recently. It felt refreshingly hopeful. There are 3 signs that the sustainability stars are aligning – that there is a higher readiness for required profound changes than ever before. Read more
3 Reasons the First Future-Fit Benchmark is for Business
/by Bob Willard“Global governance failure.” That risk to world economies was ranked #7 of 31 risks in the World Economic Forum (WEF) “Global Risks 2014” report’s. In the WEF’s 2015 report, “Failure of national governance” was on the list of the 28 biggest threats to large economies – that is, multinational corporations and countries. This raises the question: “Who’s running our world?” There are 3 reasons that the answer is “Corporations.” They are the same 3 reasons that the first future-fit benchmark is for business. Read more
3 Strange Signs Our Government Doesn’t Want Corporate Taxes
/by Bob WillardThis statement still haunts me: “This government is not that interested in increasing the government’s capacity
to do anything about anything. They are not interested in raising more revenue.” It grabbed me when I first read it a month ago in the latest issue of Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) “Monitor” magazine. The title of the article, “The Big Heist: Canada continues to let billions leave the country tax free,” should have been my first clue. The above quote was attributed to Dennis Howlett, executive director of Canadians for Tax Fairness. He was referring to the Canadian Conservative federal government led by Stephen Harper. I remember thinking when I read that quote, “Surely, that can’t be true!” After re-reading the article several times and doing some further research, I’m starting to agree with it. There are 3 strange signs that the Canadian government is not interested in more corporate tax revenue that would give it the “capacity to do anything about anything.” Read more