Russ Choma presents at the Reynolds Center's Washington, D.C. workshop, "What's Next for the Economy in Your Town." For more information, please visit http://businessjournalism.org.
Russ Choma, investigative reporter for
Investigative Reporting Workshop, presented this slideshow in Los Angeles at Covering the Green Economy, a Western Perspective.
Russ Choma is an investigative reporter who focuses on climate and energy issues, transportation and stimulus spending for the Investigative Reporting Workshop, Nieman Watchdog and Grist.org. He spoke at Covering the Green Economy on the challenges and rewards of reporting the biggest pro-green legislation.
Russ Choma presents at the Reynolds Center's Washington, D.C. workshop, "What's Next for the Economy in Your Town." For more information, please visit http://businessjournalism.org.
Russ Choma, investigative reporter for
Investigative Reporting Workshop, presented this slideshow in Los Angeles at Covering the Green Economy, a Western Perspective.
Russ Choma is an investigative reporter who focuses on climate and energy issues, transportation and stimulus spending for the Investigative Reporting Workshop, Nieman Watchdog and Grist.org. He spoke at Covering the Green Economy on the challenges and rewards of reporting the biggest pro-green legislation.
The changing world demographics are influencing the deleveraging of world financial markets. Companies that are dependent on debt for growth are contracting. The world workforce is in the midst of change and will become more entreprenuerial.
The Gap is Growing: Solution: Social Credit.
“As we have seen, the more automatic machinery replaces men, the wider becomes the gap between buying power and prices because salaries and wages are thus reduced, leaving other cost items proportionately increased. When we stop to realize that the gap is constantly widening as efficient machine-power rapidly replaces inefficient man-labor in doing the work of the world, it becomes evident that we are reaching the senseless
absurdity of a maximum production and a minimum of consumption. Yet we wonder at the paradox of poverty in the midst of plenty !”
While this focused toward the Australian Tax System it looks at psychology behind making decisions, risk, risk aversion levels and uncertainty as well as heuristics.
Cordes & Longworth Chicago Tribune Op Ed | April 14, 2015Ed Morrison
Sam Cordes and Richard Longworth did an excellent job outlining how the governors of Illinois and Indiana are moving in the wrong direction.
In an op-ed that appeared in the Chicago Tribune, they pointed to our work in building the Regional Alliance across three states: WI, IL and IN.
“The prosperity the United States enjoys today is due in no small part to investments the nation has made in research and development at universities, corporations, and national laboratories over the last 50 years.”
Top 10 small business trends for 2009 from Emergent Research. Includes economic, demographic and technology trends and shifts.
Presentation more detailed than live version to make it more self-explanatory
What we measure may deserve a shift in focus...Jyoti Pandey
Companies that are conscious of their social responsibility impact their bottom line in a positive way. My article on sustainability reporting in ethikos.
John Elkington strove to measure sustainability during the mid-1990s by encompassing a new framework to measure performance in corporate America. This accounting framework, called the triple bottom line (TBL), went beyond the traditional measures of profits, return on investment, and shareholder value to include environmental and social dimensions. Companies today are actively integrating sustainability into their business practices, practicing “conscientious business” methods due to a growing belief from leaders about the benefits of sustainability. Ritchie Capital Management includes all this plus more industry shifts and trends seen throughout 21st century business models.
What are the work attributes and background macrotrends affecting job growth in the \'sustainability\' field? A presentaiton delivered at the ORC West Coast Meeting, Sep 2009, Dana Point, CA
The changing world demographics are influencing the deleveraging of world financial markets. Companies that are dependent on debt for growth are contracting. The world workforce is in the midst of change and will become more entreprenuerial.
The Gap is Growing: Solution: Social Credit.
“As we have seen, the more automatic machinery replaces men, the wider becomes the gap between buying power and prices because salaries and wages are thus reduced, leaving other cost items proportionately increased. When we stop to realize that the gap is constantly widening as efficient machine-power rapidly replaces inefficient man-labor in doing the work of the world, it becomes evident that we are reaching the senseless
absurdity of a maximum production and a minimum of consumption. Yet we wonder at the paradox of poverty in the midst of plenty !”
While this focused toward the Australian Tax System it looks at psychology behind making decisions, risk, risk aversion levels and uncertainty as well as heuristics.
Cordes & Longworth Chicago Tribune Op Ed | April 14, 2015Ed Morrison
Sam Cordes and Richard Longworth did an excellent job outlining how the governors of Illinois and Indiana are moving in the wrong direction.
In an op-ed that appeared in the Chicago Tribune, they pointed to our work in building the Regional Alliance across three states: WI, IL and IN.
“The prosperity the United States enjoys today is due in no small part to investments the nation has made in research and development at universities, corporations, and national laboratories over the last 50 years.”
Top 10 small business trends for 2009 from Emergent Research. Includes economic, demographic and technology trends and shifts.
Presentation more detailed than live version to make it more self-explanatory
What we measure may deserve a shift in focus...Jyoti Pandey
Companies that are conscious of their social responsibility impact their bottom line in a positive way. My article on sustainability reporting in ethikos.
John Elkington strove to measure sustainability during the mid-1990s by encompassing a new framework to measure performance in corporate America. This accounting framework, called the triple bottom line (TBL), went beyond the traditional measures of profits, return on investment, and shareholder value to include environmental and social dimensions. Companies today are actively integrating sustainability into their business practices, practicing “conscientious business” methods due to a growing belief from leaders about the benefits of sustainability. Ritchie Capital Management includes all this plus more industry shifts and trends seen throughout 21st century business models.
What are the work attributes and background macrotrends affecting job growth in the \'sustainability\' field? A presentaiton delivered at the ORC West Coast Meeting, Sep 2009, Dana Point, CA
Frank Mantero, director of corporate citizenship at General Electric, discussed corporate social responsibility (CSR) and it's role in PR and driving business growth.
David F. Larcker, Stephen A. Miles, Brian Tayan, and Kim Wright-Violich
Stanford Closer Look Series, November 8, 2018
CEO activism—the practice of CEOs taking public positions on environmental, social, and political issues not directly related to their business—has become a hotly debated topic in corporate governance. To better understand the implications of CEO activism, we examine its prevalence, the range of advocacy positions taken by CEOs, and the public’s reaction to activism.
We ask:
• How widespread is CEO activism?
• How well do boards understand the advocacy positions of their CEOs?
• Are boards involved in decisions to take public stances on controversial issues, or do they leave these to the discretion of the CEO?
• How should boards measure the costs and benefits of CEO activism?
• How accurately can internal and external constituents distinguish between positions taken proactively and reactively by a CEO?
Who Will Be the Rock Stars of Corporate Sustainability?Victoria Zelin
This article was written in January, 2010, based on my presentation at the conference, Science, Wisdom, and the Future: Humanity's Quest for a Flourishing Earth in 2009. Published as a book of the same name in 2012 by Collins Foundation Press as a compilation of essays by scientists, philosophers, economists, educators, activists, artists and business people.
http://www.collinsfoundationpress.com/
A U.S. Chamber of Commerce report, second in a series, that imagines what the economy would look like today if the shale energy revolution had not taken place. It's not a pretty picture.
This webinar will introduce you to greening your job search and worklife, and to help you move forward into a green job and career.
It is also an introduction to a collaborative initiative called Transitioning to Green Foundation™.
Green Bonds in Brief: Risk, Reward, and Opportunity, is a report from As You Sow and the Cornell Institute of Public Affairs. Green bonds are exciting financial instruments that are directing funds to environmental and climate projects.
Chamber of Commerce report that asks and answers the important question: What would happen if the U.S. was forced to pay Europe’s high prices for energy? Hint: It ain't pretty.
8. A definition of PR The management process of creating stakeholders in the success of the organization .
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10. I am Bruce Harrison My topic today is… Creating and communicating corporate climate change and sustainability strategies
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12. As the chief communicator, what value can you bring?
13. "If you don't have a seat at the table, you'll wind up on the menu.“ - Jim Rogers, CEO, Duke Energy
14. “ What you want to do is anticipate trends…and position the company optimally within that context… Understand the trend and say how can I turn a challenge into an opportunity?” Peter Darbee PG&E, 2007
53. US CLIMATE ACTION PARTNERSHIP "We are committed to a pathway that will slow, stop and reverse the growth of U.S. emissions."
54. Business for Innovative Climate & Energy Policy (BICEP) is lobbying Congress for tough standards on emissions, renewable energy and energy efficiency. “… How the lack of certainty about emissions regulation is affecting Nike's operations …” How BICEP differs from other business coalitions advocating cap and trade. Sarah Severn, Nike director of corporate sustainability March 13, 2009
55. “ What you want to do is anticipate trends…and position the company optimally within that context… Understand the trend and say how can I turn a challenge into an opportunity ?” Peter Darbee PG&E, 2007
56. ‘ I NEVER PREDICT. I JUST LOOK OUT THE WINDOW AND SEE WHAT’S VISIBLE-- BUT NOT YET SEEN’
75. “ While tackling the economic crisis , Obama is asking Congress to: cut subsidies for big farms; combat global warming with a pollution tax on industries; raise taxes on the wealthy; make big changes to health care, including lower reimbursements for Medicare and Medicaid treatments and prescription drugs.”
76. “ We need to have a reflationary package, which lays the foundation for future growth. And if we look into the future, it’s actually quite exciting. Because what we see is the biggest technological opportunity that we’ve had for a very long time: as big as the railways, as big as electricity, as big as the motorcar, and, most recently, information technology. It’s the opportunity to go for low-carbon growth. “ Nicholas Stern, March 2009
77. How does Obama create stakeholders? How do the Obama stakeholders create their stakeholders? What’s the COMMUNICATIONS role?
78. Why is the medical lobby enthusiastically working to support the President’s health care proposals?
79. "Obama's opening gambit to dramatically expand the health care system has attracted surprising notes of support from insurers, hospitals and other players in the powerful medical lobby… The lure for the industry is the prospect of tens of millions of new customers : If Obama succeeds in fulfilling his pledge to cover many more Americans, those newly insured people will get checkups, purchase medicine, undergo physical therapy and get surgeries they cannot afford today.“ – Dan Eggen, Ceci Connolly, Washington Post, March 2009
97. “ Many of our nation's leading environmental groups are making sure human economic well-being is integrated into their work. Some of the largest companies (and smallest) in the United States are boldly pushing for climate change legislation because they see that their economic well-being could be fatally compromised by a ‘hot, flat, and crowded’ planet.”
98. What are the two basic emotions that drive your company’s stakeholders?