Andrew Winston

JANUARY 5, 2022

This is my year-end article from Harvard Business Review that I mentioned in my last post (which has many more stories and links). The discussion around what most now call “ESG” (environmental, social, and governance) has become far more common than I’ve ever seen in my 20 years in the field. [Happy New Year! Here we go.

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Business Green

JULY 29, 2022

Fashion companies need to set ambitious targets for recycling textiles and designing for circularity. It's clear that the fashion industry, which is highly resource-intensive and waste-generating, is not at the point where eliminating all textile waste is a viable option. And that's just for the industry in Europe.

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GreenBiz

MAY 19, 2020

Rebuilding recycling to go circular. This article is part of our Paradigm Shift series, produced by nonprofit PYXERA Global, on the diverse solutions driving the transition to a circular economy. The circular economy is a solution for our future health and wellness and recycling has a vital role to play.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 26, 2021

While the lasting impacts of COVID on industry may take years to accurately assess, one thing we can see right now is how the pandemic has focused the textile industry’s attention on sustainability. The MCI is the largest peer-to-peer comparison initiative in the textile industry.

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GreenBiz

MAY 12, 2020

How cosmetics retailer Lush is making purposeful profit through circularity. This article is part of our Paradigm Shift series, produced by nonprofit PYXERA Global, on the diverse solutions driving the transition to a circular economy. But the accelerated growth of the retail industry has come at a cost.

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Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 30, 2018

What is up with the world? This article summarizes several major energy outlooks of the past year and combines them to establish an overview of the energy market trends and developments. The real significance of peak oil demand is that it signals a paradigm shift from an age of (perceived) scarcity to an age of abundance.”

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Andrew Winston

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

The New York Times put it another way in the headline to its article on the report: “Civilization Is Accelerating Extinction and Altering the Natural World at a Pace ‘Unprecedented in Human History.’”. What does the report say? What can, or should, business do? But we can and must act to avoid complete collapse.

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Andrew Winston

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

The New York Times put it another way in the headline to its article on the report: “Civilization Is Accelerating Extinction and Altering the Natural World at a Pace ‘Unprecedented in Human History.’”. What does the report say? What can, or should, business do? But we can and must act to avoid complete collapse.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

These 20 C-suite executives have steered their companies forward through much disruption, providing inspiration for the possibilities of advancing sustainability, social responsibility and circular business models — sometimes all at once. As electric vehicles drive toward the mainstream, General Motors has come full circle as well.

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Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 30, 2018

The main trends in human energy needs are population growth, an economic population shift towards the middle classes and energy efficiency. The current overcapacity in the oil markets will ensure a lasting shift in fossil markets. Part I - What is up with the world? causing major disruptions for the oil and gas majors.

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Andrew Winston

AUGUST 7, 2019

but I haven’t posted some of the articles I did write to my blog in awhile. But a client asked me to paint a picture of what the big trends tell us about 2030. Significant inertia in both atmospheric and economic/human systems allows for a more confident prediction of what will happen in just 11 years.

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Andrew Winston

AUGUST 7, 2019

but I haven't posted some of the articles I did write to my blog in awhile. But a client asked me to paint a picture of what the big trends tell us about 2030. Significant inertia in both atmospheric and economic/human systems allows for a more confident prediction of what will happen in just 11 years. [Hi all, Happy summer.

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Business Green

AUGUST 20, 2021

What it takes to effect wholesale changes, from markets to mindsets. My second: What does system change actually mean, anyway? My second: What does system change actually mean, anyway? But what, exactly, does system change mean? What role can companies play in changing systems? Suffice to say, it's complicated.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

What made you hopeful or inspired during GreenBiz 21? At GreenBiz 21, I was encouraged by speakers discussing ideas for creating a circular economy and prioritizing a systems approach as a financially, environmentally and socially smart business model. These industry stakeholders want to make change happen for good. Apply here.

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Business Green

APRIL 23, 2020

Or perhaps it is the knowledge that this Earth Day must mark a watershed, the end of a 50 year period of ultimately unsustainable and fragile economic models and the start of a decade when a green industrial revolution simply has to gather pace. It is also a moment when the old rules about the role of the state no longer apply.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The LME is the world's oldest and largest industrial metals exchange - BusinessGreen investigates how it is preparing for the battery metal goldrush and responding to calls for a more sustainable metals industry. What role do metals exchanges have in driving a sustainable transition to a low-carbon economy?

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 17, 2020

This work continues amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has rocked the meat supply chain and forced closures of facilities across the United States, according to the executives interviewed for this article. The designation indicates that 100 percent of the waste stream at the facility is reused, recycled or incinerated for energy.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 29, 2020

We asked them to consider two questions: With the world turned upside down, what is your focus at work? One final note: Be sure to check the end of this article for quick job updates from others who responded to our outreach but chose not to comment on the two questions. And turning towards smaller-scale, grassroots engagement.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

For this article we’ve analyzed the business landscape to identify such trends. What is retail sustainability? Thinking about this definition, we ask: Is it possible for the retail industry to be sustainable ? Can the retail industry be sustainable ? To be sustainable, it’s clear retail needs a complete redesign.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 18, 2020

Rebuilding recycling to go circular Keefe Harrison Mon, 05/18/2020 – 18:18 This article is part of our Paradigm Shift series, produced by nonprofit PYXERA Global, on the diverse solutions driving the transition to a circular economy. The time to transform the way we think about and manage waste is now.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 30, 2022

Law firm sustainability is a strategic business shift that aims to prevent socially and environmentally damaging operations in the legal industry. As such, you can use this Green Business Bureau article as your starter sustainability guide, to help you become a purpose-driven organization. Sustainable Law Firms.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 8, 2023

McDonald’s is at the forefront of a campaign against new laws to reduce packaging waste in the EU, in what has been described by some insiders as the largest-scale lobbying effort they have ever witnessed in the European Parliament. The call follows mounting pressure from industry over the past year.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

These 20 C-suite executives have steered their companies forward through much disruption, providing inspiration for the possibilities of advancing sustainability, social responsibility and circular business models — sometimes all at once. As electric vehicles drive toward the mainstream, General Motors has come full circle as well.

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Mr. Sustainability

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

This article is taken from DNV GL. The implications for the auto industry are huge; it effectively signals the end of the internal combustion engine. In essence, the company is racing against the industry cost learning rate (CLR) for battery cells, which DNV has calculated at 19% for each doubling of installed capacity.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Sustainable Marketing in the Fashion Industry. Becoming a sustainable fashion brand needs careful planning which considers the environmental and social impacts of the industry. This article will teach you how to effectively market a sustainable fashion brand using 8 simple steps. The global fashion market was worth $1.46

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

Circular outdoor gear. Still others are driving sustainability at nonprofit organizations and consultancies. The first is for 100 percent of products to be designed with the circular economy in mind. And that’s his hope for the apparel and footwear industry as a whole. The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30. GreenBiz Editors.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 17, 2021

Circular outdoor gear. Still others are driving sustainability at nonprofit organizations and consultancies. The first is for 100 percent of products to be designed with the circular economy in mind. And that’s his hope for the apparel and footwear industry as a whole. Clean energy for Native American communities.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

Dugand finds it "fascinating, working in an industry combining sustainability and technology fields that are both changing so fast, every single day," he says. Optimism drives Dugand, who grew up in Paris, the son of Colombian emigres. For me, it’s the scalability and efficiency in the company that really, really drives me.".

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