Seventh Generation: Good Work Updates

Heather Dodge | Posted: 10 September 2009

I signed up with an online book-rental service, similar to Netflix so I can borrow books rather than buy. paperspine.com check it out

Gregor Barnum | Posted: 27 August 2009

hey justmeans community - come hangout on our (7thGen) justmeans site - tell us what sustainability initiatives you all are doing!!!

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joan lockwood | Posted:10 September 2009

I support your organization by buying your paper and cleaning products. You were around a long time before I started putting my money where my heart is, and I thank you for waiting for us latecomers! Shame on me;}

Chris Miller | Posted: 8 September 2009

I am inviting companies to attend a meeting on sourcing sustainable palm oil at Expo East in Boston.

Gregor Barnum | Posted: 1 September 2009

I am sending out an rfp looking for a good partner in learning the depths of systems thinking.

Adil Saribay | Posted: 31 August 2009

Adil just uploaded a new best practice to be included in the Seventh Generation + Justmeans book on sustainability .

Deb Berman | Posted: 12 August 2009

Today I spent the day talking to companies about how they can promote their good work without printing CSR reports ever again...

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Elaine Cohen | Posted:12 August 2009

well, by now, you all know how i feel about CSR reports.. http://jm.ly/9fYimT .... so i cannot but say that i am disappointed to read this comment. CSR reports are not solely for the purpose of promoting good work. They are a record at a given point in time of the way a company is managing its impacts on all stakeholders. Companies should not be solely in the business of promoting good work. They should be transparently reporting the state of their busines on all non-financial issues to stakeholders..Even if i am generous and assume that this comment is only about printing (because csr reports can be delivered on-line) I think its inappropriate... unless a company is 100% paperless, why single out the csr report as the only thing that shouldnt be printed. Why dont we talk about paperless annual financial reports? or paperless promotional materials? I think we should take a more balanced view, stop csr-report-bashing and accept it as a valuable reality of sustainable businesses today.

Martin Smith | Posted:13 August 2009

I think the idea is more format and content than the need. They are clearly necessary, I think the format needs to change dramatically though to be more accessible. More on this in September, we are working on a lot around online reporting now.

Ben Richards | Posted:13 August 2009

CSR reports do still have a place though... They're just seldom developed with a clear sense of audience. Promoting good work is a different issue from reporting progress - which companies have taken a long time to cotton on to... Sounds like interesting work though!

Sandy Nessing | Posted:13 August 2009

I agree -- CSR reports have a place. Integrated financial & CSR reporting, layered with additional content on the web, is what stakeholders say they really want . Best practice is sustainability integrated in ALL forms of communication and tied to business strategy. The challenge is convincing colleagues to relinquish the traditional view of developing specialized reports for everything -- financial performance, CSR, philanthropy, etc.

Don Carli | Posted:25 August 2009

Hi Deb... believe it or not there are cases in which print can be more effective and environmentally preferable to digital alternatives. The fact is that both print and digital media can have their advantages and disadvantages.

Chris Miller | Posted: 24 August 2009

Thinking about the future of sustainability reporting. Is it real time? Is it a data dump like data.gov? Is it just stories?

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Martin Smith | Posted:25 August 2009

I think its better data for CR professionals and more engaging stories and campaigns for consumers

Christopher De Michele | Posted:25 August 2009

Martin - you are right on with this. My work is on the campaign and story side to accelerate "the movement". I've been filming for 12 years - getting closer to launching. As for CSR and sustainability Reporting... there area number of challenges and some great momentum too. What seems a powerful approach is "contextual relevance" visit this Press Release from Deloitte. http://jm.ly/sFSKCj Launches Center for Sustainability PerformanceDeloitte Center to provide training, research and development in the areas of sustainability measurement and reportingNEW YORK, August 10, 2009 ? Deloitte today announced the launch of the Center for Sustainability Performance (CSP) in Waltham, Massachusetts. The CSP will be led by Mark McElroy, Ph.D., and will provide on-site client training, research and development, with a focus on corporate sustainability measurement and reporting.

Ben Richards | Posted:25 August 2009

re stories vs data - it can never be one or the other. Numbers go up and down, and can be useful in clearly communicating a trend - but without narrative context, numbers alone can be a bit meaningless. Without knowing why or how a number has gone up or down, they don't tell the full story - and if you put it all textually, you don't necessarily give all your audiences the materials they need in a clearly digestible form. As for real time reporting - this has the potential to become very resource intensive. How do you see it working?

Gregor Barnum | Posted: 21 August 2009

looking to find a way to entertain the business mind to take up systems thinking - moving from linear to multi-dimensions

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Lavinia Weissman | Posted:24 August 2009

I just addressed this in our radio spot with Peter Deitz. We will have a recording available sometime in the next 10 days.Since I produced, http://jm.ly/JD3nTT for Peter Senge's folks, I have a lot to say about this and applying the practice.Just talked to Gund Institue, so I may give you a call next week about that conversation.

Ethan Roland | Posted: 21 August 2009

Preparing documents for the Eco-heritage festival, and getting ready for the Carbon Farming Course in TN!!! http://jm.ly/bC16aP

Roger Bowman | Posted: 19 August 2009

Roger just uploaded a new best practice to be included in the Seventh Generation + Justmeans book on sustainability .

Roger Bowman | Posted: 19 August 2009

Roger just uploaded a new best practice to be included in the Seventh Generation + Justmeans book on sustainability .

Livia Frossard | Posted: 18 August 2009

Livia Frossard just commented on Seventh Generation's CSR Report, check it out here.

Deb Berman | Posted: 18 August 2009

Deb Berman just commented on Seventh Generation's CSR Report, check it out here.

Gregor Barnum | Posted: 17 August 2009

Gregor Barnum just commented on Seventh Generation's CSR Report, check it out here.

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Lavinia Weissman | Posted:17 August 2009

Gregor, I want to have a conversation with you about how we can measure 7th Generation products as a practice of WeCareHealth.Education is the core architecture to the new WorkEcology website. Watch for my email to you on Linkedin and private list.

Gregor Barnum | Posted:17 August 2009

would love to know more.

Lavinia Weissman | Posted:17 August 2009

you are on my list. You can read my latest editorial today at http://jm.ly/jeeRKT or read my adventure in Facebook.By tomorrow I will have my editorial mapped out. It took two weeks to be a bit crazed to see what I had to say. Leave it to Hazel Henderson to give me a challenge.My best to Jeff and all you wonderful Vermont neighbors. I should have called you the last time I was up in Vermont for the day at Gund Institute and did not have a chance.They have no health initiative and I am talking to Gary Flomenhart and a few folks at UVM about adopting my hard work for Solutions.Nice chatting with you here. I'll be in touch.

Gregor Barnum | Posted: 17 August 2009

pondering a revolution on conscious consuming

Bob Ferris | Posted:17 August 2009

You too? Let the revolution begin!