EMG article featured in magazine of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization. EMG interview with Ms. Ida Auken, the Danish Minister of Environment on green innovations, closed loop, sustainable product designs, urban revitalization & entrepreneurial enthusiasm: “CSR is driven by business and hereby becomes a part of companies’ DNA and new business model.” In 1971…
“We live in a businessminded world, and companies have to make profit. But at the same time, business also needs a soul, which is expressed through their values and ideals. Without a soul, a company cannot truly thrive.” EMG spoke with Giuseppe van der Helm about his work with Eurosif and the VBDO, and his…
The Blue Economy founder explains ” A company that is polluting with mercury, and cuts pollution by 80 percent, is still polluting with mercury. You can’t say that because you’re doing less badly, you are therefore doing well!” EMG spoke with Gunter Pauli – author, academic, business commentator and environmental entrepreneur, about the inherent challenges in…
Closed loop economy & circular economy: ‘You don’t have to do any of this, survival is not mandatory’. EMG Interview with Walter Stahel Founder Director of the Product Life Institute in Geneva EMG: Please tell us about the Closed loop economy/circular economy model/ principles of Cradle to Cradle. Closed loop economy When we first started…
Cradle to Cradle certification: Recognition for companies that want to be good rather than less bad. In 2002, the German chemist Michael Braungart, together with American architect William McDonough, published a book explaining a ‘circle of life’ approach to product development where quality products are developed in such a way that their materials can be…
Central to the new economic approach intended to assure China’s prosperity in future is the transition, already under way, from China as a producer of low-cost items to a new China determined to raise its technological level and become a manufacturer and supplier of high-tech goods to the world, or if not to the world,…
Interview with Nigel Stansfield, Chief Innovations Officer, Interface. Can you tell us about the very beginning of your journey? Our journey started back in 1994, when our founder Ray Anderson had what he has often called an epiphany. Our key global customers had asked him what Interface’s response to sustainability concerns and issues was. Ray…
“I think one of the most interesting things we have is a policy plan that looks ahead to the year 2100 and at what our role as a company will be, which is really thinking long term.” – Fujitsu’s Global Executive VP for Sustainability, Alison Rowe. EMG spoke with Alison Rowe, about the journey the company…
“The challenge in China and India is to get them to move away from the belief that sustainability is expensive. China and India are both very price‐sensitive markets, and the initial reaction to innovations such as this is usually: will this cost more? ” – EMG Interview with Mr. Darrel Webber, Secretary General of the…
The London underground is absolutely essential to the success of the City of London, used by more than 3 million people every day. Currently, we only have a residential population of around 8 or 9,000 people in the square mile, but more than 300,000 commute into the city to work every day. Our projections are…
It’s been estimated that the buildings in which we live and work every day account for around 40% of the world’s energy usage. Clearly, any country that wants to get serious about sustainability has got to look at the role its built environment is playing in its overall infrastructure and the impact it will have…
Over the past few weeks, we have been conducting an informal poll on our website, on the challenges of Eco friendly product promotion. A common theme we hear from our clients is that there is still resistance from their customers on paying premium prices for green products. We wanted to find out the reasons behind…
