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Measures of Sustainability
This is another "burr report" - that is, discussion of something that's stuck in my head but hasn't yet blossomed into a plan. The planter was the book "Mismeasuring our Lives: Why GDP Doesn't Add Up"....
View ArticleEngaging Mainstream Investors
One of the questions I get asked by virtually every interviewer is, "Do the mainstream investors really care about sustainability?" Answer: "Nope".Last week, EMC held our Q4 2011 earnings call. It was...
View ArticleFrom the Ground at Rio+2.0
[written morning of 2/3] It's only the morning of the first full day of Rio+2.0 at Stanford U, but already it's been worth it ... for ideas, information, new contacts, and especially inspiration.My...
View ArticleWhat's Out of Scope (3)?
[Warning: possible political incorrectness ahead]We believe in the importance of considering Scope 3 emissions.* EMC was a sponsor of the WRI/WBCSD Scope 3 work. We have been reporting on emissions...
View ArticleConVERGEnce of Big Data and Sustainability
Disclaimer: I am not a big data specialist. Not even close. So please do not use this blog as a source for understanding big data or big data analytics.What I am, though, is a big data aficionada. And...
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Trusting the Crowd
One of the reasons that I tend to gravitate toward "influence roles" such as this one is that it exposes me to so many other disciplines and opportunities to learn. Some of these come in specific...
View ArticleA Quarter in the Life
Speaking to student groups is absolutely one of the greatest parts of my job. The students are always so inspiring, often quite challenging, and sometimes the source of great ideas. But the most common...
View ArticleWWKT
Last year, I heard James Woolsey said something that has been a useful guide to my behavior in my role as CSO. He said (paraphrasing) that what needs to be done is so important that we can't demand the...
View ArticleI'm not in Tampa
I'm not in Tampa. But I was to have been. Until Isaac organized itself into a hurricane, I was to have been on a panel at a forum called "Conservative Thought and Sustainability". This falls squarely...
View ArticleThe Whole Story, Please
Did you see the New York Times article on Sunday Sept 23 titled "Power, Pollution, and the Internet"? If so, are you one of the three people of my acquaintance who did not send it to me?Even my mother...
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Crowdsourcing "Sustainability"
I have an idea for 2013. Let's collaborate to come up with a new definition for "corporate sustainability". Would that I had a dollar for every panel discussion in which the moderator says something...
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Three years ago, I posted a description of a representative day in my professional life. I admit that I'd saved that topic for a time when I was feeling uninspired, thinking it wouldn't interest anyone...
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Plus Ça Change
Three years ago, I posted a description of a representative day in my professional life. I admit that I'd saved that topic for a time when I was feeling uninspired, thinking it wouldn't interest anyone...
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The Pain and Pleasure of Sustainability Reporting
Whew! Another EMC sustainability report out the door, much to our relief.EMC 2012 Sustainability Report If you haven't produced a sustainability report, you should know that it's hard. Harder than you...
View ArticleThe Flip Side
Tomorrow, I'm guest lecturing at an MBA class. Meeting with smart, inspiring, challenging students is one of the many things I love about my job, most of which I've written about (probably more than...
View ArticleFundamental Attribution Error Correction
I've found myself lately reading a number of books about how humans think - Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, Switchby Chip and Dan Heath, A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink,The Righteous Mind by...
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Notes of Encouragement
I have just completed a two-day "Energy Excursion" sponsored by the Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce. And I have never encountered more auspicious signs for a carbon-reduced energy future.The Winning...
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Sustainability Report Unblog
Today, EMC published our seventh annual sustainability report. I should blog about it.I should blog about why we called it “Thinking Forward” and the unexpected challenge of choosing a cover design.I...
View ArticleThe Sounds of Inequality
We live in the woods. Its sounds greet us when we wake up: the chirping of birds, the rustling of chipmunks in the leaves, the funny gobble of toms looking for hens.Last year, we bought a small...
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The Gift of Letting Go
I don't know about you, but I wake up with my mind teeming with questions that are my responsibility to answer. What should I blog about? How will I sell the idea of an internal carbon price? How...
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