Just as some people react badly to fingernails being scraped across a blackboard, the expression “save the planet” and all its variations get my hackles up. The planet is going to be chugging along well after the human species has disappeared. But…
Yes, a philanthropic campaign should support a good cause. But it should also clearly support your business strategy. That’s harder than it sounds. This case study shows how some simple tweaks can increase impact. “Answer a simple question and Pla…
During a debate in Brussels on 7 December 2011, John Beddington, the UK’s top scientist “urged EU policy makers to make a better use of science and technology through the regulatory process when taking decisions about sustainability”, according to…
I’ve just started curating a new collection of examples of inspiring leadership related to making agriculture and our food production system more sustainable. There’s not place for dogma here — I’m agnostic about the technologies or techniques be…
One of the most important changes affecting agriculture today is the growing influence of systems thinking. 20th century innovations were highly successful in feeding a booming population, but were conceived in a linear, piecemeal fashion, which c…
In what may actually be an understatement, Olaf Storbeck qualifies a new paper from John Joseph Wallis called “Did the New Deal Save Democracy and Capitalism” as having “stunning implications for economic policy.” I would go even further. Wallis m…
