Using Industrial Ecology to Rethink Fashion Consumerism
Assessing the Apparel Industry as a Whole The apparel industry is massive. From a supply side, clothing and textiles represent about seven percent of world exports, with China alone accounting for nearly a quarter of the world’s apparel exports. On the demand side, 2011 consumption levels in the global textile and garment industry reached nearly […]
Grounding the Scale of Climate Change
The “Global” in Climate Change When we hear about global climate change its scale can be overwhelming. One of two responses can override our rational brain. One response by some could be the thought that global climate change is such a big problem it is difficult to fully comprehend. You would not be alone in […]
Corporate Sustainability is The Long-Term Strategy
The Business That is “In It” for Profit It is – or should be – a very obvious fact that for-profit companies are established to make money. They do so through revenues by way of selling products or services. Making revenues, however, is not sufficient. The goal is to have their gross receipts from products […]
Affecting Climate Change Personally
The Proposed Goal It is not a pipe-dream to think we can dramatically cut our national and individual (or per capita) greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. “Drastic” reductions of at least 30 percent, 50 percent or more within the next decade is doable and well within our individual capacities to realize. We need to know where to […]
Hidden Obstacle to Women Networks
The Historical Take on the Drawbacks of Women Networking When it comes to the reasons why women are less adept at professional networking than men, the differences between the sexes’ priorities and preferences are often highlighted as the main barriers to women’s success. Recent articles[1] on why professional women are disadvantaged in their networking skills […]
The MisEducation of Women
The Role of Women: Obedience The role of women in our culture is all messed up and discombobulated. From a very early age, girls are asked to carry themselves in a way that comports to societies expectations of them. And that society is patriarchal. This is where the problem begins and persists. At a young […]
Level 0: Impacts of Climate Change on Us: Individuals
Climate Is Not Uniform. Where you Live Will Determine Your Likely Impacts The impacts of climate change on our daily individual lives will be dependent on where we live within the U.S. but more generally, they will range from small to large. Island residents and individuals living in or close to coastal communities within the […]
Support Remanufacture: Adaptation Strategy #6
The Idea Behind Remanufacture Remanufacture is a bit of a misnomer. Remanufacturer is a term for the manufacturing industry focused on the production of hard and large durable goods in which an old product is made nearly new again, to be reused as if it were new. Remanufacturer also means rebuilding a product or piece […]
Adaptation Strategy #5: Managing Our Wants & Needs
Adaptation Concepts There are many adaptation strategies to be employed to combat climate change and to better prepare us to endure and recover from disasters that strike. I’ve grouped them into eight major categories (see below). These all generally relate to adaptations to be deployed by individuals. Recycle Reuse Efficiency Reduce […]
Embracing Adaptability. Developing Resiliency.
System Shocks Make Personal Adaptation Necessary. When we speak about climate change, adaptation strategies help guide us through to a “new” norm while building our resiliency to episodic shocks that are expected to come. The same can be said for acute shocks like the one we are experiencing today with Covid-19. Here’s the base reasoning: […]