When I was employed by Johnson and Johnson over a decade ago, sustainability became one of the focus areas; but, at that time, sustainability was primarily environmental stewardship of manufactured products and ensuring proper we management throughout their life cycles. The idea of sustainability has morphed into a term that includes not only the life…
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Managing Electronic Waste
Over the last week I have been researching electronic waste (e-waste) for a client project. During my research I discovered something that is intuitive but probably not often considered, as our society integrates more electronics—smartphones, readers, tablet computers, etc.—the disposal of these materials is of increasing concern. One of the most astounding facts I…
Sustainability Lessons from the National Parks
In my previous article I discussed sustainability and defined it as the ability to use the available natural resources in a manner that maintains harmony between humans and nature which enables the use of these resources for present and future generations. What better place to see the harmony between people and nature than a national…