Quality and Sustainability

There are some similarities between the introduction of Quality Systems into the workplace and the development of Sustainability. When the idea of quality was first introduced it was the remit of the production department and only later did it spread across all departments and become part of the way that business is done. Currently, sustainability is […]

Natural Capitalism – a book review

Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution. (1999) Hawkens, P. Lovins, A. Lovins, H. Published by Little Brown & Company.   Natural Capitalism is a book published in 1999 that was co-authored by Paul Hawkens, Amory & Hunter Lovins. It was a best seller and very influential book that popularised the idea that the current […]

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Opportunities for Social Business

At the Clann Credo “Common Cents” conference in Dublin on March 28th, Emmanuel Vallens of the Single Market Policy unit spoke about the development of the new Social Business Initiative

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Training ‘green’ entrepreneurs

SustainEd is delighted to have won a contract with the Ballymun/WhitehallPartnership to work with ‘green’ entrepreneurs on their strategic and business planning. The work is part of a long term incubation project that supports entrepreneurs in developing their business ideas into profitable enterprises.

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Defining Sustainability

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Submission to government

SustainEd responded to the call for submissions to the governments Framework for Sustainable Development by making suggestions about some opportunities that exist for businesses in Ireland in respect of sustainability. A copy of our submission document can be seen here http://www.sustained.ie/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/SustainEd-SusDevReport-Mar2012-print.pdf

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Intentional Collaboration

Exploring the potential of diverse talent connecting in the process of generating new models for change, working together around shared visions blending economic viability with improved work practice. The end result which may yet need to be clarified or quantified is that of becoming smarter, more effective and achieving goals faster though value exchange. Collaboration is more about a way of working rather than a focus on ‘what we do’.

2…4…6…8…Why should we Collaborate?

It seems that everyone is talking about collaboration these days. A recent edition of the Harvard Business Review was a double issue, focussing on collaboration. What is this fuss all about? People have been collaborating for years, surely. Businesses have had close working relationships with suppliers and customers for many years. The world of business […]

What is Conscious Capitalism?

This article is reproduced from the website www.consciouscapitalism.org Definition of Conscious Capitalism derived from Conscious Capitalism, Inc. Conscious Capitalism is a registered trademark of Conscious Capitalism, Inc. Conscious Capitalism Conscious Capitalism is an emerging form of capitalism that holds the potential for enhancing business/organisational performance while simultaneously enhancing the quality of life for billions of […]


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