This was our first in a series of dialogues aimed at taking Pope Francis’ Encyclical to Action. It was a wonderful evening with an amazing panel of speakers. We all went home motivated to craft the strategy necessary for change!
Category: NCS Interns
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Turning Passion into Action
NCS Interns: Where Are They Now Series My internship at Nat Cap was the first step in turning a passion for environmental stewardship into a new career. The very talented Nat Cap staff worked side by side with interns, treating us as colleagues, to produce their research and many consulting and education projects. I’ve...
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A Small Team Making a Big Difference: An Intern’s Look at NCS
By 2014 NCS Intern Teija Mortvedt “Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you and you can change it, you can influence it, you can build your own things that other people can use. Once you learn that, you’ll never be the same again.” -Steve...
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Don't Buy This Jacket: Lessons in Successful Values Marketing
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Sustainable Brands (by LH Lovins & Colette Crouse, 2012 NCS Intern) 18 December 2012 Ask any member of the Outdoor Industry Association’s Sustainability Working Group or Sustainable Apparel Coalition and they will...
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Local Impact
ALSO POSTED BY: Sustainable Industries 27 September 2012 Written by Hanna Schum 2012 Intern If you think engaging employees across several departments within your company is challenging, try engaging every employee from public defenders to road maintenance workers in one of California’s largest counties. Alameda County is tackling just that, using sustainability to rally their employees to...
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Burritos, Shampoo, and Blue Jeans – Oh My!
ALSO POSTED BY: Sustainable Brands 26 July 2012 Written by Lily Thaisz (Program Manager) & Colette Crouse 2012 Intern What do blue jeans have in common with burritos and shampoo? All are making the business case for sustainability and employee engagement. And they are doing so by empowering their employees, unifying company and employee values,...
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Engaging Employees in Sustainability 2.0
ALSO POSTED BY: Sustainable Brands 26 July 2012 Written by Toby Russell (CEO) & Thomas Hendrick 2012 Intern Sustainability is more than just a Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) checklist or making a commitment to reduce carbon emissions. It spurs innovation, creates new ways of delivering services, and often comes from ideas by employees at every...
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The Future We Want is Now, According to Sustainability Expert William Becker
Written by Eryn Elder and Lenore Silberman 2012 Interns Our very own Bill Becker attended Rio+20, the United Nations sustainability summit in Rio deJaneiro, Brazil this June. Bill attended to display the Future We Want (FWW) in the form of a visual media exhibit—this project has become a global platform calling for positive solutions for...
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22 May 2012 | New York, NY | Women in Conservation Changing the World: Hunter Lovins Honored as 2012 Rachel Carson Award Recipient
Written by Colette Crouse, 2012 NCS Intern The National Audubon Society recently recognized our very own Hunter Lovins as an influential environmental pioneer. Hunter was chosen as one of this year’s recipients of the prestigious Rachel Carson Award, which honors visionary women whose dedication, talent and energy have advanced environmental educational locally and globally. The...