2017
Making Globalization Work for Your Company
August 17, 2017
Companies once held accountable only for the direct, contractually specified or regulated consequences of their actions now find themselves responsible...
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2016
A Day of Reckoning for the Wine Industry: Part 2
September 22, 2016
Of all human activity, modern agriculture is the largest single contributor to global greenhouse gas (GHG) production, to deforestation and...
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A Day of Reckoning for the Wine Industry
August 25, 2016
My work with sustainable agriculture began in the coffee industry, during a period of tremendous growth in high-quality coffee shops...
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Social Responsibility in the Global Wine Industry Part II: Workers and Community
June 29, 2016
Environmental stewardship has received much attention in the wine industry, but firms must also address social sustainability to be considered...
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Social Responsibility in the Global Wine Industry: Part 1
May 29, 2016
Many people who aren't familiar with corporate social responsibility assume that it only involves making companies right the social wrongs...
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2015
How to Make Corporate Responsibility Work for Multinational Corporations
January 9, 2015
In my last post, I discussed how multinational corporations are often blamed for the negative impacts of globalization. The reality...
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Making Globalization Work for Your Company
January 5, 2015
Today's CR as a business strategy includes integrated development, philanthropy abroad Globalization ‘ the growing integration of economies and societies...
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2014
CSR: Living in a Material World
October 30, 2014
Materiality is an accounting concept relating to the importance of an amount, transaction or discrepancy. Information can be considered material,...
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New Zealand Pillars of Sustainability: Part II
August 4, 2014
In my last blog post, I discussed the first three of seven Pillars of Sustainability outlined by Sustainable Winegrowing New...
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New Zealand Pillars of Sustainability: Part I
July 14, 2014
Martinborough, NZ Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand demonstrates the country’s outstanding commitment to securing a socially responsible, economically viable and environmentally...
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New Zealand: A Heritage of Sustainability
June 26, 2014
Sustainability is in the heritage, history and tradition of life in New Zealand. Earlier this month, I had the opportunity...
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Board-Level Accountability for Sustainability: Why it Matters
May 9, 2014
Many corporate CEOs and investors have accepted the premise that sustainability issues are material to the long-term success of any...
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Wine: A New Gateway to Sustainable Agriculture
April 21, 2014
For years I have worked in the realm of sustainable agriculture, primarily on coffee, tea and cocoa production and marketing....
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Water & Sustainable Agriculture: Inextricably Linked
March 28, 2014
World Water Day is held each year on March 22 as a means of focusing attention on the importance of...
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Creating Business Opportunity for Women in Tanzania
March 7, 2014
Women entrepreneurs are increasingly recognized across the world for the success of their businesses and for their important contributions to...
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Save Water, Drink Wine? Not Necessarily
February 28, 2014
While America's thirst for wines and premium wines continues to grow, the prime areas in Napa and Sonoma County are...
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Relationships between Organic & Sustainable Agriculture in Winegrowing
February 21, 2014
In recent years, climate change, water shortages and international discussions about sustainable and environmentally friendly actions have forced us to...
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Sustainability in Wine
February 12, 2014
Many industries are now focused on the "triple-bottom-line" of balancing economic, environmental and social dimensions of sustainability -- addressing the...
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2013
Choosing the Perfect Wine for Thanksgiving Dinner
November 23, 2013
Wondering what wines to serve with Thanksgiving dinner? Here are my suggestions. Many of these will also pair quite well...
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TWENTY-FOUR HOURS WITHOUT WATER
January 26, 2013
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. ~Thomas Fuller This week I was reminded of...
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2012
CAPE WINE EXHIBITION 2012, SOUTH AFRICA
December 23, 2012
After a four-year hiatus, Cape Wine was held in late September in Capetown, South Africa. I had the opportunity to...
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My Sustainability Journey
November 8, 2012
In our goal-oriented world, it might seem strange to say that sustainability is a journey, not a destination. My story...
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