Essays & Other Writing
Book
Salon.com essays
Sustainable Industries columns
Newspaper opinion essays
Speeches, etc.
Book
Father Figures
A memoir about a strategy for growing up without a father, and a family's means of coping with grief and loss. Hardcover published in 2003 by ReganBooks and HarperCollins. Paperback edition published in 2004.
Salon.com essays
Climate of Hope
Widely cited and circulated article focuses on the role of hope in helping to mobilize support for solutions to the climate crisis.
The Real White House Heart Problem
Essay on the value of honest communication in government.
A National Disgrace
A 2001 critique of the Bush Administrations decision to withdraw from negotiations over the Kyoto Protocol.
Not Exactly Fatherless
Essay on a child's strategy for growing up without a father; written after the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Sustainable Industries columns
What's sustainability got to do with it
Why CSR should always be considered in the context of a company's brand campaigns. August 2007.
How leaders embrace change moments.
Great leaders understand the importance of timing, particularly when it comes to sensitive issues. June 2007.
Engagement at the point of sale.
Before NGO partners can help a company find solutions, they should understand how the company sells its products and services. April 2007.
120 months and counting.
Why the climate crisis requires urgent action, and why business leaders should care about it. February 2007.
Shattering the glass of corporate-speak.
Sometimes the fact of a strong stand matters as much as its content. November 2006.
Thinking broadly about business education
In surfing, you reach a point on a wave where you either ride it or get hammered by it. So it is in business. CSR is a way to scan the horizon for waves to avoid and waves to ride. September 2006
How many lawyers does it take to change?
How to work well and closely with legal counsel on CSR issues. July 2006.
Newspaper opinion essays
New York Times: Running With Blinders
A campaign strategy for eliminating negative attacks and focusing on the future.
Los Angeles Times: We Can Build Up to a Living Wage
Opinion column about potential reforms in the apparel industry.
Newark Star-Ledger: Faced With an Ordeal, He Flourished
Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt shows the value of character in national politics.
Speeches, etc.
Making a Difference in the Life of a Child
Keynote Address to the Fifth Annual Pediatric Leadership Luncheon, Providence Hospice of Seattle Foundation & Safe Crossings Foundation.
Commencement Address
MBA graduation ceremony at the University of Oregon's Lundquist College of Business.
Strengths and Limits of Consumer-Driven Codes of Conduct
Paper presented at a conference hosted by the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Religious Values in Business; topic is reforms in the apparel industry.
Reality Check
Ground-breaking essay in the Patagonia catalog.
Q=E
Patagonia catalog essay on the need to meet both environmental and quality expectations.