Usually I skip the preface and acknowledgments in a book. With the decade old Natural Capitalism from Paul Hawken (author of The Ecology of Commerce), Amory Lovins, and Hunter Lovins, co-founders of Rocky Mountain Institute in Colorado, I felt it was going to provide valuable background and history. In reading these sections I was struck [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Natural Step’
First Thoughts on Natural Capitalism
June 14th, 2010 
Eric Wilson InterfaceRAISE: Sustainability Advisor Services
November 28th, 2009 Eric Wilson A few days ago, one of our posts discussed the steps that Interface Inc. – a carpet company from LaGrange, GA – had taken to achieve a level of sustainable business practices that places the company as an industry leader. After nearly a decade and a half of developing a sustainable business, Interface has begun [...]
Posted in Business, Conservation, Eric Wilson, Green Economy, Sustainability 
Tags: Interface, Lifecycle, Natural Step, Necessary Revolution 
No Comments »Timber’s Future: Sustainably Managed Forests
July 1st, 2009 Eric Wilson As mentioned at the end of yesterday’s post on Carleton Hart Architects and the Tualatin Valley Water District, today’s subject deals with another facet of Oregon’s Natural Step movement. Timber, at the heart of America’s expansion in the 19th century, represents a major opportunity in sustainable development. Although wood is a renewable resource, it has [...]
Developing Sustainably: 2 Case Studies in Portland, OR
June 30th, 2009 Eric Wilson Earlier this month, 2nd Green Revolution posted a series of stories about companies in an around Portland, Oregon that use The Natural Step philosophy in their business decisions. All of the companies profiled, including the architectural firm and public utility below, were featured on the documentary, Passion for Sustainability. Just like the companies discussed earlier, [...]
Posted in Business, Eric Wilson, Green Building, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Tags: Colorado, LEED, Natural Step, New Urbanism, Water, Water Conservation No Comments »Three Portland, Oregon Businesses Employing The Natural Step
June 23rd, 2009 Eric Wilson The past few days 2nd Green Revolution has written about The Natural Step and companies in Oregon that are working to implement this sustainable approach to business. In today’s post we are highlighting a few more businesses and the steps they are taking to be more in line with natural systems. They include a cleaning [...]
Passion for Sustainability: Oregon Businesses Using The Natural Step
June 21st, 2009 Eric Wilson The other day 2nd Green Revolution carried a story introducing “The Natural Step.” In Portland, Oregon, a number of companies and organizations are applying the principles of The Natural Step to their business. Among the companies working toward a green economy is Neil Kelly, a home builder in the Pacific Northwest. According to the documentary [...]
Posted in Business, Eric Wilson, Green Building, Green Products, Sustainable Development Tags: LEED, Lifecycle, Natural Step No Comments »The Natural Step: Using Natural Systems to Develop Sustainability
June 17th, 2009 Eric Wilson The Natural Step “is an international not-for-profit organisation (sic) dedicated to education, advisory work and research in sustainable development. Since 1989, we have worked with thousands of corporations, municipalities, academic institutions and not-for-profit organisations (sic) that have proven that moving strategically toward sustainability leads to new opportunities, reduced costs, and dramatically reduced ecological and social [...]
