Abundance Blog
News and ideas from Paladino's team of industry leaders.
A lesson in history: the fate of humanity rests in the health of our ecosystem
By Tom Paladino
Are you upset about the presidential primary elections and caucuses? Candidates are sounding the alarm about national security. They want bigger walls and fences. More guns. Closed borders. Religious tests. Never have I felt so torn between what I know…
Millennials add sustainable transportation to their workplace wish-list
Green Biz recently released its Annual State of the Green Business report. The 70+ page report addressed 10 unique sustainability trends – and one stood out above all the others: transit-oriented workplace initiatives. Millennials’ fastest growing issue is how they…
Beyond Mixed: How Good Design Supports Building and Community Integration
We are always impressed when a building artfully integrates function with sustainability and community. That’s why we are particularly captivated by Sundboyster Hall II by Dorte Mandrup Arkiteker, recently awarded the World Architecture News Mixed-Use Award 2015. In competition with…
Will More Renewable Energy Sources Cause Economic Difficulties?
January was a wild ride. A massive storm called Jonas headed straight for the Northeast and was estimated to cost cities as much as $1.8 million per inch of snow - and cost the economy an estimated $1 BILLION overall. By the…
What I learned while preparing for my GRI G4 exam
If your organization is beginning to consider releasing corporate sustainability reports, the GRI G4 are the guidelines that you need to follow. There are as many ways to report on sustainability as there are techniques to be sustainable. And many…