Hypercompetition

From the Sustainability Dictionary: Often a characteristic of new markets and industries, hypercompetition occurs when technologies or offerings are so new that standards and rules are in flux, resulting in competitive advantages that cannot be sustained. In response, companies must constantly compete in price or quality, or innovate in supply chain management, new value creation, or have enough financial capital to outlast other competitors. This phenomenon is described in Richard A. D’aveni’s book of the same name.



Report Identifies Energy Efficiency Personnel Bottleneck, Calls for More Training

The energy efficiency services sector is set to boom, but a lack of qualified personnel could jeopardize that growth, according to a new report (PDF) from the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The report argues that increased training in, and awareness of, energy efficiency methods in the building design and construction trades will be necessary. [...]

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Jeffrey Hollender on His New Book, CSR 2.0, and Blowing Your Lawyer’s Mind

Yesterday, Jen Boynton published a review of Jeffrey Hollender and Bill Breen’s new book, The Responsibility Revolution. Be sure to check out the review and grab a copy when you can–it really is as good as Jen says. The only thing more captivating than reading Hollender’s latest writing is talking to him personally, which I [...]

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Day 1 at the BSR Conference: Reset Economy. Reset World.

By Deborah Fleischer, Green Impact After a weekend at Bioneers, with luminaries such as Michael Pollan and Joanna Macy,  yesterday I headed to the Hyatt in San Francisco for BSR’s conference:  Reset Economy. Reset World:  Delivering Business Value by Thinking Big and Embracing Long-Term Sustainability Trends. BSR works with a global network of more than [...]

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