Articles

A Walk Through Your Neighborhood. Anyway Magazine Spring 2023

Business Risk, Reward, and Resilience in the Face of Extreme Weather
The Huffington Post April 2017

Nature is Talking — Are you Listening and Re-Calibrating Strategy as Needed?
GreenBiz April 2017

Are You Measuring Your Company’s Full Value Creation?
BSR Business Brief Feb 2017

Is Your Company Leaving Value on the Table?
Brink News Oct 2016

The Clean Power Plan Desperately Needs Business Support
GreenBiz Oct 2016

The Spark for New Thinking May Be as Simple as Pulling Up Another Chair at the Corporate Decision-Making Table
Environmental Leader June 2016

Are You the Last to Know About the Benefit Multiplier of Investing in Nature?
The Huffington Post May 2016

Closing the Gap Between Seeing and Doing for Corporate Supply Chains
GreenBiz May 2016

Investing in Nature Can Be Win-Win-Win for Business, Communities, and the Environment
BSR Insight May 2016

The Benefit Multiplier of Investing in Nature
BSR Business Brief May 2016

The Business Rationale for Investing in Nature
GreenBiz May 2016

3 company to-dos for safer water systems
GreenBiz Feb 2016

Do Financial Services Firms only Monitor the Tip of the Iceberg?
GreenBiz Feb 2016

Are We Focused on Investing in Essential, Must-Have Items for Business Operating Environments?
The Huffington Post Jan 2016

The New Phase in the Evolution of Natural Capital Accounting
GreenBiz Jan 2016

Make Your Investments Water-Risk Ready
GreenBiz Dec 2015

The Next Hollywood Blockbuster on Cities, Technology & the Unexpected Role of Nature
The Huffington Post Dec 2015

Fertile Ground for Investing in Natural Capital
GreenBiz Nov 2015

Indonesian Forest Fires, Amazon Tipping Points, and the Business Case for Investing in Reforestation
Sustainable Brands Nov 2015

The Quiet Shift: Integrating Natural Capital & Ecosystem Services into Business Risk & Opportunity Assessment
CSRWire Nov 2015

What's Fundamentally Re-Shaping Business? Look to High School Chemistry
GreenBiz Nov 2015

Are Corporate Eyes Watching Water?
Sustainable Brands Sep 2015
How Climate Change and Natural Capital are Changing Banking
GreenBiz Aug 2015

Is Your Business Tagging Water as a Strategic and Operational Issue?
BRINK Aug 2015

Building the Business Case for Green Infrastructure
GreenBiz Jun 2015

Is Your Balance Sheet An Effective Management Tool?
The Huffington Post May 2015

Context, Business Risk & Stampeding Black Elephants
Sustainable Brands Apr 2015

Risky Waters: What Does my Company Do?
CSR Wire Apr 2015

Adaptation Strategies: Invest in Natural Capital
GreenBiz Mar 2015

Are You Looking at the Right Trends for Business Resilience and Growth?
The Economist Feb 2015

Are You Seeing What Lays in Your Company’s Wake?
CSRWire Feb 2015

'What if…?' Questions for 2015
GreenBiz Jan 2015

Global Public Sector Trends in Ecosystem Services 2009-2014
BSR Jan 2015

Making the Invisible Visible: Analytical Tools for Ecosystem Services
BSR Jan 2015

Private Sector Engagement with Ecosystem Services
BSR Jan 2015

Four Ways to Address the Water Crisis
Virgin Unite Dec 2014

Innovating Water Use with Fluid Thinking
GreenBiz Dec 2014

Building Companies for Climate Resilience One Brick at a Time
GreenBiz Nov 2014

Can Hallway Theater Be the Missing Link in Employee Engagement?
Sustainable Brands Nov 2014

How Apple, IKEA and Tesla Redefine Climate Change Practicality
GreenBiz Oct 2014

Lessons on Societal and Business Vulnerability and Resilience
The Economist Oct 2014

Why Businesses Need to Invest in Green Infrastructure
GreenBiz Oct 2014

How Companies Can Integrate Ecosystem Services into Due Diligence
GreenBiz Sep 2014

Making Sense of New Approaches to Business Risk and Opportunity Assessment
BSR Sep 2014

Why Independent Fishers Are the Key to Seafood Sustainability
The Guardian Sep 2014

Natural Capital Helps Businesses Put Environmental Metrics into Context
The Guardian Jul 2014

The Three Questions You Need to Ask About Assessing Water Risk
GreenBiz Jul 2014

New Business Decision-Making Aids in an Era of Complexity, Scrutiny, and Uncertainty: Tools for Identifying, Assessing, and Valuing Ecosystem Services
Chapter in a book entitled, "Handbook On The Economics Of Ecosystem Services And Biodiversity," Edited by Paulo A.L.D. Nunes, Pushpam Kumar, and Tom Dedeurwaerdere Jun 2014

The Two Sides of International Payment for Ecosystem Services Transactions: Exploring the Motivations for Demand and Supply
Chapter in book entitled: "Global Biodiversity Finance: The Case for International Payments for Ecosystem Services" May 2014

Care About Sustainable Fishing? You Need to Care About Climate Change Too
The Guardian Apr 2014

Ecosystem Malfunction: A New Class of Risk for Investors
CleanBiz Asia Apr 2014

The ‘Laws’ of Investment: Sunset of the Era of Moore’s Law & the Dawn of Diamond’s Law?
The Economist Apr 2014

Business Relevance of Natural Capital, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Assessing the Current State of Play
Sustainable Brands Mar 2014

From Brazil to Botswana, Nations Dig into Ecosystem Services
GreenBiz Mar 2014

From the Sushi Plate to the Investment Portfolio: Three Ways to Take Action on Ocean Health
The Huffington Post Mar 2014

How Can the Value of Nature Be Embedded in the World of Business?
The Guardian Mar 2014

Why More Firms Value Ecosystem Services
GreenBiz Mar 2014

Environmental Profit & Loss: The New Corporate Balancing Act
GreenBiz Feb 2014

Navigating Ocean Sustainability: Three Actions for the Seafood Industry
The Economist Feb 2014

Adapting Architecture and Design for a Resource-Constrained World
The Guardian Jan 2014

How to Design Beyond the Product: Innovating our Way Forward
GreenBiz Jan 2014

Three Sustainability Resolutions for all Businesses in 2014
The Guardian Jan 2014

Sustainability Leaders Can Learn Valuable Lessons from Nelson Mandela
The Guardian Dec 2013

A Wild Success: The Endangered Species Act at 40 -- Contribution
Endangered Species Coalition Nov 2013

Could LinkedIn, Apps and Games Revolutionize Sustainability?
The Guardian Nov 2013

A Comparative Assessment of Decision-Support Tools for Ecosystem Services Quantification and Valuation
Ecosystem Services Sep 2013

It's Time to Scale Traceability in the Seafood Industry
The Guardian Sep 2013

Local performance 2.0 : Integrating Corporate Social and Environmental Measurement & Management
International Resource Journal Sep 2013

Can We Handle the Truth About the Supply Chain of Our Consumer Goods?
The Guardian Aug 2013

Ecosystem Services: The Next Wave
GreenBiz.com Aug 2013

Is it Time to Divest from Unburnable Fossil Fuels?
GreenBiz.com Aug 2013

Business Expects Too Much from the Environment and Must Accept its Limits
The Guardian Jul 2013

Disruptive Innovation is Key for a Sustainable Economy
The Guardian Jul 2013

New Analytics to Identify Investor Risks and Opportunities Through the Lens of Ecosystem Services
Responsible Investor Jul 2013

Why Disney, BP and Rio Tinto Are Exploring Ecosystem Services
GreenBiz.com Jul 2013

Leaders Need to Think About the Compassionate Choice and Ripple Effects
The Guardian Jun 2013

Puma’s Forest Restoration Shows Growing Business Relevance of REDD+
GreenBiz.com Jun 2013

Re-Wiring the Economy: Measuring Environmental Implact
The Guardian Jun 2013

Business Risk to Biodiversity and Ecosystems Is Too Often Overlooked
The Guardian May 2013

Changing the System: Lessons from the [US] Midwest
GreenBiz May 2013

Investment Banks and Ecosystem Services: Letter to the Editor
Responsible Investor May 2013

What Henry Ford Can Teach Us About Sustainable Innovation
GreenBiz.com May 2013

The Next Frontier of IT-enabled Systems Thinking
GreenBiz.com Apr 2013

What Apple Can Teach Us About Gambling on Innovation
GreenBiz.com Apr 2013
Private Sector Uptake of Ecosystem Services Concepts and Frameworks
BSR Mar 2013

Seeing the Future Business Context
BSR Mar 2013

Seeing the Future Business Context: Scenarios of How Ecosystem Services Issues May Play Out and Affect the Private Sector
BSR Mar 2013
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What the Dot-Com Era Can Teach Us About CSR Reporting
GreenBiz.com Mar 2013

Five Public Sector Trends in Ecosystem Services
GreenBiz.com Feb 2013

Why Sustainability Aspiration Leads to Innovation
GreenBiz.com Feb 2013

Measuring and Managing Corporate Performance in an Era of Expanded Disclosure: A Review of the Emerging Domain of Ecosystem Services Tools
BSR Jan 2013

How Will Ecosystem Services Affect Corporate Decision Making?
GreenBiz.com Dec 2012

The Quiet (R)Evolution in Expectations of Corporate Environmental Performance
BSR Apr 2012

New Business Decision-Making Aids in an Era of Complexity, Scrutiny, and Uncertainty
BSR May 2011

New Business Decision-Making Aids in an Era of Complexity, Scrutiny, and Uncertainty
BSR May 2011

Investing in Forest Carbon: Lessons from the First Twenty Years
Forest Trends Jan 2011

Payments for Ecosystem Services: Getting Started -- A Primer
Forest Trends, The Katoomba Group, and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)) May 2008

Offsetting Emissions: A Business Brief on the Voluntary Carbon Market
The Ecosystem Marketplace and BSR Feb 2008

The New Markets for Environmental Services
BSR Dec 2007

Bio-Carbon and Corporate Climate Strategy: A Business Brief on Emissions Reductions Via Forestry and Land Use Projects
BSR Nov 2007

At the Crest of a Wave: A Proactive Approach to Corporate Water Strategy
BSR and the Pacific Institute Sep 2007

Ignition: What You Can Do to Fight Global Warming and Spark a Movement
Island Press Jul 2007

Dipping their Toes in: Conversations with Multinational Companies on Environmental Markets
Environmental Finance May 2007

Negotiating for Nature's Services: A Primer for Seller's of Ecosystem Services for Identifying & Approaching Prospective Private Sector Buyers
Forest Trends 2007

Re-Considering Product Design: A Practical “Road-Map” for Integration of Sustainability Issues
Journal of Cleaner Production 2007

A Three-Pronged Approach to Corporate Climate Strategy
BSR Oct 2006

Unintended Consequences and the Art of Designing Sustainability Strategies
Corporate Environmental Strategy: International Journal of Corporate Sustainability Jan 2005

Fitting Together the Building Blocks for Sustainability: A Revised Model for Integrating Ecological, Social, and Financial Factors into Business Decision-Making
Journal of Cleaner Production 2005

Effecting Change in Complex Social Systems: A Dialogue on Overarching Principles to Inform Action
Reflections: The Society of Organizational Learning Journal on Knowledge, Learning, and Change 2004

Ants, Galileo, and Gandhi: Designing the Future of Business through Nature, Genius, and Compassion
Greenleaf Publishing Oct 2003

Collaborative Salmon Recovery Planning: Examining Implementation and Decision-Making
Society & Natural Resources: An International Journal 2003

(Re)Claiming Space and Place through Collaborative Planning in Rural Oregon
Political Geography 2001

Global Linkages to Community-Based Ecosystem Management
Journal of Sustainable Forestry 2001