It’s 2025, and did you know that the global smoking rate has dropped to around 15%? (The last known statistic is from 2020, and it was 23.6% then. Clearly, 15% is my estimate, and as you can see, I try to put a positive spin on it.) On the other hand, climate change awareness has […]
A new series begins! Unpacking Climate Change: The Science, the Myths, and the Urgency of Action
“99% of the people you’re talking to have heard something pretty similar to what you’re saying.” That’s what you’ll hear when you tune into the 5Cs podcast this week. My guest, a professor, nonprofit director, and author, drops this truth bomb while discussing funding for sustainability projects. But here’s the thing: this applies […]
The final instalment in the series about Responsible Sourcing with Chris Van Bergen, an expert in social impact and sustainability.
Let’s face it. Leading a business today is vastly different from how it used to be. Add in that you are trying to do good in the world, whether it’s about the planet, social justice or whatever specific moral and ethical hill you are climbing, and poof, you need different and better ways to help […]
This is a little story about courage, trust, and the magic that happens when we drop our masks. Three months ago, I invested a few thousand dollars in someone’s quest. Three weeks ago — perhaps foolishly — I sent the creator some unsolicited feedback on how to make her offering more customer-focused. This week, she […]
Last weekend was the “May Two-Four” weekend in Canada—our unofficial start of summer and usually a big celebration. But mine began with a 13-hour wait in the Emergency Department. (Don’t worry—I’m fine, and my husband, as of this morning, while still in the hospital, is recovering well.) Sure, I grumbled about wasting my precious […]
New series about Responsible Sourcing with Chris Van Bergen, an expert in social impact and sustainability.
I’ve been thinking about mirrors lately. Not the kind that show us whether our hair is cooperating or if we have spinach in our teeth, but the invisible ones we encounter every day — those moments when life holds up a reflection of who we really are, like when we’re faced with a difficult decision, […]
Three part new series called Barriers to Change; Changing the Barriers. With a Change agent expert from the Netherlands.