Green Hypocrites: The Cost of Doing Business

Last night Fox News ran a piece on hypocritical celebrities who preach environmentalism but practice wastefulness. The story claimed that John Travolta, Madonna, Barbra Streisand and other stars advocate green practices while indulging in extravagances like fuel devouring private jets, elaborate road crews and tour buses and heat-wasting mansions.
Fox is probably right. The [...]

A fancy name for common courtesy

A well known CEO once said that labor unions were the result of bad management. He felt that his company was well run, so unions were unnecessary.
His self serving remarks actually reveal some truth. If workers were treated better through history, labor unions may not exist. Common sense and courtesy would be [...]

Top 5 Reasons for Working at JustMeans

1. I’m being paid to create social change.
2. Instead of reading about world problems, I’m now talking to people about solutions too.
3. I’m learning that some people whose motives I distrusted actually do want to be part of the solution.
4. I’m becoming a citizen of cyberspace (not easy for a meet-and-greet type of guy).
5. I [...]

Introducing Mark

Hello, I’m Mark Elis and I recently joined JustMeans. I am new to the world of corporate social responsibility, and this is my first blog. So here I am in a new company, a new industry and using a new medium. My triple bottom line. Nowhere to go but up. [...]