Ecocentricity Blog

A bi-monthly blog by John Lanier, director of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation and grandson of the late Ray C. Anderson.  Musings from John as he manages the private family foundation that keeps Ray's legacy alive. Subscribe here.

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Environment
Ecocentricity Blog: Tabletop Forestry
By playing the game of Photosynthesis, you can see the full life cycle of trees from seedlings to eventual death and understand how an entire forest can arise from planting just a few trees.
Environment
Ecocentricity Blog: What Makes a Goal Good
If a company doesn’t know how to accomplish a sustainability goal, then that’s a good thing! The uncertainty and stress that is induced by a stretch-goal invites creativity, innovation, and growth.
Responsible Production & the Circular Economy
Ecocentricity Blog: Vinyl Is in Style
When they made the decision to enter the LVT market, Interface was committed to pioneering more sustainable manufacturing processes and figuring out how to close the loop on the product.
Responsible Production & the Circular Economy
Ecocentricity Blog: What's Down Is Up
Researchers have developed a recycling technology that allows them to turn polyurethane foams and films into a dense plastic with potential applications like shopping cart wheels or car bumpers.
Corporate Responsibility
Ecocentricity Blog: Built for Flight: Retooling Our Economy to Soar
Coronavirus is not the only economic shock that has been or will be experienced (cough, the climate crisis, cough). It is possible for our economy to evolve and become more resilient in the face of such shocks.
Environment
Ecocentricity Blog: Animal Algebra
This is the third year that the Ray C. Anderson Foundation has calculated its carbon footprint and purchased corresponding offsets to be carbon neutral. They're proud of it, and would encourage any readers out there to consider doing the same.
Environment
Ecocentricity Blog: A Humble Species
Maybe, just maybe, we need to slow down and be humbler as a species to solve our environmental problems. What if we could do so on our terms, and not the terms of a virus?
Health & Healthcare
Ecocentricity Blog: Two Sides of the Same Coin
Whether we are talking about pandemic justice or environmental justice, the situation is largely the same. The poor among us are suffering.
Environment
Ecocentricity Blog: My Calling
Though Ray Anderson is John Lanier's greatest inspiration as an environmentalist, it is John's faith that fundamentally motivates him to care for the earth.
Environment
Ecocentricity Blog: COVID-19 and the Climate Crisis, Part III
The lesson to be learned is the importance of proactively getting ahead of exponential growth.

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