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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Ecocentricity Blog: Back to School, Hypothetically Speaking
If I had to do it all over again, I would want an education that directly prepared me for solving the climate crisis.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Ecocentricity Blog: One Good Deed
When we decide not to purchase an item we would otherwise want, or when we choose an option that has a long lifespan rather than being disposable in the short or medium term, multiple good things happen.

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Ecocentricity Blog: Not-So-Happy Reading
We need as many people as possible to truly understand the climate crisis and its causes in order to solve it. So I would like to challenge you to actually sit down and read what the climate scientists wrote.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Ecocentricity Blog: Net Positive: Leaving the World Better Than You Found It
The business world has seen environmental action start with compliance, then to “beyond compliance,” stretch goals, measuring sustainability, measuring net zero, and now to “net positive.”

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: Eyes Ahead
More and more, people are becoming aware of the value that diversity brings. We need ALL voices at the table, because we ALL have a role to play in healing the earth and in becoming a more just species.

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: In The Now
Gravity isn’t something that preserves the status quo - it’s constantly trying to create change, to make things go faster. I feel like a similar force, even if not quantifiable, is acting upon human societies right now.

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: Looking Back
Ray C. Anderson would have been 87 today. His family continues to work tirelessly to keep his legacy alive during this critical time of change in the world.

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: Life Creates Conditions Conducive to Life
No matter how much we might foul her, nature will continue her laborious work to clean herself, to renew herself, and to become more resilient. And most amazingly of all, she doesn’t hold a grudge against our rebellious little species.

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: Thirsty Lands
In case you haven’t noticed, it’s the western part of the United States that is feeling thirsty right now. The combination of high temperatures and less rain than usual has been brutal, and the scariest part is that there is no end in sight.

Environment

Ecocentricity Blog: What If I Told You
What if I told you…that something with only 3% of the size can do 33% of the work? This is the story of peatlands.

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