Commentator Andrea Learned has enjoyed living here for a few years, but now she’s moving on – and reflecting on how much her time in Vermont has meant for her developing career in sustainable business.
Commentator Andrea Learned has been wondering where people and businesses will find sustainability, once they’ve changed their light bulbs and mastered recycling.
Consumers are starting to expect sustainability from the brands they buy. Commentator Andrea Learned thinks the time is ripe for companies to go beyond green labels.
Commentator Andrea Learned has been contemplating our culture’s tendency toward extreme pendulum swings. She thinks we should all be seeking the center instead.
Commentator Andrea Learned sees a need for the media to tell more grass-roots sustainability stories, in order to make the possibilities even more real to both consumers and businesses.
Fresh from a Goddard College residency, commentator Andrea Learned is all fired up about Vermont as a leader in socially responsible business and educated consuming.
With all the news of struggles in this bad economy, commentator Andrea Learned sees a silver lining in the power consumers now have to force the issue of corporate social responsibility.
Commentator Andrea Learned has been thinking about the case for a strong national green economy, and the opportunity she sees for Vermont to celebrate its green business credentials.