Business, Sustainability & Innovation
Sustainable Business, Cleantech & Beyond
For more than 20 years, Joel Makower has been a well-respected voice on business, the environment, and the bottom line. As a writer, speaker, and entrepreneur on corporate sustainability practices, he has helped a wide range of companies align environmental goals with business strategy.
Joel is chairman and executive editor of GreenBiz Group, Inc., creator of GreenBiz.com and other popular web sites, research, and events on the greening of mainstream business. He hosts GreenBiz.com`s annual State of Green Business Forums, the annual GreenBiz Innovation Forum, and other events, and is author of the annual "State of Green Business" report.
Joel also is co-founder of Clean Edge Inc., a research and consulting firm focusing on clean technologies, and is senior strategist at GreenOrder, which consults with leading companies on strategic sustainability issues. From 1991 to 2005 he was editor of "The Green Business Letter," an award-winning monthly newsletter on corporate environmental strategy and practices.
Joel regularly keynotes corporate events, business associations, and regional business and economic development events, and is frequently quoted in major news media, including Fortune, Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today, Time, and public radio`s "Marketplace."
A former nationally syndicated columnist, Joel is author of more than a dozen books, including his latest, Strategies for the Green Economy (2008). Previous books include "Beyond the Bottom Line: Putting Social Responsibility to Work for Your Business and the World," about the profit and potential of socially responsible business practices; "The E-Factor: The Bottom-Line Approach to Environmentally Responsible Business," on how companies are responding to environmental challenges in positive and profitable ways, and "The Green Consumer," a best-selling guide to the environmental marketplace
The Associated Press has called him "The guru of green business practices."
Makower advises several green business and cleantech startups and sits on the board of the nonprofits Climate Counts, the Biomimicry Institute, and United Roots.
Joel`s topics are tailored for each audience. Sample topics include:
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Talk Titles:
The State of Green Business:
A frank assessment of key corporate sustainability trends and challenges -- the good and the not-so-good -- including both macro analysis as well as best practices and case studies.
The VERGE Opportunity:
Focusing on the convergence of energy, information, building, and transportation technologies that is transforming markets and creating vast new opportunities for both business and sustainability.
The Green Marketing Conundrum:
The challenges facing companies seeking to promote green products and a green image, why companies often stumble and how leadership companies are succeeding.
Speaking Topics:
Environment, Green, Business, Journalists, Sustainability, Marketing
