Marc Gunther tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-4970782006-10-19T20:13:11-04:00Corporate America: Making the World A Better Place...Or Not. This blog is about the impact of business on society. TypePadtypepad/HfIjhttp://feedburner.google.comMy blog has moved!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-135317322006-10-19T20:13:11-04:002006-10-19T20:13:11-04:00My blog has moved to a new site, with more content and features. Please visit www.marcgunther.com Thanks.Marc GuntherFree Market Environmentalismtag:typepad.com,2003:post-132312502006-10-06T19:47:05-04:002006-10-06T19:47:05-04:00What does free market environmentalism mean? It means applying market solutions to environmental problems. Case in point: Charging higher admission fees to get into the national parks. Before we get to that, let me introduce you to Terry Anderson, the...Marc GuntherTed Turner's Montana Adventuretag:typepad.com,2003:post-131758282006-10-04T06:58:24-04:002006-10-04T06:58:24-04:00The highlight of my trip to Montana last weekend was a visit to the Flying D, Ted Turner's ranch. It's a breathtakingly beautiful place, and an interesting one, too, because Turner is raising American bison, protecting the environment and trying...Marc GuntherThe 'Story' of Wheat Montanatag:typepad.com,2003:post-131271252006-10-01T09:57:02-04:002006-10-01T09:57:02-04:00When Dean Folkvord finished high school in 1978, his father Dale bought a wheat farm near Three Forks, Montana. Their only plan was to sell wheat. Since then, they have built a company Wheat Montana,, that sells wheat, mills flour,...Marc GuntherCan Newspapers Reinvent Themselves?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-130855902006-09-28T17:13:25-04:002006-09-28T17:13:25-04:00The slumping, stodgy newspaper industry has turned for help to one of America’s most creative, tech-savvy business thinkers, Harvard Business School prof Clayton M. Christensen. Let’s hope Christensen, an evangelist for radical change and author of the best-selling book, The...Marc GuntherKleenex--Wiping Out Forests?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-130407422006-09-27T07:04:57-04:002006-09-27T07:04:57-04:00In my CNNMoney.com column today, I look at the battle being waged by Greenpeace and the Natural Resources Defense Council against consumer products giant Kimberly-Clark. The environmentalists charge that K-C has failed to follow best practices in its sourcing of...Marc GuntherHP, Spies and Leakstag:typepad.com,2003:post-129950422006-09-24T15:50:43-04:002006-09-24T15:50:43-04:00While there are many things not to like about Hewlett Packard’s investigation into leaks by its board of directors, I’m struck, above all, by the likelihood that the entire enterprise was utterly unnecessary. Among other things, it turns out that...Marc GuntherCorporate volunteeringtag:typepad.com,2003:post-129657312006-09-22T11:42:15-04:002006-09-22T11:42:15-04:00In my coverage of corporate citizenship, I haven’t written much about voluntarism and philanthropy. Two reasons: It’s hard to write about them without sounding mushy, and typically they aren’t core to a company’s mission or impact. But I had the...Marc GuntherSmall Mart Revolution IItag:typepad.com,2003:post-129560212006-09-21T20:25:40-04:002006-09-21T20:25:40-04:00I recently wrote about Michael Shuman's thought-provoking new book, The Small Mart Revolution. He's asked me to post this reply. I will respond in a comment soon. Thanks so much, Michael...Here goes: I’m grateful to Marc Gunther for sharing with...Marc GuntherCorporate America's Gay Rights Revolutiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-129195602006-09-20T11:17:13-04:002006-09-20T11:17:13-04:00What do gay rights, global warming and labor conditions in China have in common? They are all issues about which mainstream companies are taking a more progressive stance than the White House or Congress. In my CNN Money column today,...Marc Gunther