{"id":2335,"date":"2015-10-26T09:21:46","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T09:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.instantoffices.com\/blog\/?p=2335"},"modified":"2022-03-22T09:23:26","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T09:23:26","slug":"ted-talks-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.instantoffices.com\/blog\/business-growth\/ted-talks-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"TED Talks \u2013 Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Want to find out more about the case for going <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instantoffices.com\/blog\/featured\/growth-green-office-trend\/\">green<\/a>? These five inspiring TED Talks explain why a step towards sustainability is not only good for the environment, but for business too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Abundance is our future: Peter Diamandis<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not saying we don&#8217;t have our set of problems; we surely do. But ultimately, we knock them down,\u201d says Peter Diamandis. In this talk, the inspiring speaker makes a case for optimism. He says that while the media tends to feed us negative news, leading us to become pessimistic about the world, the human race will overcome by inventing, innovating and creating ways to solve the challenges that loom over us &#8211; leading us to a future of abundance.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BltRufe5kkI?list=PLa5_CCZ0k9jH0u737zD5qaMAiULE2u2Ka\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The investment logic for sustainability: Chris McKnett<\/h2>\n<p>Sustainability is one of the world&#8217;s most important goals; but we need to find a group that can really help to make significant environmental progress. But who? According to Chris McKnett, large institutional investors are our best bet for a sustainable future. In this TED Talk he shows why finances aren\u2019t the only thing that should be propelling investors, and discusses why it is important for them to look at a company&#8217;s environmental, social and governance structures too.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rpOwTspdwkI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The business logic of sustainability: Ray Anderson<\/h2>\n<p>Industrial engineer and entrepreneur, Ray Anderson, talks about his inspirational success as a business owner who took his once fuel and resource heavy company and turned the system on its head. By reducing waste he not only increased sales, but doubled profits! In this TED Talk he shares his powerful vision for sustainable commerce.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iP9QF_lBOyA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Is global sustainability possible in a consumer society? Jon Alexander<\/h2>\n<p>In our consumer-led society, it is becoming increasingly difficult for people to identify themselves as anything more than consumers \u2013 this according to well-known ad man, Jon Alexander. In this enlightening talk he discusses why both brands and consumers need to take a hard look at the role they play in both sustainability and our larger society.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mor2CZj3KZQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Innovating to zero: Bill Gates<\/h2>\n<p>Entrepreneur and philanthropist Bill Gates shares his visions for the world\u2019s energy and a sustainable future in this TED Talk. Aiming for a goal of zero carbon emissions globally by the year 2050, Gates speaks about why he is backing a ground breaking new source of power.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JaF-fq2Zn7I\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We hope you\u2019ve enjoyed this week\u2019s post on sustainability. For more business tips, be sure to visit the rest of<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instantoffices.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Instant Offices\u2019 blog<\/a>, or follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Instant_Offices\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to find out more about the case for going green? These five inspiring TED Talks explain why a step towards sustainability is not only good for the environment, but for business too. &nbsp; Abundance is our future: Peter Diamandis &#8220;I&#8217;m not saying we don&#8217;t have our set of problems; we surely do. But ultimately, we knock them down,\u201d says Peter Diamandis. In this talk, the inspiring speaker makes a case for optimism. He says that while the media tends to feed us negative news, leading us to become pessimistic about the world, the human race will overcome by inventing, innovating and creating ways to solve the challenges that loom over us &#8211; leading us to a future of abundance. &nbsp; The investment logic for sustainability: Chris McKnett Sustainability is one of the world&#8217;s most important goals; but we need to find a group that can really help to make significant environmental progress. But who? According to Chris McKnett, large institutional investors are our best bet for a sustainable future. In this TED Talk he shows why finances aren\u2019t the only thing that should be propelling investors, and discusses why it is important for them to look at a company&#8217;s environmental, social and governance structures too. &nbsp; The business logic of sustainability: Ray Anderson Industrial engineer and entrepreneur, Ray Anderson, talks about his inspirational success as a business owner who took his once fuel and resource heavy company and turned the system on its head. By reducing waste he not only increased sales, but doubled profits! In this TED Talk he shares his powerful vision for sustainable commerce. &nbsp; Is global sustainability possible in a consumer society? Jon Alexander In our consumer-led society, it is becoming increasingly difficult for people to identify themselves as anything more than consumers \u2013 this according to well-known ad man, Jon Alexander. In this enlightening talk he discusses why both brands and consumers need to take a hard look at the role they play in both sustainability and our larger society. &nbsp; Innovating to zero: Bill Gates Entrepreneur and philanthropist Bill Gates shares his visions for the world\u2019s energy and a sustainable future in this TED Talk. Aiming for a goal of zero carbon emissions globally by the year 2050, Gates speaks about why he is backing a ground breaking new source of power. We hope you\u2019ve enjoyed this week\u2019s post on sustainability. For more business tips, be sure to visit the rest of Instant Offices\u2019 blog, or follow us on Twitter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,216],"tags":[147,67],"class_list":["post-2335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-growth","category-ted-talks","tag-sustainability","tag-ted-talks"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>TED Talks | Sustainability - Instant Offices Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"These five inspiring TED Talks explain why a step towards sustainability is not only good for the environment, but for business too. 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