Jeffrey Hollender famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

I think that today, more so than ever, corporate responsibility is the best strategic as well as financial path that most businesses can follow. For most businesses there are both compelling reasons to be responsible and compelling statistics that validate that responsible businesses do better according to traditional financial metrics. Of course, how you define "responsible" is somewhat of a conundrum.
-- Jeffrey Hollender

#Responsibility #Thinking #Statistics
My experience to date has been that change, particularly relative to business, rarely happens in a revolutionary way. That isn't to say there are not times when major change happens, but my experience is that particularly when you're encouraging businesses to change of their own volition, the change is more slow over time. I don't think global trade is going to go away. I think it's unlikely that global trade and multinationals are not going to be around.
-- Jeffrey Hollender

#Business #Thinking #Going Away
The vision behind our idea is a world where people don't carry hazardous chemicals in their bodies, the environment is free of toxic pollutants, and the economy diligently conserves its natural resources for consumers and future generations. We want to make it easier for consumers to create this world through their purchasing decisions and everyday activities.
-- Jeffrey Hollender

#Business #Ideas #People
The more money that you have, the easier it becomes to hide that and avoid taxes.
-- Jeffrey Hollender

#Easier #More Money #Taxes
Seventh Generationâ€™s work with Carol Sanford made me a better values-based leader.
-- Jeffrey Hollender

#Leader #Generations #Made
What does the world need that you can provide?â€â€¨Express your social mission, whether itâ€™s cause marketing, volunteering, culture, environmental initiatives, sustainable products, or corporate philanthropyâ€¨Start before scale: make a commitment, take small steps and then scale when youâ€™re readyâ€¨Internalize and share your social missionâ€¨Be unfailingly transparent â€“ â€œIf youâ€™re not scared by what youâ€™re saying, youâ€™re not sharing enough
-- Jeffrey Hollender

#Commitment #Volunteer #Marketing
Yes, I am optimistic about the environment. If you assume business is exerting the most negative influence on the environment and also has the possibility to impact it positively, there are a bunch of forces that are impacting business that are fundamentally different from the situation 3 or 4 years ago.
-- Jeffrey Hollender

#Business #Optimistic #Impact
Seventh Generation’s work with Carol Sanford made me a better values-based leader.
-- Jeffrey Hollender

#Leader #Generations #Made

I think that the young people today feel a tremendous sense of responsibility to their brothers and sisters because of the sacrifices that most families make to send their children to college.
It is the woman - nearly always - in spite of all the advances of modern feminism, who still takes responsibility for the bulk of the chores, as well as doing her paid job. This is true even in households where men try to be unselfish and to do their share.
I like teaching and the contact with young minds keeps one on one's toes, but increasing responsibilities have forced me to shed much of it in recent years.
There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king. And it's about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people.
The government, whether state or central, is elected. That means we have a responsibility to elect the right kind of leaders.
Goodbye, my almost lover. Goodbye, my hopeless dream. I'm trying not to think about you, can't you just let me be? So long, my luckless romance, my back is turned on you. Should've known you'd bring me heartache. Almost lovers always do.
Americans think the only funny Brits are John Cleese, Benny Hill and whoever makes our toothpaste. They're not laughing with us, they are laughing at us.
Some of my academic friends think Ive fallen from a very special grace.
Because of a friend, life is a little stronger, fuller, more gracious thing for the friend's existence, whether he be near or far. If the friend is close at hand, that is best; but if he is far away he still is there to think of, to wonder about, to hear from, to write to, to share life and experience with, to serve, to honor, to admire, to love.
You should treat as many patients as possible with the new drugs while they still have the power to heal.

Jeffrey Hollender famous quotes

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