IKEA provides free bicycles and trailers for hauling your stuff home – But only in Denmark so far: “About 20% of IKEA’s customers ride their bicycles to the stores – even though most of then are located outside the cities. IKEA in Denmark has now introduced a free bicycle hire scheme with VELORBIS bicycles and…more
Environmental Constraint = Better Quality – A major motivator behind my own environmental constraint: “Time and time again we see that when we reduce environmental harm, we end up producing better-performing, higher-quality Patagonia garments. And sales of those improved garments often enhance our business health and profitability.” Includes lots of good examples.
“Eritrea has, sadly, a long history of civil war with Ethiopia. They got their freedom in 1992. There are lot of land mines. As a result, at the University of Asmara in Eritrea, I’d say maybe 25 percent to a third of the students are missing a limb. Those who are missing legs cannot get…more