The WeSpire Blog

By Susan Hunt Stevens, Founder & CEO of WeSpire Improving diversity metrics and creating more inclusive cultures has been a high-priority topic for many companies for years, but certainly the past 18 months have brought even higher profile to this topic. From the start-up community’s #Founders4Change initiative to the 400 CEO’s who have signed the […]

By Susan Hunt Stevens, Founder & CEO of WeSpire Last week was Climate Week in New York City. Timed to coincide with the UN General Assembly, it is a series of events to, as the organization describes it, “showcase amazing climate action and discusses how to do more”.  Over 140 different events occurred in categories […]

By Susan Hunt Stevens, Founder & CEO of WeSpire In June, I was asked to be a keynote speaker for 30 entrepreneurs participating in the 2018 East Coast Academy organized and produced by the Cleantech Open Northeast. This is an intensive two-day bootcamp that kicks off the annual Cleantech Open accelerator. As a fellow entrepreneur in this sector, the […]

NAEM recently held their 2018 Sustainability Management Conference in Providence, RI where environment and sustainability leaders from organizations around the country met around the common goal of cultivating more impactful company cultures. Having a sustainable mission has become a pride point for customers in today’s age of consuming, and therefore has become a smart business […]

As the largest economy in the world, the U.S. has had a tremendous effect on the overall Norwegian culture, including the fact that Norwegians are craving American pop culture. But when honing in on a few specific areas related to working culture, i.e. labour unions, employment rights, work-life balance and equality, it is clear to […]

Last week, I had the honor of speaking on the mainstage at the 8th annual Green Sports Alliance Summit. It was my second time speaking, but six years ago the topic was what you would expect from WeSpire at a sustainability conference:  how to inspire people to save energy, waste, water and fuel. This year, […]

What comes to mind when you think of sustainability? For me, sustainability always just seemed like a fancy word for green or recycle, until I thought about what it could really mean. I thought about it as two different words: “sustain” and “ability.” If you have an ability then you make something possible. For example, […]

Mindfulness is the #1 food trend that will shape 2018 according to Forbes.[i] Being mindful at mealtimes and throughout the day is more than paying attention to the food we choose, prepare, and eat. It is learning to recognize hunger in its various forms. It is being able to eat without being impacted by external […]

Every year, WeSpire surveys over 1,500 employees in the United States to learn more about what the companies they work for are doing to drive engagement, particularly in positive impact initiatives like sustainability, social impact, wellbeing and positive workplace culture. With WeSpire’s latest research showing that 58% of the job force is actively looking for […]

In response to the recent incident at a Philadelphia store, Starbucks took quick and decisive action. CEO, Kevin Johnson, announced that all of Starbucks company-owned retail stores and corporate offices will be closed one afternoon in May for a company wide racial-bias education. While no company is incident-proof, companies can control their responses when issues […]

A valued WeSpire customer made a special request recently. In addition to her “day job” directing Sustainability at a Fortune 200 energy conglomerate, she organizes a volunteer group of “Green Ambassadors” from around the organization, many of whom have arrived via acquisitions of the past few years, and who do not know each other well. […]

WeSpire released our sixth annual State of Employee Engagement report. Every year, we survey over 1,500 employees in the United States to learn more about what the companies they work for are doing to drive engagement, particularly in positive impact initiatives like sustainability, social impact, wellbeing and positive workplace culture. This year’s survey validated the […]