Sep 19
To Change Business, Reject It
News broke last week that Yvon Chouinard, the Founder of Patagonia, gave his company away for the sake of “fighting
7 min read
👋 Hi, I’m Cory Ames.
I'm a naturalist, writer, and podcaster based in San Antonio, TX.
I write and produce videos on sustainable business, Texas native plants, and philosophy.
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Sep 14
What’s Possible
Five of the six biggest waves ever surfed were surfed at Nazaré.
Nazaré is a small Portuguese coastal town where,
7 min read
Sep 08
Slow Down for More
We spent the last two weeks of August driving well over 2,000 miles. Owen (our 6-month-old), our two dogs,
8 min read
Aug 24
How to Be a Conscious Consumer
There are two seemingly contradicting realities of “conscious consumerism”:
1. No matter how “consciously” we buy, we aren’t going
19 min read
Aug 17
Magic Exists
Orca whales are the apex predators of the ocean.
And humpback whales might be the protectors of the ocean.
It
4 min read
Aug 04
Is the Inflation Reduction Act a *Real* Climate Win?
Unfortunately, when climate makes it into the news (not often enough), it’s almost never worth paying attention to at
6 min read
Jul 08
28 Ideas that Could Change the World for the Better
This last Friday (June 10th) was my 28th birthday. I thought it would be fun to spend some time in
23 min read
Nov 29
How Businesses Can Be More Sustainable
I’ve interviewed a lot of leaders in the space of sustainable business as a product of hosting The Social
7 min read
Nov 23
Breaking Down the Practices that Make a Business Sustainable
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Welcome back again to my Sustainable Business 101 series.
We’ve
28 min read
Nov 19
The 14 Most Socially & Environmentally Sustainable Companies
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36 min read
Nov 05
What is a Sustainable Business?
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Welcome back to my Sustainable Business 101 series.
In my last post,
25 min read
Nov 04
Why is Sustainable Business Important?
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Welcome to my introductory series on Sustainable Business.
Before I explain what
24 min read