Participating in the circular economy through material reuse and recycling saves companies money and minimizes environmental footprints. Read our interview with Andy Mangan of the US Business Council for Sustainable Development for a look at a pioneering pilot on resource efficiency, and join us on July 12 for Andy's webinar on the circular economy. Q&A

John Miller, council director
The American Medical Association's new guidance on street lighting addresses how color temperature affects humans and our environment and demonstrates the importance of understanding the potential impacts of new technology. Blog

Companies with the need to address overarching strategic issues should consider creating leadership circles to encourage innovative thinking. A leadership circle is an ad hoc group of 15 to 18 people who have no formal authority but work to generate ideas.

Many so-called leaders have a title but won't take risk, Steve Keating writes. They are expensive in two ways: costing more today than someone without the title would and costing more tomorrow because they don't develop anyone, he writes.