Andrea Learned

Despite endless amounts of research showing the benefits of better gender balances to the workforce, most organizations are still dramatically imbalanced. But I believe sustainable-minded, holistic firms that embrace gender balances are poised to see great gains in 2011.

The annual summit of the Women's Network for a Sustainable Future offered some hope that the next generation of business leaders are primed and prepared to address the world's environmental challenges.

In most cases, brands and organizations should have long since crossed the line from needing to point out their green-ness to working to integrate it throughout their operations.