Why don’t people ‘get’ climate change? Because we’re only human…
I like George Monbiot – he's decent, principled and thorough – but I often disagree with the tenor of his arguments. Today he complained that...
There’s no silver bullet in CSR
For those of us searching for ways of making business more responsible, it is all too easy to call for simple solutions. Unfortunately recent scandals have...
A surfeit of -isms? Eco-modernism, new environmentalism, pragmatic environmentalism
This week saw the launch of 'Eco-modernism' the brainchild of Mark Lynas and a host of other green thinkers. It pretty much fills the same space...
Al Gore, the CBI & Greenpeace: which big gun will make a difference?
The heavy artillery of the climate movement parked its tanks on the (metaphorical) lawn of the UK Chancellor this week. Al Gore, John Cridland of...
Is there any mileage in unethical business?
It's well known that car makers use all kinds of tricks to bump up the apparent fuel efficiency of their vehicles (surely easily sorted by...
Goldflush!
Something I missed earlier in the year was the discovery that when we sit on the toilet, we are literally sitting on a goldmine. US...
Who is going to champion the UK’s green industry now?
As the details of new Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet trickled out this week, I became increasingly depressed. Carolyn Flint, the existing Energy & Climate...
Being right isn’t enough
You'd have to have the heart of Katie Hopkins not to be moved by the refugee crisis – a humanitarian disaster unfolding in front of...
Thinking Fast and Slow about Sustainability
Years ago, I got into a lengthy, but pretty pointless e-mail argument about climate science. On paper, I had no chance. My opponent was a...
The Circular Economy Rules
In the latest edition of Ask Gareth, I consider the Circular Economy concept and propose some rules of thumb for success. We are always after...