Turning ‘OR’ into ‘AND’ for sustainability
Years ago I was at a regional sustainability workshop and the facilitators made the mistake of giving each table a blank flipchart to list our...
Getting smart on smart grids
The Smart-grid has always been more talked about than done, but now the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has announced that the UK could save up to £8bn...
Peak stuff? Peak Carbon? It’s happening, folks…
A headline in yesterday's Guardian stopped me in my tracks: UK consumes far less than a decade ago – 'peak stuff' or something else? From crops...
No Leadership, No Sustainability
I'm working on two major client projects at the minute, one on sustainability strategy and one on employee engagement – which between them make up the essentials...
Making an emotional connection to sustainability
Very belated happy valentine to you - the least romantic day of the year has passed chez Kane without a murmur once again. Last week, on...
You can’t change culture for sustainability…
...or not quickly anyway. I was reminded of this on Monday at the sustainability strategy workshop I was running for a client, when a participant...
Never underestimate the ability of an organisation to resist change
I've had a number experiences recently with trying to get a large organisation to change its mind. It is quite incredible the number of ways...
Book Review: Doing Good Better
When I was an undergraduate, I unexpectedly came into a small amount of cash as I'd been underpaid for a summer job. Rather than fritter (all) the...
So what is ‘natural’?
I've just spent a long (but all too short) weekend in the North Yorkshire Moors with the family – staying in a converted barn we've...
Sustainability vs the bottom line – who wins?
The latest edition of Ask Gareth considers the relationship between Sustainability and the bottom line – and explains why a change of mindset is required to...