Is ‘good business’ unethical?
Last week I was asked to comment on a statement by Prof Aneel Karnani of the University of Michigan who proposes that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) actions are only truly...
How the Manifestos Measure Up for Green Business
So, the UK election rumbles on and this week we had the Party manifestos. So what do the parties offer on sustainability? Trying to be...
Five go mad in London
I'm down in our capital city with the family for a short break. The two bigger boys were very keen to come because of various...
Do you need a sustainability qualification to succeed?
In this edition of Ask Gareth, I discuss what kind of sustainability qualification will help your career - and what other skills you need to...
On sustainability, feelings beat facts. Fact.
Last week we had another fantastic turnout for our annual Green Academy on employee engagement for sustainability. There were some really big names taking part –...
Jeremy Clarkson, Eco Warrior?
Anybody taken in by the Guardian's 'interview' with a recalcitrant Jeremy Clarkson where he apparently eschewed his old gas guzzling ways and took up the...
Marks & Spencer’s Living Wall Comes to Life
It was my forty-mmmth birthday yesterday and I had a lovely day – breakfast in bed, pub lunch, birdwatching (yellow hammer, willow tit, water rail...
When ‘ethical’ can be unethical…
A very interesting point was raised by a Corporate Sustainability Mastermind Group member at last week's meeting: The easiest ethical choices are often not very...
Sustainability Across the Generations
Last Friday we held the tenth Corporate Sustainability Mastermind Group meeting at the wonderful Lumley Castle in County Durham. The topic was 'Sustainability Across the...
My Sustainability Brain Dump
I was interviewed by Anthony Day for his weekly Sustainable Futures Show podcast recently and we had a great old chin wag which covered a...