RBS, Fossil Fuels, Campaigns & Greenwash
Interesting story in the news this morning that Royal Bank of Scotland has pulled out of sponsoring Climate Week after pressure from NGOs angry at...
Are you ready for a resource crunch?
I had a very interesting day at the North East Recycling Forum annual conference yesterday. I don't attend a lot of events I'm not speaking...
Need Sustainability Inspiration? Don't Operate in a Vacuum.
When James Dyson invented the bagless vacuum cleaner, the idea didn't come out of thin air. Famously he saw a vortex system for capturing dust...
Are You Hunting or Farming Sustainability?
One of the most frustrating responses to a potential sustainability solution is "I wish you'd suggested that six months ago when we were replacing that...
Creativity and Sustainability
In my book The Green Executive, I concluded that three personal qualities were required of green business leaders: resilience, a bias to action and enthusiasm....
Standing Still or Going Backwards?
You read it and you hear it again and again, the same old mantra "we/you/they can't afford to go green in the current economic climate"....
Green Academy: CSR and Stakeholder Webinars
We will be holding two Green Academy on-line sessions on 7 December 2011. Each session lasts for one hour. You need access to a computer...
Shock Tactics Can Backfire
During one of my recent sessions on culture change for sustainability, a very earnest young lady asked me about the use of shock tactics to...
I Need YOUR Pearls of Wisdom
The last two Christmases I have published "Pearls of Wisdom" - short compendia of wise words on CSR/green business/corporate responsibility compiled from contributors to The...
Going Loopy: Mindsets for a Sustainable Economy
One of the things that really impressed me with Dame Ellen MacArthur last Friday (other than the solo around the world sailing stuff) was, despite coming...