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...
Is this greenwash? You decide…
A week or so ago my other half proudly presented me with a new kettle. "Look!" she said "It's an eco-friendly one!" And sure enough...
Sustainability in Broadcasting @ the BBC
I spent yesterday at the BBC's Productions That Don't Cost the Earth seminar. My role was to run a workshop to train the Beeb's sustainability...
'Aving a FiT – Subsidies and Business Risk
And lo, it came to pass. On Monday the UK Government announced a consultation on cutting the solar PV Feed-in Tariff by 50% ostensibly to...
The quickest way to kill your green business
What's the worst mistake you can make when greening your business? The fastest way to bring it to a grinding halt? Kill it for good?...
Is the renewable energy industry getting greedy?
Twitter and the green press is buzzing with the UK solar industry leaping up and down as they fear the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) is going...
Making sustainability relevant to stakeholders
Everyone who has tried to spread the green message has come up against the wall of indifference. What's wrong with people? Don't they understand the...
On Yer Bike!
I love cycling. I'm rarely happier than buzzing along a country lane in the sun with a cool breeze, heading towards a distant teashop for...
Waste Is A Verb, Not A Noun
Here's the latest in my Green Business Confidential podcast series. It's called "Waste is a verb, not a noun" and it is all about the...
Build your own green supply chain
One of the key green business challenges is the supply chain. For most businesses 60%+ of their carbon footprint lies in their suppliers. We have now...