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...
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...