On the sharp end of green procurement
I'm writing this during a break in the Low Carbon Best Practice Exchange in Harrogate*. I've just facilitated a session on Environmental Strategy and an...
Is BP a villain? Or are we?
I'm writing this on Sunday evening as I'll be looking after an ill child on Monday morning when this post will go live. I've just...
Obama uses Green Jujitsu
The mid term election results in the US are almost certainly bad news for the country's stuttering efforts to tackle climate change. One of the...
Whose carbon footprint are you part of?
My workshop, "Go Green, Win More Business!", at the Newcastle Winning Business conference went well yesterday with some really enthusiastic contributions from the participants. I'm...
The Birds and The Bees (and The Snails)
My second son, Jimmy, had his first birthday on Friday, so I had my mother over from Belfast for a long weekend to celebrate. We'd...
Dilbert on Corporate Social Responsibility
Harsh but, for so many companies, fair!
Problem People
You get one in every crowd - the one person who delights in getting in the way and holding things up. Here are three stereotypes...
Corporate Civic Responsibility
So I'm back in the saddle after spending much of last week at the Green Capitals Conference in Stockholm. It was a fantastic event -...
The Human Aspect to Clean Tech
As I write this, I've just finished the first full day of the European Green Capitals conference in Stockholm. The session that stood out was...
Flying without wings
So, I'm in Stockholm and I'm remembering why I liked the city so much on my previous visit in 2005. Back then I was attending...