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...
Sustainable Cities & Green Business
I'm walking on sunshine today as Newcastle upon Tyne has be rated "most sustainable city in the UK" by Forum for the Future. Not just...
You need friends
If you believe the version of business as portrayed by The Apprentice, then it's an every-man-for-himself, dog-eat-dog, devil-take-the-hindmost kind of world. Which is largely nonsense,...
Toxic Sludge vs The Oil Spill
I find it quite incredible that the Hungarian 'toxic sludge' disaster has only had a tiny fraction of the press coverage as, say, the BP...
Symbolism Matters
I'm very heartened by the news that President Obama is going to re-install solar panels on the White House, a whole quarter of a century...
7 Signs Your Sustainability Programme Is Working
Here are seven tell-tale signs that you are winning: 1. It gets discussed enthusiastically at board level; 2. You hear people talking about sustainability in...
Cost or opportunity?
There's a story in the Independent this week that upgrades to the UK's electricity grid will cost £32bn, part of an estimated £200bn that will...
Brought to Book
Phew! Last Thursday I finally submitted the manuscript for The Green Executive after the most intense week I've had since my final exams at Uni....
It's the economy, stupid
Back in the early 1980s, I persuaded my parents to part with the princely sum of £399.00 for a BBC Micro Model B. My initial...
Quick wins
If your organisation is new to the whole idea of going green, then the best thing to do is get started and quickly show some...