Recycling Industry PESTLE Analysis
On Tuesday I was facilitating a workshop on "closing the loop" in the North East of England. To stimulate ideas in the 'future landscape' session,...
Setting targets – lessons from a mediocre cyclist
I'm not a hardcore cyclist - covering 60 miles on a loaded bike in a day is about my limit. But something I mulled about...
Back again…
I had a fantastic week cycling around the Inner Hebridean Isle of Mull. I love the West Coast of Scotland - rough, tough and beautiful...
10 More Classic Sustainable Business Pitfalls
Following the first ten pitfalls, here are ten more ways to mess up your sustainability programme: Paralysis by analysis - at some point you have...
Holiday!
I'm taking a week off. Very low carbon, you'll be glad to hear - I'm taking the train up to Oban and thence to the...
Does blue + yellow = green business?
This week the UK has entered unfamiliar political territory with the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats forming the first coalition Government since the war. As a Lib Dem myself, I felt extremely worried at first, later moving to a state of mere wariness, but in the clear light of day now I am very pleased with the sheer number of LD policies which look as if they’re getting onto the statute book.
So, how does the deal stack up from a green business point of view?
10 Classic Sustainability Pitfalls
Here are 10 easy ways to mess up your sustainability programme: Cause a big environmental disaster (ahem, BP...) Overstate your case and end up being...
Of coalitions, co-operation and strange bedfellows
Here in the UK, we are in uncharted political territory. An electoral system which we are told will deliver strong Government has given us a...
Where does the environment feature in the election?
We're on the brink of a UK General Election which has been more uncertain than any in recent years. I must declare an interest here...
Lessons from Deepwater Horizon
Most people reading this will know that the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico last week, killing 11 people and releasing 6 million litres of oil (so far) from the sea bed. This post looks at lessons we can learn.