What do dog poo, human urine and the digestive juices of worms have in common?
The answer is they have all been, or still are, used as a resource. Once upon a time, dog faeces were collected as 'pure' and...
How targeted is your employee engagement?
Despite what you might see in some organisations, there are three levels of employee engagement for sustainability available to you: Universal: a single message going...
Make it easy, make it easy…
Two tax experiences I've had in recent months. I got a car tax reminder. It said got to this website and fill in this number....
The Business Case for A Sustainable Supply Chain
No matter what element of a client's sustainability programme I am dealing with, my first move is always to pin down the business case for...
Ever seen a happy Green Champion?
At last week's IEMA Green Jujitsu session, I asked the audience how many had a network of green champions. A forest of hands went up....
Build the (green) economy you wish to see
Here's the latest in the Green Business Confidential podcast series. It's called "Build the Economy You Wish To See" - why we need to be...
Talking Green Jujitsu with Nestle & Greggs
On Monday, I addressed an IEMA event on Employee Engagement for Sustainability in Newcastle, sharing the platform with Andy Griffiths of Nestlé and Paul Rhodes...
Business Ethics: Compliance vs Conscience
On Saturday there was an interesting, provocative piece in the Telegraph by Charles Moore on the 'Crystal Methodist' Paul Flowers/Co-operative Bank scandal. He argued that...
Banking Bad: What The Co-op Got Wrong
So the latest big banking scandal involves my own bank - The Co-operative holds both my personal account and those of Terra Infirma Ltd. The...
Chickens & Eggs: How to Build A New Green Supply Chain
It's the classic supply chain problem - you want to switch to a more sustainable material/component/vehicle but the supply chain for that option is immature...