CSR Hits the Headlines (as per usual…)
What do on-line bullying, zero-hours contracts, on-line porn filtering, the tax affairs of Starbucks, lads mags' covers, the tax affairs of Google, Page 3 of...
Is there an echo in here?
Here's the latest in the Green Business Confidential podcast series. It's called "Is there an echo in here!" and it's about the dangers of spending...
The Fatberg is the Tip of the Iceberg
Imagine spending three weeks sluicing away 15 tonnes of congealed fat, wet wipes and 'sanitary items' from a London sewer. A Herculean task if there...
Zero Hours and CSR
Another week, another corporate responsibility issue hits the headlines. This time its the number of workers (up to a million) that are on 'zero-hours' contracts...
Happy Birthday to Us, Happy Birthday to Us!
Yep, it was 7 years ago today that we metaphorically smashed a bottle of champagne (the smashing was metaphorical, not the bubbly) on the hull...
Sustainability is a Joke
Family holidays lead to family in-jokes and the most repeated gag on this one comes from my second son, Jimmy winding up older members of...
Queuing for a Ferry and the Psychology of Energy Use
I'm on our family summer holiday - this year, we're in my hometown of Belfast. My mother has just turned 70, so we had a...
Make Green The Default
I have an ageing HP laser printer - I bought a duplex device as I wanted to be a good little greenie and print double...
The Power of the Sustainability Workshop
On Wednesday's Winning Business for Small Environmental Consultancies webinar, I was asked whether all my consulting engagements involved workshops. And the answer is, yes, the...
The Struggle for Sustainability
Greenpeace don't do things by halves do they? Last week's Ice Climb protest saw 6 climbers scale London's iconic new Shard skyscraper to bring attention...