Sustainability frustrations? Don’t get mad, get ‘umble
Regular readers will know that I get bemused by the amount of anger on t'internet, especially when it comes to sustainability issues. The killer question...
Book Review: The Burning Question, Mike Berners-Lee & Duncan Clark
The central thesis of The Burning Question is that all our wonderful solutions to the climate crisis - renewables, nuclear, population control, energy efficiency -...
Why is the sky blue and other difficult questions
At three and a half, my middle boy, Jimmy, has hit the golden age of the killer question - why? Daddy, why do we have...
Who has the power to green the supply chain?
One of the issues we explored in our recent Corporate Sustainability Mastermind Group meeting on supply chains was who in the organisation has the power...
There’s nothing green about a crap product
I really liked these bamboo socks when I saw them in TK Maxx, but they barely lasted a couple of weeks before they wore through....
What do (some) Greens and Climate Change Deniers have in common?
Oh, the UK's new energy bill. Otherwise much lauded by green industry commentators, the bill put off setting a 2030 decarbonisation target until 2016 -...
Fear of a Green Planet II
I was fascinated to read that when BMW wanted to develop its new electric car range, they set up an arms length division to prevent...
We’ve Got the Certificate, What More Do You Want?
Here's the latest in the Green Business Confidential podcast series. It's called "We've Got the Certificate, What More Do You Want?" and it's given by...
How to deal with a climate sceptic
When I originally came up with the concept of "Green Jujitsu", it was in the context of 'dealing with difficult people' in The Green Executive....
The Resource Crunch IS Crushing Growth
Yesterday I was perusing The ENDS Report (possibly my last edition, but that's a different matter) when I saw this from Tom Burke: Nearly a...