The Impact of “Deniergate” on Corporate Reputations
If you haven't heard the news, a leak from the US libertarian think tank the Heartland Institute has spelt out both a number of corporate...
Facilitating Sustainability Strategy Sessions
The biggest change in our consulting approach since Terra Infirma was founded in 2006 is the move away from a traditional 'clipboard consulting' - gather...
Can you sell austerity? And should you even try?
I love getting away from it all. Leaving all the pressures of modern living behind and getting out on the hills, travelling under my own...
Is it time to learn to love carbon offsetting?
From a green point of view, one of the 'controversial' issues in The God Species is author Mark Lynas' call for a revival in carbon...
Book Reviews: Hot, Flat & Crowded and The God Species
I don't tend to read many "green" books these days - not because I think I know it all, but because I'm topping up my...
Are smart phones now driving dematerialisation?
I have always been sceptical of the argument that multi-function devices like smart phones are eco-friendly by avoiding the need for a stack of equivalent...
Adam Smith’s Invisible Brain
I was watching BBC's Daily Politics on Monday to catch the latest on the RBS bonus affair that I had just blogged on, and, lo,...
Stephen Hester, The Bonus and CSR
The Stephen Hester Bonus saga reads like a really good episode of The West Wing - or indeed my current favourite political drama, Borgen. The...
Green Business Confidential 12: Integrate, Integrate, Integrate
Here's the latest in my Green Business Confidential podcast series. It's called "Integrate, Integrate, Integrate" which is probably the most important word in green business,...
CSR becomes the political zeitgeist
All of a sudden corporate social responsibility has been thrust into the UK political spotlight. The three major party leaders have spent the last few...