New! Low Carbon Agenda Newsletter
This week we're very proud to launch "The Low Carbon Agenda", a new, free, monthly newsletter which will explain what the Low Carbon Economy is...
Weekly Tip #3: Provide cycle facilities
This is the third in a new series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:Many staff are put off cycling to work...
Back(casting) to the Future
On Tuesday I took the role as facilitator for the Durham Waste Awareness Partnership annual creative day. The Partnership consists of waste officers from Durham...
Oil exceeds $100 mark for the first time
The Guardian is reporting that the trading price of oil on the futures market has tipped $100 a barrel - the first time since trading...
Weekly Tip #2: Don’t sweat the little stuff
This is the second in a new series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:I'm a great advocate of 80/20 thinking when...
How not to employ an Environmental Consultant…
I recently requested tender documents from a large organisation who wanted a carbon footprint. They had a huge raft of different properties, a big fleet...
101 Ways to Save the World Trailer
One of the most interesting pieces of work I've been involved with was starring as 'the Carbon Coach' in "101 Ways to Save the World"....
Weekly Tip #1: Environmental Policy
This is the first in a new series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:Before you write an environmental policy, collect plenty...
Avoid Eco-clichés!
Before Christmas I mentioned that I hated the 'hands cupping a sapling' image used by so many green businesses. Then I admitted our corporate Christmas...
EU’s climate action & renewable energy package
I've been meaning for some time to comment on the European Commission's Climate action and renewable energy package. The EU has committed to reducing its...