Gareth's Blog - Terra Infirma

Who has the power to green the supply chain?

17th June 2013

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

14th June 2013

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?

12th June 2013

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

10th June 2013

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?

7th June 2013

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

5th June 2013

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

3rd June 2013

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...

Kids get it, why don’t adults?

28th May 2013

Last week I had one of the more exacting challenges of my professional career - explaining the circular economy (but not using that phrase, natch)...

Supply Chain Secrets of the Sustainability Masterminds

24th May 2013

Tuesday saw the fourth meeting of our Corporate Sustainability Mastermind (CoSM) Group. This time we went for a rural location - the Crown Hotel, Wetheral,...

Words Matter: What “The Bedroom Tax” can teach us about selling sustainability

22nd May 2013

You can win or lose an argument on the words you choose to use. Take the recent furore over changes to UK housing benefits. The...

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