Gareth's Blog - Terra Infirma

VW feel the full force of Greenpeace's wit

29th June 2011

Well, Greenpeace have done it again. Having successfully targeted Apple back in 2007 - forcing a rare about turn by Mr Jobs - they're now...

Environmental Champions – Hit or Miss?

27th June 2011

I don't think I've ever recommended to a client that they appoint environmental champions amongst their staff and my two books make only fleeting reference...

What I learnt this week…

24th June 2011

I’ve said it before, and I'll say it again: one of the things I love about the sustainability field is that it is so broad...

The Death of the Eco-product?

22nd June 2011

Is the eco-product dead? For years those of us in the green consumer niche have been conscientiously buying eco-products from Ecover, Bodyshop, Natural Collection etc...

Doing the right thing: for the planet or for your business?

20th June 2011

During the Business of Sustainability sessions last week I was asked about the green executives I had interviewed for my book, The Green Executive -...

The Business of Sustainability

17th June 2011

Most of my focus this week was on Newcastle Univeristy Business School's Business of Sustainability Week. On Tuesday, NUBS very kindly hosted the formal launch...

Where's My Integrity?

15th June 2011

Sometimes it's a bit strange being A Blogger. I blog to share ideas, refine my thinking and, yes, help market the business - but mainly...

The Rules of Green Business Start-ups

13th June 2011

On Friday I was interviewed for a PhD project as an 'ecopreneur' and it got me mulling and chin scratching. If you are thinking of starting...

Working from home for dummies

10th June 2011

Undoubtedly one of the easiest and effective opportunities to green a business is to encourage telecommuting - or working from home as real people call...

My Lo-tech Approach to Staff Engagement

8th June 2011

I am increasingly trying to eradicate Powerpoint from my stakeholder engagement sessions whether for employees or external people. Tomorrow I'm jetting off to deliver the...

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