Gareth's Blog - Terra Infirma

Need Sustainability Inspiration? Don't Operate in a Vacuum.

23rd November 2011

When James Dyson invented the bagless vacuum cleaner, the idea didn't come out of thin air. Famously he saw a vortex system for capturing dust...

Are You Hunting or Farming Sustainability?

21st November 2011

One of the most frustrating responses to a potential sustainability solution is "I wish you'd suggested that six months ago when we were replacing that...

Creativity and Sustainability

18th November 2011

In my book The Green Executive, I concluded that three personal qualities were required of green business leaders: resilience, a bias to action and enthusiasm....

Standing Still or Going Backwards?

16th November 2011

You read it and you hear it again and again, the same old mantra "we/you/they can't afford to go green in the current economic climate"....

Green Academy: CSR and Stakeholder Webinars

15th November 2011

We will be holding two Green Academy on-line sessions on 7 December 2011. Each session lasts for one hour. You need access to a computer...

Shock Tactics Can Backfire

14th November 2011

During one of my recent sessions on culture change for sustainability, a very earnest young lady asked me about the use of shock tactics to...

I Need YOUR Pearls of Wisdom

11th November 2011

The last two Christmases I have published "Pearls of Wisdom" - short compendia of wise words on CSR/green business/corporate responsibility compiled from contributors to The...

Going Loopy: Mindsets for a Sustainable Economy

9th November 2011

One of the things that really impressed me with Dame Ellen MacArthur last Friday (other than the solo around the world sailing stuff) was, despite coming...

Is this greenwash? You decide…

7th November 2011

A week or so ago my other half proudly presented me with a new kettle. "Look!" she said "It's an eco-friendly one!" And sure enough...

Sustainability in Broadcasting @ the BBC

4th November 2011

I spent yesterday at the BBC's Productions That Don't Cost the Earth seminar. My role was to run a workshop to train the Beeb's sustainability...

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