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Weekly Tip #26: Loosen the purse strings

11th August 2008

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:Provide a small fund (say £100 a year per...

Are they crazy? Or do they think I am?

8th August 2008

Maybe it's just because it is summer, but I'm getting lots of crazy offers from telesales people recently.Typically the spiel is along the lines of:"We're...

Weekly Tip #25: EMS – don’t run before you can walk

4th August 2008

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:When implementing an Environmental Management System like ISO14001, get...

We are two!

1st August 2008

Happy Birthday, Terra Infirma, two years old today! This is a key milestone as most businesses do not get this far, so I'm sure you'll...

Closing the (Paper) Loop

1st August 2008

Many of the smaller businesses I have worked with over the years have struggled to get office paper recycled as they just don't produce enough...

Book Review: The Green Marketing Manifesto

30th July 2008

I don't think a book has left me so polarised in opinion as The Green Marketing Manifesto by John Grant.First off, Grant really knows his...

Weekly Tip #24: Be careful with the B2B market

28th July 2008

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:Don't overestimate the demand for green products in businesses...

Lies, damn lies, but where do they get those statistics?

25th July 2008

I was at an event the other week where a keynote speaker put up a picture of an ancient Landrover and said "This is my...

Do you want to be Lean, Mean & Green?

23rd July 2008

We've had so much interest in our new Lean, Mean & Green programme, we've produced a one page A4 flyer to give you an opportunity...

Weekly Tip #23: Look around (and steal other people’s ideas!)

21st July 2008

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book*:When looking for innovative environmental solutions, look at how...

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