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18th July 2008

There's all sorts of news at Terra Infirma...1. We've set up the 'Green Business Club' on the business networking site Ecademy for those who see...

Surely Harvard Can Do Better Than This?

16th July 2008

There's no such thing as an environmental expert, no matter what the media (or my CV...) says. The topic is too broad, deep and fast...

Weekly Tip #22: How many of your staff know how a thermostat works?

14th July 2008

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book*:If you're reading this, you probably know that a...

Take a fresh look at what you do

11th July 2008

I live in a delightful river valley, 20 minutes walk from the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne. A couple of times a week, I pull...

The unrecognised recycling sector

9th July 2008

On Monday I gave a seminar on carbon footprinting and carbon management (using the Terra Infirma brainstorming tool) at the Association of Charity Shops Annual...

Weekly Tip #21: Use the Terra Infirma Brainstorming Tool

7th July 2008

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book*:If you want to do effective brainstorming, then use...

Heath Robinson would love to be an energy auditor

4th July 2008

Outside my office window, a team of builders is working on an eco-house. They are running a petrol generator to produce power for an electric...

A good time to go green

2nd July 2008

Things have settled down here a little at Terra Infirma Towers after the most busy (and it has to be said lucrative) month in our...

Weekly Tip #20: with waste, start at the end

30th June 2008

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:When carrying out a waste minimisation exercise, focus your...

Big Business & Carbon Offsets

27th June 2008

Interesting views on Carbon Offsetting from some big corporate players at yesterday's Low Carbon Innovation Exchange. At a panel discussion with the UK CSR/environmental managers...

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