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Lord Smith on climate change and the CCC report

11th December 2008

In this podcast from edie, Chris Smith, Environment Agency Chairman talks to the Environmental Industries Commission. Unlike the usual blandishments you get from the 'great...

Five stupid questions I get asked about environmental consultancy

10th December 2008

1. Why would a hard pressed business be bothered with the environment?I reviewed 26 environmental health checks I carried out over the last two years...

Weekly Tip #37: Managing Expectations

8th December 2008

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the Green Business Bible e-book:One trap that many fall into when working with stakeholders...

Another Perverse Incentive

5th December 2008

A perverse incentive is an economic driver that encourages 'bad' behaviour. Examples in the sustainability field include the lack of tax on airline fuel (how...

The myth of the environment and recession…

3rd December 2008

...is that the environment and sustainability can only be addressed when there is plenty of money about.Let's be blunt - the current economic situation is...

Weekly Tip #36: Black & Grey Lists

1st December 2008

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the Green Business Bible e-book:Develop ‘grey’ and ‘black’ lists for your business to filter...

BBC Countryfile – blink and you’ll miss me!

30th November 2008

You can see me squinting into the sun and talking about energy security on BBC Countryfile for the next seven days - about 12mins in.This...

Brown ditches clean tech for home insulation

28th November 2008

A couple of weeks ago, Gordon Brown was trailing a big investment in green tech as part of yesterday's pre-budget report, but it seems to...

Weekly Tip #35: Overcoming internal resistance

24th November 2008

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the Green Business Bible e-book:If key individuals in your organisation think that the environment...

Yesterday @ LCIE Manchester

21st November 2008

At yesterday's Low Carbon Innovation Exchange in Manchester I facilitated two sessions on staff engagement. Both sessions went really well, although like last month's event...

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