Reasons to be cheerful (about green issues)
I had an old college chum over for dinner last week and we did a lot of reminiscing about our student days and the years...
Sustainability and the The UK’s Conference Season
Oct 8, 2015
Each year, I analyse the UK political leaders' conference speeches to gauge their party's commitment to green issues. My theory is that the leaders' speeches are a...
Getting Green Stuff Done
Oct 7, 2015
In the latest edition of Ask Gareth, I advise Stephen (a pseudonym) on how he can break free of the 'green tape' – ISO14001 documentation...
New! Workshop Facilitation Masterclass
Oct 5, 2015
I'm really, really excited because, following months of work, my new workshop facilitation masterclass is now available on Udemy. Clients and regular readers will know that...
Compliance, compliance, compliance
Oct 2, 2015
A long term mantra of mine is: Go beyond compliance, but don't neglect compliance. As the fall out from the VW emissions cheat continues, the...
Why don’t people ‘get’ climate change? Because we’re only human…
Sep 30, 2015
I like George Monbiot – he's decent, principled and thorough – but I often disagree with the tenor of his arguments. Today he complained that...
There’s no silver bullet in CSR
Sep 28, 2015
For those of us searching for ways of making business more responsible, it is all too easy to call for simple solutions. Unfortunately recent scandals have...
A surfeit of -isms? Eco-modernism, new environmentalism, pragmatic environmentalism
Sep 25, 2015
This week saw the launch of 'Eco-modernism' the brainchild of Mark Lynas and a host of other green thinkers. It pretty much fills the same space...
Al Gore, the CBI & Greenpeace: which big gun will make a difference?
Sep 23, 2015
The heavy artillery of the climate movement parked its tanks on the (metaphorical) lawn of the UK Chancellor this week. Al Gore, John Cridland of...
Is there any mileage in unethical business?
Sep 21, 2015
It's well known that car makers use all kinds of tricks to bump up the apparent fuel efficiency of their vehicles (surely easily sorted by...