Ask Gareth: How Green Is Green?
In this edition of Ask Gareth, I discuss the thorny issue of making green claims and how to avoid accusations of greenwash. You can see...
Why storytelling gets your Sustainability message across
Apr 23, 2014
If I had to choose the best method for communicating sustainability, my automatic first choice would be involvement (workshops, problem solving etc). But if you are...
The Insiders’ Guide to Making Sustainability Sustainable
Apr 16, 2014
Last Thursday, the Corporate Sustainability Mastermind Group celebrated its second birthday at the place of its birth - the iconic Baltic art gallery in Gateshead....
Nature and Industry in Harmony (-ish)
Apr 14, 2014
On Friday I took school holiday boy down to Teesside for a treat - not words that often go together, but despite having worked in...
The Curse of Mid-Table Mediocrity
Apr 11, 2014
In the English Premier League, it is hotting up at top and bottom - with about 6 games to go, there's just four points separating...
What does the gender pay gap say about CSR?
Apr 9, 2014
A very disturbing report from BusinessGreen (£) on the gender pay gap amongst CSR executives - women earn 23% less than men. To put that in...
Are You The Real Sustainability McCoy?
Apr 7, 2014
One of the more illogical species of spam e-mail/cold call I receive goes "outsource your thought leadership!" How on earth can I do that? Work...
Leadership is everything in CSR
Apr 4, 2014
I wrote The Green Executive in 2010 to provide both an inspiration and a manual for the new generation of responsible and progressive business leaders...
Embedding Sustainability OR Culture Change?
Apr 2, 2014
I'm busy writing up the results of a client workshop and something that has struck me is how the following two phrases are used interchangeably:...
Why I Hate IPCC Climate Change Reports
Mar 31, 2014
I hate the IPCC climate change reports and I'm kind of avoiding the latest one published today. Why? Well, firstly, getting told climate change impacts...