Business Ethics: Compliance vs Conscience
On Saturday there was an interesting, provocative piece in the Telegraph by Charles Moore on the 'Crystal Methodist' Paul Flowers/Co-operative Bank scandal. He argued that...
Banking Bad: What The Co-op Got Wrong
Nov 22, 2013
So the latest big banking scandal involves my own bank - The Co-operative holds both my personal account and those of Terra Infirma Ltd. The...
Chickens & Eggs: How to Build A New Green Supply Chain
Nov 20, 2013
It's the classic supply chain problem - you want to switch to a more sustainable material/component/vehicle but the supply chain for that option is immature...
Is your supply chain a ticking time bomb?
Nov 18, 2013
I own a 118 year old house. When people say "they don't build them like that anymore", my reaction is usually "thank, goodness" as the...
Do we really need a single definition of sustainability?
Nov 15, 2013
There are said to be hundreds of definitions of sustainability and I often come across people who think this is a problem. But is it?...
Interview with Tom Smith, Sedex
Nov 13, 2013
This is the last in my series of interviews with leading sustainability practitioners which I carried out to gain examples and pithy insights from the...
I need your sustainability pearls of wisdom!
Nov 11, 2013
The last four Christmases I have published "Pearls of Wisdom" - short compendia of wise words on CSR/green business/corporate responsibility from some of the best...
Are we winning?
Nov 8, 2013
Regular readers may have noticed a rather upbeat tone to my posts here recently. And for good reason. Renewables starting to take big chunks out...
Interview with Tracey Rawling Church, Head of CSR, KyoceraDUK
Nov 6, 2013
The Kyoto Ceramic Company Limited was founded in 1959 by Kazuo Inamori and renamed Kyocera in 1982. It has grown into a multinational electronics and ceramics...
Building A Sustainable Supply Chain hits the shelves/ether!
Nov 4, 2013
I'm delighted to announce that Building a Sustainable Supply Chain, my second DōShort eBook/short book, goes on sale this week. If you haven't come across DōShorts...