If you have buying power, use it for good!
Fantastic news yesterday that Asian Pulp & Paper (APP), the world's third largest paper manufacturer, has declared an immediate halt to clearing natural forests in South...
Green Communications Lessons from Drucker
Feb 4, 2013
I'm still working my way through The Essential Drucker and I'll be writing up a piece on the substantial chapter on Social Responsibility of Business...
Just Stop It, Will You? The Acid Test for Sustainability.
Feb 1, 2013
Here's the latest in my Green Business Confidential podcast series. It's called "Just Stop It, Will You? The Acid Test for Sustainability". Make sure you...
Cut the Bull**** – Straight Talking & Sustainability
Jan 30, 2013
I spent yesterday contributing to an draft of a client's sustainability strategy. What was most impressive was the Herculean attempts to keep the usual corporate...
Let’s Work Together – Partnership and Sustainability
Jan 28, 2013
'Partnership' is one of those funny words which far too many people spout with their brains disengaged - particularly when it comes to sustainability. It...
Do you ‘get’ Green Jujitsu?
Jan 25, 2013
When I explain the concept of Green Jujitsu to people, their first response is all too often not "Oh! That's where we're going wrong!", but...
The ONE thing you MUST do to secure commitment for sustainability
Jan 23, 2013
If you're like me, you're always bemused by all those snake-oil-selling blog posts which claim to have the ONE, single secret to health, wealth, happiness...
Taking Green Into The Mainstream
Jan 21, 2013
Years and years ago I was doing some consultancy work for the producer of a really good green product - one which managed to substitute...
Horse burgers, traceability and protecting the brand
Jan 18, 2013
As I write, the UK Government is debating the latest food scandal - that horse meat has been found in cheap burgers sold by some...
Looking for the Holy Grail of Sustainability? Don’t…
Jan 16, 2013
Many of us sustainability professionals are idealists - on a mission to save the planet and all the people on it. We genuinely care about...