When is an environmental policy not a policy?
Something that really bothers me is how many organisations have bland, lookalike environmental policies. Take Boots' policy above (click to enlarge) - put your hand...
Tackling the Sustainability Elephants in the Room
Apr 13, 2012
My dad often tells a story about a senior manager he used to work with who had three trays on his desk "In", "Out" and...
Making the case for sustainability in the boardroom
Apr 10, 2012
I'm a big fan of The Apprentice - both for entertainment and, controversially, the business angle. I know it is fashionable to say that two...
Greetings from (occasionally) sunny Northumberland
Apr 5, 2012
I'm away with family in Budle Bay in Northumberland - just south of Lindisfarne or Holy Island. Budle Bay is part of the Lindisfarne nature...
The Sins of Your Suppliers
Apr 3, 2012
Here's the latest in my Green Business Confidential podcast series. It's called "The Sins of Your Suppliers" - why you must take active responsibility for...
Are we stuck in an oil price doom loop?
Mar 30, 2012
I'm reading The Third Industrial Revolution by Jeremy Rifkin - I'll post a review here in the next few weeks - but in the first...
Getting the message right, first time, everytime
Mar 28, 2012
In one of my client workshops, a manufacturing operative, straight off the factory floor and still wearing his dirty overalls, put it bluntly: “We’ve got...
Will your sustainability programme outlive you?
Mar 26, 2012
Looking at many of the big sustainability leaders like InterfaceFLOR, Marks & Spencer and Body Shop, it is clear that their success, initially at least,...
Sustainability Takes Teamwork
Mar 23, 2012
One of the frequent criticisms of climate change communications is the dissonance between the scale of the problem and the ability of individuals to make...
The Wisdom of Craig Sams, Green & Blacks
Mar 21, 2012
Yesterday I was delivering workshops at the Get It Sussed event in Gateshead. While for some the highlight was hanging around in the foyer with...