Shock Tactics Can Backfire
During one of my recent sessions on culture change for sustainability, a very earnest young lady asked me about the use of shock tactics to...
I Need YOUR Pearls of Wisdom
Nov 11, 2011
The last two Christmases I have published "Pearls of Wisdom" - short compendia of wise words on CSR/green business/corporate responsibility compiled from contributors to The...
Going Loopy: Mindsets for a Sustainable Economy
Nov 9, 2011
One of the things that really impressed me with Dame Ellen MacArthur last Friday (other than the solo around the world sailing stuff) was, despite coming...
Is this greenwash? You decide…
Nov 7, 2011
A week or so ago my other half proudly presented me with a new kettle. "Look!" she said "It's an eco-friendly one!" And sure enough...
Sustainability in Broadcasting @ the BBC
Nov 4, 2011
I spent yesterday at the BBC's Productions That Don't Cost the Earth seminar. My role was to run a workshop to train the Beeb's sustainability...
'Aving a FiT – Subsidies and Business Risk
Nov 2, 2011
And lo, it came to pass. On Monday the UK Government announced a consultation on cutting the solar PV Feed-in Tariff by 50% ostensibly to...
The quickest way to kill your green business
Oct 31, 2011
What's the worst mistake you can make when greening your business? The fastest way to bring it to a grinding halt? Kill it for good?...
Is the renewable energy industry getting greedy?
Oct 28, 2011
Twitter and the green press is buzzing with the UK solar industry leaping up and down as they fear the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) is going...
Making sustainability relevant to stakeholders
Oct 26, 2011
Everyone who has tried to spread the green message has come up against the wall of indifference. What's wrong with people? Don't they understand the...
On Yer Bike!
Oct 24, 2011
I love cycling. I'm rarely happier than buzzing along a country lane in the sun with a cool breeze, heading towards a distant teashop for...