Waste Is A Verb, Not A Noun
Here's the latest in my Green Business Confidential podcast series. It's called "Waste is a verb, not a noun" and it is all about the...
Build your own green supply chain
Oct 19, 2011
One of the key green business challenges is the supply chain. For most businesses 60%+ of their carbon footprint lies in their suppliers. We have now...
Green Academy November Sessions
Oct 18, 2011
As usual, we will be holding two Green Academy on-line sessions on 2 Nov 2011. Each session lasts for one hour. You need access to...
The deadliest word…
Oct 17, 2011
The word I like to hear least when I'm working with a client or a group of businesspeople is "but...". "But" creeps in like a...
Treehuggers won't save the world
Oct 14, 2011
There's an old joke about engineers and their pragmatism: An optimist says the glass is half full; A pessimist says the glass is half empty;...
The Price of Doing Nothing
Oct 12, 2011
So why bother? There's a recession on, times are tight, people are cautious. Why not sit it out and deal with all this green stuff...
Richard Branson (and me): fossil fuel is fuelling the recession
Oct 10, 2011
Sir Richard Branson said something very interesting this week. Speaking at the Slowlife Symposium in the Maldives (above, and no, I wasn't there, unfortunately), he...
It won't happen by magic…
Oct 7, 2011
I am very saddened by a large organisation I know well which has lost its way on sustainability. It had been rated best in class by...
Trust – the magic ingredient
Oct 5, 2011
Do people trust you? Do they believe you will do what you say you will do? Do they believe you are telling the truth, the...
Exclusive: Chris Huhne on the Green Energy Economy
Oct 3, 2011
Last Thursday UK Energy & Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne MP spoke at an event on the Green Energy Economy organised by Newcastle Liberal Democrats...