Pay: The Final Frontier of CSR?
Sep 28, 2011
I'm reading last year's ethical must-read, The Spirit Level by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett. The central thesis of the book, if you're even further...
Does Commerce Trump Charity?
Sep 26, 2011
I spent a very pleasant evening on Friday listening to Chris Packham at a Northumberland Wildlife Trust fundraiser (he's vice-president of the Wildlife Trusts). He...
Fear of a Green Planet
Sep 23, 2011
Despite the fact I've been working "in the environment" for over a decade, I still get surprised at how fearful people are of sustainable solutions....
Green Academy October Sessions
Sep 22, 2011
As usual, we will be holding two Green Academy on-line sessions on 5 Oct 2011. Each session lasts for one hour. You need access to...
Green Business Confidential: It's The Law!
Sep 21, 2011
Here's the latest in my Green Business Confidential podcast series. It's called "It's the Law" and it is all about our attitude to legislation. Or,...
Promises don't count
Sep 19, 2011
Yesterday I opened my Sunday supplement to find a double page ad featuring these two quite incredible looking BMW electric cars. "Wow!" I thought, until...
Closing the Loop – from Outputs to Inputs
Sep 15, 2011
Traditionally we have worried about what comes out of our economy - solid wastes, persistent toxins, greenhouse gases, acid rain, ozone and so on. But increasingly focus...
Are You Suffering from Institutional Inertia?
Sep 14, 2011
Why is culture change such a big issue when dealing with sustainability? After all, personal change can be quite easy. Some people claim it takes...
Greening the bean counters
Sep 12, 2011
I usually start off my seminars by asking delegates why their company should go green (try it - much more effective than you telling them...