Does Sustainability Sell? with Frédéric Dalsace, IMD
10 years ago, Paul Polman and his baby, the Unilever Sustainability Living Plan, were the rock stars of corporate Sustainability. But in 2019, Polman was...
Will Net Zero cost you money?
Jan 28, 2026
"Does Net Zero cost money?" That's a question someone asked at a workshop I was facilitating last week. Everybody around the table nodded. "Hold on,"...
Rule 1 of Corporate Sustainability: Understand YOUR Business Case
May 9, 2025
Earlier this year, I wrote 10 Rules for Corporate Sustainability to mark the 200th edition of The Low Carbon Agenda (yes, that’s 200…). The ebook...
What Darwin tells us about the low carbon transition
Apr 11, 2024
I've long been fascinated by Charles Darwin. I think it started when I studied in the same place as him, Christ's College Cambridge, treading the...
What is a stranded asset?
Feb 26, 2024
In last week's episode of The Net Zero Business Podcast, Dr Olli Jones talked about 'stranded assets' and 'stranding assessments', so I thought I should...
How to *really* engage SMEs in climate action
Dec 13, 2023
I nearly choked on my coffee the other morning when I saw a COP28 session entitled ‘How to use international standards to engage SMEs in...
Employees start to flex their muscles on Sustainability
Nov 4, 2020
For the last ten years or so I've been starting my workshops with the killer question "Why should your business take Sustainability seriously?" Then I...
Evolving Drivers for Sustainability
Nov 12, 2018
I've long been a proponent of aligning Sustainability strategies to the business case for Sustainability for a particular organisation. So if the main driver is...
This is where plastic pollution will hurt business
Oct 10, 2018
As is my habit, I picked up 6 pieces of plastic litter this morning on my way to buy a paper – a water bottle,...
Do SMEs feel the heat on Sustainability?
Apr 11, 2018
This month's Ask Gareth is slightly different as it reflects on a conversation on Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) with fellow Sustainability consultant Michelle...