What Darwin tells us about the low carbon transition
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...
The 3 biggest pitfalls in developing a Sustainability Strategy
Mar 7, 2018
In the latest edition of Ask Gareth, I'm asked what are the pitfalls to avoid when developing a Sustainability Strategy. I put forward the three...
Want to DOUBLE the motivation of your workforce?
Oct 30, 2017
...then take Sustainability seriously. Seriously. Just stumbled over this study from NetImpact that found that: Slightly more than half of professionals (55%) say they are currently in...
If the business case for Sustainability is so strong, why doesn’t it happen by default?
Oct 11, 2017
This month's Ask Gareth considers an excellent question from Adam: why if the business case for Sustainability is so strong, does it not happen by...