Sustainability as a Horror Story?
Today the Confederation of British Industry has revealed that 95% of its members are concerned about energy prices. This follows an EEF survey which showed...
Business As Usual Is Not An Option
Sep 6, 2013
Here's the latest in the Green Business Confidential podcast series. It's called "Business As Usual Is Not An Option" - how 'do nothing' on sustainability...
We’ve Got the Certificate, What More Do You Want?
Jun 7, 2013
Here's the latest in the Green Business Confidential podcast series. It's called "We've Got the Certificate, What More Do You Want?" and it's given by...
The Resource Crunch IS Crushing Growth
Jun 3, 2013
Yesterday I was perusing The ENDS Report (possibly my last edition, but that's a different matter) when I saw this from Tom Burke: Nearly a...
Who’s better at sustainability – MegaCorps or SMEs?
Mar 13, 2013
A recent survey has suggested that while 96% of FTSE100 companies see sustainability as essential to their business, the number drops to 56% when it...
“Go Green, Save Money” is (still) for amateurs
Jan 14, 2013
Whether I'm working with the board members of a FTSE100 company or be-overalled shop floor operatives, I usually start my workshops by asking why the...
Drucker nailed CSR 38 years ago
Jan 11, 2013
I'm increasingly educating myself more about organisational development than sustainability per se because I believe very strongly that implementation is much more important than theorising....
Pinning Down the Business Case for Sustainability
Dec 14, 2012
I spent yesterday running a sustainability strategy workshop for directors and senior managers of a FTSE100 company. They didn't disappoint - they challenged, they argued,...
Who’s the leech, Mr Delingpole?
Oct 26, 2012
I've pretty much given up paying attention to "contrarian" anti-environmental bloggers - the purveyors of zombie myths that just won't die - but it came...
“They only do it to reduce their costs…. Not to save the planet!”
Sep 26, 2012
Occasionally I get invited to respond to an on-line query or comment and I always do my best to do so in a open minded...