A Festive Fifteen For You
After an incredibly hectic November and early December - I interacted with some 750 individuals over this time - things are finally winding down here...
Standing Still or Going Backwards?
Nov 16, 2011
You read it and you hear it again and again, the same old mantra "we/you/they can't afford to go green in the current economic climate"....
The quickest way to kill your green business
Oct 31, 2011
What's the worst mistake you can make when greening your business? The fastest way to bring it to a grinding halt? Kill it for good?...
Green Business Is Just A Fad
Jul 22, 2011
I'm taking a day off today, so I've handed over the reins of Green Business Confidential to special guest Hugh Jim Pakt, CEO of DirtyCorp...
When the going gets tough…
Jul 20, 2011
Regular readers will know that three days a week I go for a run along the Ouseburn river valley up into Jesmond Dene and back...
Doing the right thing: for the planet or for your business?
Jun 20, 2011
During the Business of Sustainability sessions last week I was asked about the green executives I had interviewed for my book, The Green Executive -...
Sustainability goes strategic
May 5, 2011
Interesting research from KPMG saying that almost 55% US companies have a sustainability strategy. KPMG go on to say: When asked to identify the key...
Going green is even more important in a recession
Feb 2, 2011
I delivered the second set of three environmental policy/action planning workshops yesterday for Compete North East - the aim being to help small and medium...
Video: The Business Case for Going Green
Jan 14, 2011
A short clip of yours truly talking about why business should go green. There's plenty more video on the Terra Infirma YouTube channel.
On the sharp end of green procurement
Nov 10, 2010
I'm writing this during a break in the Low Carbon Best Practice Exchange in Harrogate*. I've just facilitated a session on Environmental Strategy and an...