Who is to blame for climate change?
During my holiday, the Guardian published an article on what individuals could do to tackle the climate crisis. Almost every point was to lobby somebody...
Watch out for this new form of greenwash!
Mar 5, 2021
A couple of times recently, I've seen organisations show a graph of their carbon footprint over time, showing a nice steady downward trend. A closer...
Looks like carbon offshoring is starting to be taken seriously…
Jul 15, 2019
For decades I've been banging away that the whole "the UK only emits 2% of global emissions" is nonsense. Yes, 2% may actually be released...
The British Steel Industry & the Carbon Leakage Conundrum
Mar 31, 2016
One of the more notorious comments from UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne came during his speech at the 2011 Conservative Party conference: "We're...
Sustainability in Broadcasting @ the BBC
Nov 4, 2011
I spent yesterday at the BBC's Productions That Don't Cost the Earth seminar. My role was to run a workshop to train the Beeb's sustainability...
Whose carbon footprint are you part of?
May 16, 2011
The diagram above shows the different scopes of a carbon footprint: Scope 1. The emissions from your operations and activities - typically from the fossil...
Whose carbon footprint are you part of?
Nov 4, 2010
My workshop, "Go Green, Win More Business!", at the Newcastle Winning Business conference went well yesterday with some really enthusiastic contributions from the participants. I'm...
Quick wins
Sep 27, 2010
If your organisation is new to the whole idea of going green, then the best thing to do is get started and quickly show some...
Glen Bennett, EAE Ltd
Jul 29, 2009
Yesterday I interviewed Glen Bennett, founder and MD of EAE Ltd, a Scottish leaflet marketing business. This video, made by young people as part of...
New Product Carbon Footprinting Standard
Oct 31, 2008
The BSi, along with the Carbon Trust and DEFRA, have just released the PAS2050 carbon footprinting standard for goods and services along with a guide...