The Fatberg is the Tip of the Iceberg
Imagine spending three weeks sluicing away 15 tonnes of congealed fat, wet wipes and 'sanitary items' from a London sewer. A Herculean task if there...
Who has the power to green the supply chain?
Jun 17, 2013
One of the issues we explored in our recent Corporate Sustainability Mastermind Group meeting on supply chains was who in the organisation has the power...
Kids get it, why don’t adults?
May 28, 2013
Last week I had one of the more exacting challenges of my professional career - explaining the circular economy (but not using that phrase, natch)...
Supply Chain Secrets of the Sustainability Masterminds
May 24, 2013
Tuesday saw the fourth meeting of our Corporate Sustainability Mastermind (CoSM) Group. This time we went for a rural location - the Crown Hotel, Wetheral,...
Book Review – The Green Book: New Directions For Liberals in Government
May 20, 2013
I've been a member of the UK's third political party, the Liberal Democrats, for the best part of a decade - and an elected Councillor...
Can you design a green economy?
May 3, 2013
You only have to see the repercussions of the 'Arab Spring' to see that revolutions are inherently unstable. Yet we constantly call for a 'revolution'...
Our Place in the World
Apr 24, 2013
My eldest son, Harry, is mad about nature. If you ask him "What would you like to do this weekend?", he'll respond with the name...
Book Review: The New Capitalist Manifesto by Umair Haque
Mar 22, 2013
The New Capitalist Manifesto by HBR blogger Umair Haque is the third tract I've read recently on how to make capitalism work for everyone, the...
What does “Re-shoring” do for the Circular Economy and CSR?
Mar 18, 2013
"Re-shoring" is a growing business trend - bringing offshore manufacturing and services back from low wage "developing countries" to so-called "developed countries". According to the...
A Silky Demonstration of Sustainability
Oct 8, 2012
We had a lovely family day out at Alnwick Gardens yesterday. Part of the kids' (and certain adults'...) entertainment was an animal show featuring scorpions,...