Trust – the magic ingredient
Do people trust you? Do they believe you will do what you say you will do? Do they believe you are telling the truth, the...
Pay: The Final Frontier of CSR?
Sep 28, 2011
I'm reading last year's ethical must-read, The Spirit Level by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett. The central thesis of the book, if you're even further...
Greening the bean counters
Sep 12, 2011
I usually start off my seminars by asking delegates why their company should go green (try it - much more effective than you telling them...
The problem with CSR standards
Sep 7, 2011
The mining giant Glencore has just released a corporate responsibility report as it promised when it listed on the London Stock Exchange earlier this year....
Green Executive Review Round-up
Aug 23, 2011
When you read this I'll be off on holiday for two weeks visiting family in Belfast. So we'll be on holiday blogging routine - about...
The Media and CSR: Actions and Words
Aug 19, 2011
After years of sitting on the fence, the UK's Daily Mail has lurched towards the views of the climate denialists, particularly when it comes to...
CSR is the Law!
Aug 17, 2011
I still hear people trot out the old line that the sole responsibility of a business is to act in the best interests of its...
Storytelling
Jul 18, 2011
I was delighted at the weekend to be sent this amazing picture by Melvin Redeker of him reading The Green Executive while on a kayaking...
News of the Screws and CSR
Jul 6, 2011
It's hard not to feel a bit of schadenfreude over the plight of the News of the World ex-editor now News International bigwig Rebekah Brooks...
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 -...