You can’t change culture for sustainability…
...or not quickly anyway. I was reminded of this on Monday at the sustainability strategy workshop I was running for a client, when a participant...
Never underestimate the ability of an organisation to resist change
Feb 22, 2016
I've had a number experiences recently with trying to get a large organisation to change its mind. It is quite incredible the number of ways...
If it looks like a SUV…
Sep 2, 2015
We've just bitten the bullet and bought a new family car. Having three kids needing car seats/boosters limited our options massively – few 5 seaters...
Get people out of their comfort zone? Not too far…
Jul 17, 2015
The phrase "get people out of their comfort zone" is a cliché which gets bandied around a lot, but have you ever sat down and thought about...
The problem with sustainability targets…
Jul 13, 2015
Recent events have reminded of that legendary, probably apocraphyl, letter from a bank manager to a spendthrift student: "We have increased your overdraft to £1,000....
Why you must align line management to sustainability
Jul 3, 2015
I've long argued that Leadership is the difference between the best at sustainability and the rest. Leadership is responsible for two critical sustainability issues: Strategy: all the...
The dumbest guys in the room
May 28, 2015
Last week, I finally caught "The Smartest Guys in the Room" – the story of the Enron scandal. If you have an interest in business...
Not burning fossil fuels? It’s a piece of cake…
Apr 22, 2015
I'm a sucker for chocolate cake. You put a piece in my view and I want it. What's more, I'll probably eat it. I'm one of...
Jeremy Clarkson, Eco Warrior?
Apr 1, 2015
Anybody taken in by the Guardian's 'interview' with a recalcitrant Jeremy Clarkson where he apparently eschewed his old gas guzzling ways and took up the...
Sir Ian Cheshire on Sustainable Business Leadership
Mar 13, 2015
I had a fantastically green night out in London on Tuesday. After an impromptu diversion into a St Patrick's, er, Month drinks reception at the...