Selling sustainability by putting yourself in your colleagues’ shoes
I saw a car the other day which had been customised to promote its owners business. It had the company logo (a three letter acronym),...
The Genesis of Green Jujitsu
Oct 3, 2012
All of my books have emerged from my own practical experiences helping companies go green and Green Jujitsu had an interesting evolution as the techniques...
Green Jujitsu ebook hits the ether!
Oct 1, 2012
I am very pleased that my brand spanking new e-book, Green Jujitsu: The Smart Way To Embed Sustainability into Your Organisation, has been published by...
Are your employees letting you down?
Sep 7, 2012
Every morning this week I've walked past a parked car belonging to a meter reading company. The back of the car is plastered in stickers...
What the Paralympics can teach us about Sustainability
Sep 3, 2012
"Don't focus on the disability. Focus on the ability." Oscar Pistorius Paralympic Gold Medalist Olympian Photo: Erik van Leeuwen (bron: Wikipedia), Creative Commons Licence
Weasel Words
Aug 13, 2012
I heard my least favourite weasel words last week: "There is a green thread running through all the decisions we make." This was justification for...
Why Bradley Wiggins is wrong on cycle helmets
Aug 3, 2012
Bradley Wiggins is a hero. Winning the Tour De France and an Olympic Gold Medal in the space of eleven days and bringing a huge...
Get Down Off Your High Horse
Jul 27, 2012
Here's the latest in my Green Business Confidential podcast series. It's called "Get Down Off Your High Horse" and it's about how to (and how...
Playing To Your Employees’ Strengths and Interests
Jul 18, 2012
The standard attitude to raising awareness of sustainability with employees can be parodied as: "OK, these people are pig ignorant and uninterested in sustainability issues....
Any colour you like as long as it’s green…
Jul 16, 2012
On a visit to friends of our who have two small boys, a squabble broke out over colouring pencils. “Josh, you’ve got loads of pencils,...