Does business know what ‘values-led’ means?
Last week I attended the Manufacturing Leadership Summit at New College Durham. The agenda was dominated by recruitment and skills, not surprising when it was...
In Sustainability, if you’re cajoling people, you’re losing
Nov 3, 2025
Ronald Reagan got plenty of opprobrium during his time as president (remember Spitting Image's The President's Brain is Missing! sketches? If not, ask your parents),...
One word that will help you engage anyone in Sustainability
May 19, 2025
There was a lot of debate last week on my LinkedIn feed as to the 'best' Sustainability message – should we appeal to people's sense...
Nature is a healer – and an educator
May 12, 2025
Don't you love this time of year? The wildflowers outside my office window are in full bloom (above) and are attracting bees, hoverflies and lots...
Why Sustainability WILL survive Trump, welcoming the ESG backlash and the Batman paradox – John Friedman
Jan 17, 2025
So we are on the cusp of the second inauguration of Donald Trump, an event which brings staggering levels of uncertainty to a huge number...
What Sustainability Professionals can learn from Keir Starmer’s woes
Oct 2, 2024
Keir Starmer became UK Prime Minister in July on a wave of public disgruntlement with the previous Conservative regime. Normally, new Prime Ministers get a...
How to sell Sustainability to just about anybody
Jun 28, 2024
In this week's episode of the pod, I answer a question I was asked earlier in the week – how do you persuade executives to...
How to unleash your hidden Sustainability army…
Jun 24, 2024
This morning I facilitated a wonderful session of the Corporate Sustainability Mastermind Group. We had several new participants, so I picked a nice broad topic...
The biggest risk to Sustainability? We decide to do nothing without thinking about it
Apr 17, 2024
Why do we get stuck in business as usual? Almost always it is because we make most decisions subconsciously, doing the same thing as we...
Adam Woodhall of the General Counsel Sustainability Forum on the law and Net Zero, engaging people and the perils of comedy
Apr 12, 2024
This week on the pod we have Adam Woodhall of the General Counsel Sustainability Forum (formerly Lawyers for Net Zero). It's another wide ranging interview...