Build your own green supply chain
One of the key green business challenges is the supply chain. For most businesses 60%+ of their carbon footprint lies in their suppliers. We have now...
The Price of Doing Nothing
Oct 12, 2011
So why bother? There's a recession on, times are tight, people are cautious. Why not sit it out and deal with all this green stuff...
Richard Branson (and me): fossil fuel is fuelling the recession
Oct 10, 2011
Sir Richard Branson said something very interesting this week. Speaking at the Slowlife Symposium in the Maldives (above, and no, I wasn't there, unfortunately), he...
Exclusive: Chris Huhne on the Green Energy Economy
Oct 3, 2011
Last Thursday UK Energy & Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne MP spoke at an event on the Green Energy Economy organised by Newcastle Liberal Democrats...
Staff Engagement for Sustainability
Sep 30, 2011
Promises don't count
Sep 19, 2011
Yesterday I opened my Sunday supplement to find a double page ad featuring these two quite incredible looking BMW electric cars. "Wow!" I thought, until...
Have you got what it takes?
Sep 5, 2011
The Green Executive was conceived and written as a manual for the new breed of senior businesspeople who want to guide their organisation to an...
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...
Wrestling with Olympic Dilemmas
Aug 10, 2011
Last night, I caught the BBC's mockumentary series Twenty Twelve about the arrangements for next year's Olympic games. There was a lovely scene where the...
A Tribute To Ray Anderson
Aug 9, 2011
It was with great sadness that I saw the news that Ray Anderson, Chairman of Interface, had died yesterday. I never had the pleasure of...