Avoiding Greenwash: How Green is Green?
Greenwash is widely regarded as the greatest sin in the green business world. The term was coined by environmentalist Jay Westerveld in response to those...
Green Business Is Just A Fad
Jul 22, 2011
I'm taking a day off today, so I've handed over the reins of Green Business Confidential to special guest Hugh Jim Pakt, CEO of DirtyCorp...
When the going gets tough…
Jul 20, 2011
Regular readers will know that three days a week I go for a run along the Ouseburn river valley up into Jesmond Dene and back...
Leadership vs Management
Jul 11, 2011
The central theme of my latest book, The Green Executive, is that 'green' has been elevated from environmental management to business leadership. But what does...
The Business of Sustainability
Jun 17, 2011
Most of my focus this week was on Newcastle Univeristy Business School's Business of Sustainability Week. On Tuesday, NUBS very kindly hosted the formal launch...
The Rules of Green Business Start-ups
Jun 13, 2011
On Friday I was interviewed for a PhD project as an 'ecopreneur' and it got me mulling and chin scratching. If you are thinking of starting...
From niche to normal
Jun 2, 2011
One of the main trends I identified in my new book The Green Executive is the shift from 'green' being the exception to it becoming...
The biggest barrier to corporate sustainability
May 23, 2011
The Green Executive Webcasts went really well on Friday with lots of excellent questions. My favourite, partly because I had a response ready, was: "What...
The Green Executive hits the shelves!
May 20, 2011
Drum roll... Today is the official publication date of my second book, The Green Executive. Needless to say, I'm extremely excited and proud - the...
Whose carbon footprint are you part of?
May 16, 2011
The diagram above shows the different scopes of a carbon footprint: Scope 1. The emissions from your operations and activities - typically from the fossil...