Even I’m not *that* interested in Sustainability…
There are definitely three types of LinkedIn connection request. There are those who genuinely want to connect through mutual interest, there are those where hitting...
“If the vegans are happy…”
Nov 26, 2019
I had a very fun day last Thursday facilitating a workshop on green business opportunities for a group of small business owners who have just...
Greenwash of the Week
Sep 9, 2016
You would have to have a very strange existence if your whole footprint was "greatly reduced" and all your waste was eradicated simply by changing from...
Virtue Signalling: an insidious form of greenwash
Aug 25, 2016
I've always hated those pious "Save the planet: don't print this e-mail" statements in people's e-mail signature blocks. Why? Because it is blatant 'virtue signalling'...
Dyson’s Carbon Claims – Not Just Hot Air!
Feb 2, 2015
We took the kids to the National Railway Museum in York yesterday, in part to sate the train-mania of the littlest one. The Museum has...
Taking Green/Ethical Products Mainstream
Jul 2, 2014
In this edition of Ask Gareth, I lay out a three point plan for taking green/ethical products into the mainstream. You can see all editions...
IKEA, fashion and sustainability
Jun 30, 2014
Last night I caught the first episode of the BBC documentary "The Men Who Made Us Spend" (if you live in the UK and you're quick,...
The Quiet Green Revolution
Oct 18, 2013
Yesterday I opened the BigEcoShow at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland. My address was entitled "The Quiet Green Revolution" - reflecting on the scale...
Who’s for yet another environmental awareness week?
Apr 19, 2013
Apparently it's Responsible Business Week. And Earth Week. And Work Zone Awareness Week, National Beanpole Week, Bowel Cancer Awareness Week, Parkinson's Awareness Week, Depression Awareness...
Taking Green Into The Mainstream
Jan 21, 2013
Years and years ago I was doing some consultancy work for the producer of a really good green product - one which managed to substitute...