Green tech needs to work better than other tech
I'm still recovering from a long weekend in the Lake District with my old schoolfriends – all of us are Dads and normally have a...
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...
Have eco-labels had their day?
May 1, 2013
You get eco-labels on everything these days. You can't grab a coffee without it being rainforest-certified, fair-trade, organic or all three. This very ubiquity bothers...
Are product lifecycles getting longer?
Aug 15, 2012
Some interesting anecdotal evidence: I had to make a 'repair or upgrade?' decision on my 4 year old MacBook Pro a couple of months ago....
Chasing the Green Pound in London
May 18, 2012
Yesterday I was a panelist at the "Chasing the Green Pound" event hosted by Grayling's Future Planet team. It was a strong line-up with Ramon...
Enabling your customers to be more sustainable pt1
Jan 16, 2012
I'm writing this on the East Coast Mainline, charging across the frozen fields of eastern England as the sun casts various tints of orange across...
12 for 2012
Jan 5, 2012
Here are 12 potential green business new year resolutions of varying ambition for your business - pick one and drive it through to get 2012...
Is this the worst green marketing slogan ever?
Sep 9, 2011
I spotted this billboard for a Hi-tec walking boot a few months ago and I used it on Wednesday's Green Marketing webinar as an example...
Delivering Corporate Sustainability
Aug 3, 2011
In sustainability maturity model (above) that sits at the heart of The Green Executive, one of the five key requirements to create a truly green business...
The Death of the Eco-product?
Jun 22, 2011
Is the eco-product dead? For years those of us in the green consumer niche have been conscientiously buying eco-products from Ecover, Bodyshop, Natural Collection etc...