Sustainability by Innovation vs Sustainability by Metric
Yesterday, I had a fantastic visit to Camira, the UK's largest interior fabrics company. Even if you've never heard of them, you've almost certainly sat...
Getting into a Sustainability Mindset
Feb 3, 2014
To act without knowing why; to do things as they have always been done, without asking why; to engage in an activity all one's life...
Challenge, don’t choke
Oct 2, 2013
I've been asked again this week how certain sustainable supply chain ideas fit into a particular procurement framework. As I'm bureaucracy-intolerant, I always have to...
Is there a Hype Cycle for Clean Tech?
Jul 1, 2013
I was at an European Parliament event on low carbon vehicles last Friday at the new Gateshead College campus adjacent to the Nissan factory. It...
8 Ways to Bring Creativity to Sustainability
Apr 22, 2013
Oh, look, it's Earth Day! And it was Earth Week just last week when I was bemoaning this rash of me-too, unoriginal thinking. Don't worry,...
Innovation, Failure & Sustainability
Jul 23, 2012
It is one of the most repeated clichés in business: The man who never made a mistake never made anything. Sustainability requires innovation, innovation implies...
Book Review: Mad Like Tesla by Tyler Hamilton
Jun 7, 2012
As soon as I walked into the meeting room, I knew I had made a mistake. The huge table was at least 6 inches deep...
Green Technology: It’s the S-Curve, Stupid
May 2, 2012
When I were a lad in the late 1970s, I dreamed of having my own computer. In my room. I would lie awake at night...
Are smart phones now driving dematerialisation?
Feb 3, 2012
I have always been sceptical of the argument that multi-function devices like smart phones are eco-friendly by avoiding the need for a stack of equivalent...
What Kodak’s demise tells us about cleantech
Jan 23, 2012
Poor Kodak. You couldn't make it up. A classic brand invents a great new technology (digital photography) but decides it would cannibalise their own products,...