Perfect Green Jujitsu
On Wednesday I was delivering a workshop upskilling green champions at one of my healthcare clients. Just before we got into the meat of the...
What does the election result mean for Sustainability?
Jun 12, 2017
Well, that was weird, wasn't it? The winners lost and the losers won. The whopping Tory majority everybody expected (me included) didn't happen, and PM...
At last, some political leadership on climate change
May 8, 2017
If you're of a liberal bent, then Emmanuel Macron's election as President of France is a welcome relief from the global political contraction into populist...
Breaking out of the Sustainability Silo
May 5, 2017
This month's Ask Gareth answers a great question from 'Bill' (name has been changed) which many face – how do you put together a Sustainability...
Beware the HiPPO
Apr 26, 2017
At a meeting this morning, someone used an acronym which I don't think I'd heard before: 'HiPPO' – the Highest Paid Person's Opinion. But I know exactly...
Ambling towards a low carbon economy
Feb 27, 2017
A funny thing has been happening in the UK over the last 7 years. We have had two Conservative Prime Ministers since 2010 who have...
Book Review: Global Sustainability by Mark Lefko
Feb 20, 2017
When I first read the bumf around Mark Lefko's new book Global Sustainability, I was a bit worried that it clashed with my own tome,...
Activate your sustainability programme!
Oct 3, 2016
At last week's Corporate Sustainability Mastermind Group, I (re)used my 'monster truck' template (above). The analogy is that we are in the truck, transversing the...
Why I’m an Eco-optimist
Sep 2, 2016
There's an old joke: An optimist says the glass is half full, A pessimist says the glass if half empty, An engineer says the glass...
Mayday? The Green Guide to the new UK Cabinet
Jul 15, 2016
So, another momentous week in UK politics. We get our second ever female Prime Minister in Theresa May and a very new looking cabinet. Here's...