Why I’m an Eco-optimist
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...
Helping Sustainability survive a change in leader
Jul 13, 2016
Well, the UK and the US are currently in the process of changing their political leadership. Many commentators are trying to second guess the implications for the...
Sustainability Leadership = Vision x Competence
Jul 11, 2016
As I type, the UK is in a leadership vacuum at one of the most critical junctures in post-war British politics. Following the surprise Brexit vote...
What makes people make greener decisions?
Jun 17, 2016
I'm coming to the end of one of my favourite ever projects – some research into what motivates a client's employees to make greener decisions....
Green Jujitsu at the Sustainable Best Practice Exchange
Apr 15, 2016
I had a fantastic day out at the Sustainable Best Practice Exchange at Harrogate yesterday. I used to be a regular facilitator at these events when...
In Sustainability, “Everybody’s Responsibility” = “Nobody’s Responsibility”
Apr 8, 2016
As regular readers, will know, as well as my day job as sustainability consultant/pontificator, I have another day job which fits round it of local...
No Leadership, No Sustainability
Feb 29, 2016
I'm working on two major client projects at the minute, one on sustainability strategy and one on employee engagement – which between them make up the essentials...
Look forward, not back, Mr Cameron
Jan 13, 2016
Twice in recent weeks, UK prime minister David Cameron has answered questions on green issues with a simple and superficially impressive statistic: 98% of solar panels...
Nobody does it better
Dec 2, 2015
I'm in Scherpenzeel in the middle of the Netherlands for one particular reason: it's the base of Interface's European operations and the location for the company's Mission...