Skin in the Game
I sat nervously in the anteroom, waiting for a colleague who had set up this presentation to a meeting of senior managers on one of...
The Struggle for Sustainability
Jul 17, 2013
Greenpeace don't do things by halves do they? Last week's Ice Climb protest saw 6 climbers scale London's iconic new Shard skyscraper to bring attention...
Green Thread or Spinning a Yarn?
Jul 15, 2013
A while a go I mentioned an organisation which had ditched its environmental commitments and how it had fallen back from front runner to also...
Stand Up and Lead, Godammit!
Jul 5, 2013
Here's the latest in the Green Business Confidential podcast series. It's called "Stand Up and Lead Godammit!" Or, you can download it here and listen...
Obama steps up on climate change (at last)
Jun 25, 2013
It was the big speech everyone concerned with climate change was waiting for. Barack Obama, leader of the world's biggest economy and second biggest carbon...
Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s only Green Prime Minister
Apr 8, 2013
Margaret Thatcher, who died today, was one of the most divisive political leaders of our time with people either loving or hating her with equal...
Don’t go quiet…
Apr 5, 2013
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jezarnold/ One of the advantages of working with clients' employees is you get a glimpse of the view of companies' sustainability efforts through their eyes....
Who’s better at sustainability – MegaCorps or SMEs?
Mar 13, 2013
A recent survey has suggested that while 96% of FTSE100 companies see sustainability as essential to their business, the number drops to 56% when it...
Wise Words from the Sustainability Mastermind Group
Feb 15, 2013
Yesterday I hosted another of our Corporate Sustainability Mastermind Group at another fantastic venue, this time the Biscuit Factory art gallery in Newcastle, said to...
Keep that halo burnished!
Feb 8, 2013
I had an informal meeting with the sustainability manager of a pre-eminent UK institution recently to discuss some collaboration. Like many big organisations, it had...