Supply Chain Secrets of the Sustainability Masterminds
Tuesday saw the fourth meeting of our Corporate Sustainability Mastermind (CoSM) Group. This time we went for a rural location - the Crown Hotel, Wetheral,...
What would you ban, if you could?
May 8, 2013
"Hurrah!", shouted the green world, as the neonicotinoid pesticides blamed by everybody (except their producers and their political allies) for the worrying decline in bee...
Environmental legislation – enemy or ally?
Mar 4, 2013
I've recently noticed a real gulf in the way top sustainability practitioners talk about environmental legislation and the way everybody else does. When you read...
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...
Why I’m Not Calling for a Plastic Bag Tax
Aug 6, 2012
There's another big call out for a plastic bag tax in England and Wales. I'm not against such a tax per se, but it is...
Legislation changes. It’s the law!
Jun 1, 2012
There's an old(ish) tech saying "Never buy version 1.0 of anything." The thinking is that the first version of anything hasn't been 'battle hardened' by use...
Nuggets from the Sustainability Mastermind Group
May 25, 2012
On Wednesday this week I launched my sustainability mastermind group with an inaugural meeting at the Baltic Art Gallery. We booked a third floor meeting...
Green Business Confidential: It's The Law!
Sep 21, 2011
Here's the latest in my Green Business Confidential podcast series. It's called "It's the Law" and it is all about our attitude to legislation. Or,...
CSR is the Law!
Aug 17, 2011
I still hear people trot out the old line that the sole responsibility of a business is to act in the best interests of its...
Never forget compliance!
Aug 8, 2011
Most of us in the green business world are very gung ho about "going beyond compliance", but I've started adding a caveat to that -...