Sustainability is not just ‘doing nature a favour’
At yesterday's Corporate Sustainability Mastermind Group (CoSM) a new member* said something that I thought was quite brilliant: "We've got to get people away from...
Some Thoughts on Business & Biodiversity
Oct 4, 2022
Last week, the Corporate Sustainability Mastermind Group (CoSM) considered the topic of business and biodiversity. Here are my main takeaways: Biodiversity is as big an...
Net Zero Rocks! And here’s why…
Jan 24, 2022
I woke this morning to hear an executive from Aviva Investors (which has a mere £262bn of assets under management) tell the BBC that they'd...
Whose carbon is it anyway?
Jan 12, 2022
I've mentioned before that over the summer I got into a Twitter row over how much the individual should take responsibility for their carbon footprint....
Staying fresh in the slog to Sustainability
Nov 19, 2018
Yesterday, me and most of the family went on one of our favourite walks: to Blawearie, an abandoned farmstead on Bewick Moor in Northumberland. It's...
Evolving Drivers for Sustainability
Nov 12, 2018
I've long been a proponent of aligning Sustainability strategies to the business case for Sustainability for a particular organisation. So if the main driver is...
How to use standards to underpin your Sustainability efforts
Nov 7, 2018
Environmental and Sustainability standards are often regarded as a bit lowest common denominator when it comes to implementing a Sustainability Strategy. However at yesterday's Corporate...
Sustainability Professionals: Stay Curious!
Oct 26, 2018
One of my favourite things about Sustainability is it's a rare day that I don't learn something interesting. This is vital for me: whatever it...
Are Sustainability accreditations worth the bother?
Jul 4, 2018
I spoke on the phone yesterday to the Sustainability Director of a major worldwide brand. She was exasperated as she was in the middle of...
BETA: Customer Engagement for Sustainability Model
Dec 6, 2017
Next week's Corporate Sustainability Mastermind Group meeting is going to consider how to engage customers in Sustainability. This is a huge issue as the bulk...