Why forklift drivers are crucial to environmental performance
If you want to get the feel for a manufacturing, logistics or packaging company's sustainability performance, take a wander along to Goods Out and watch...
Do we not care about the Polar Bears?
Oct 10, 2012
"Why do people not care?" is a plea I often hear from sustainability practitioners and the wider green movement, usually followed by something like "The...
Selling sustainability by putting yourself in your colleagues’ shoes
Oct 5, 2012
I saw a car the other day which had been customised to promote its owners business. It had the company logo (a three letter acronym),...
The Genesis of Green Jujitsu
Oct 3, 2012
All of my books have emerged from my own practical experiences helping companies go green and Green Jujitsu had an interesting evolution as the techniques...
Green Jujitsu ebook hits the ether!
Oct 1, 2012
I am very pleased that my brand spanking new e-book, Green Jujitsu: The Smart Way To Embed Sustainability into Your Organisation, has been published by...
Chickens, Eggs and Green Business
Sep 19, 2012
Another day, another study that shows that green businesses have more productive/happier employees, this time from UCLA: "Adopting green practices isn't just good for the...
Are your employees letting you down?
Sep 7, 2012
Every morning this week I've walked past a parked car belonging to a meter reading company. The back of the car is plastered in stickers...
Get Down Off Your High Horse
Jul 27, 2012
Here's the latest in my Green Business Confidential podcast series. It's called "Get Down Off Your High Horse" and it's about how to (and how...
Playing To Your Employees’ Strengths and Interests
Jul 18, 2012
The standard attitude to raising awareness of sustainability with employees can be parodied as: "OK, these people are pig ignorant and uninterested in sustainability issues....
Is the team key to creating a culture of sustainability?
Jul 4, 2012
What can a single designer do to change the life cycle environmental performance of a complex product, say, a car? If they're really clever (or...