Shopping for sustainability?
I was perusing the always excellent ENDS Report the other day and noticed that there were three consecutive articles covering big sustainability ventures by big...
Build your own green supply chain
Oct 19, 2011
One of the key green business challenges is the supply chain. For most businesses 60%+ of their carbon footprint lies in their suppliers. We have now...
Delivering Corporate Sustainability
Aug 3, 2011
In sustainability maturity model (above) that sits at the heart of The Green Executive, one of the five key requirements to create a truly green business...
What I learnt this week…
Jun 24, 2011
I’ve said it before, and I'll say it again: one of the things I love about the sustainability field is that it is so broad...
From niche to normal
Jun 2, 2011
One of the main trends I identified in my new book The Green Executive is the shift from 'green' being the exception to it becoming...
Cutting carbon in a globalised world
May 18, 2011
Two pieces of news caught my eye yesterday: the big news that UK Energy & Climate Change Minister Chris Huhne announced that the UK Government was...
Green Academy session #5: Greening The Supply Chain
May 10, 2011
The fifth of our Green Academy Webinars will be held on 1 June at 14:00 BST. The hour long session will explain why you need...
The Power of Good Design
Mar 4, 2011
It has been said that design is the engine room of good environmental practice and I couldn't agree more. Got an inefficient building? Design a...
Traceability rules…
Feb 16, 2011
We have seen countless examples where a company has been hung out to dry due to malpractice deep in their supply chain (Apple, BP and...
What would you do?
Feb 4, 2011
... if you were a paper company and, due to your clearing of rainforest, you suddenly lose a roster of clients including Tesco, Staples, Office...