Environmental legislation – enemy or ally?
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...
Book Review: Conscious Capitalism by John Mackey & Raj Sisodia
Feb 27, 2013
John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, is a controversial figure in the corporate social responsibility world. He is a proud proponent of the social...
PESTLE Analysis for Sustainability Strategies
Feb 11, 2013
I've produced this PESTLE analysis of the Political, Environmental, Social, Technological, Legal, Economic mega trends which could have an impact on sustainability strategies. I produced...
Just Stop It, Will You? The Acid Test for Sustainability.
Feb 1, 2013
Here's the latest in my Green Business Confidential podcast series. It's called "Just Stop It, Will You? The Acid Test for Sustainability". Make sure you...
Cut the Bull**** – Straight Talking & Sustainability
Jan 30, 2013
I spent yesterday contributing to an draft of a client's sustainability strategy. What was most impressive was the Herculean attempts to keep the usual corporate...
Let’s Work Together – Partnership and Sustainability
Jan 28, 2013
'Partnership' is one of those funny words which far too many people spout with their brains disengaged - particularly when it comes to sustainability. It...
Looking for the Holy Grail of Sustainability? Don’t…
Jan 16, 2013
Many of us sustainability professionals are idealists - on a mission to save the planet and all the people on it. We genuinely care about...
“Go Green, Save Money” is (still) for amateurs
Jan 14, 2013
Whether I'm working with the board members of a FTSE100 company or be-overalled shop floor operatives, I usually start my workshops by asking why the...
Drucker nailed CSR 38 years ago
Jan 11, 2013
I'm increasingly educating myself more about organisational development than sustainability per se because I believe very strongly that implementation is much more important than theorising....
Sustainability – No Place for Wimps!
Jan 9, 2013
We are too nice. Yes, us, people who are passionate about sustainability, in our spotless fleeces, our well scrubbed faces and neatly trimmed beards. All...