Doing the right thing right.
"This is like building a loft extension in a house suffering from subsidence." is the rather brutal advice I had to give an organisation recently....
Rolling out a Sustainability Strategy
Nov 3, 2017
I was down in London yesterday, facilitating a workshop for a client who is about to roll their Sustainability Strategy out across the entire organisation...
Want to DOUBLE the motivation of your workforce?
Oct 30, 2017
...then take Sustainability seriously. Seriously. Just stumbled over this study from NetImpact that found that: Slightly more than half of professionals (55%) say they are currently in...
Happy 11th Birthday Terra Infirma!
Aug 1, 2017
So, it is 11 years to the day that I jumped off the cruise ship of salaried employment and onto the windsurfing board of solo consultancy –...
On Demand: Sustainability Strategy Live! (& Coming Attractions)
Jul 14, 2017
On Wednesday, as a bit of an experiment, I did a session on Sustainability Strategy using Facebook Live. I only got a handful of viewers...
Science-based Targets: Hope or Hype?
Jun 23, 2017
The latest thing in Sustainability is 'Science-based Targets'. The basic idea is to use the carbon emissions trajectory that the IPCC says is required to...
SDGs & Business: snog, marry, avoid?
Jun 16, 2017
Yesterday I spent an enjoyable afternoon at Newcastle Business School at an event on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) run by the Global Compact. I...
Are you doing the right thing in Sustainability?
Jun 14, 2017
This month's Ask Gareth considers an excellent question from Sophie Wallis of Upthink Consultancy in Australia - when you're beavering away making sure you tick...
The one question you need to ask of every Sustainability project
Jun 2, 2017
I was down in Manchester yesterday for a session with a client I haven't worked with for years. They had called me in 'to pick my...
Sustainability Strategy and Engagement: two sides to the same coin
May 26, 2017
I had a meeting with a potential new client this morning. They want a sustainability strategy, but most of the conversation revolved about engagement of...