The Quiet Green Revolution
Yesterday I opened the BigEcoShow at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland. My address was entitled "The Quiet Green Revolution" - reflecting on the scale...
Whose Footprint Are You Part Of?
Oct 11, 2013
On Monday, I spoke at the inaugural Preferred Supplier event at the Design Centre in Gateshead. My speech was entitled "Whose footprint are you...
The ‘cost of living crisis’ is ecological
Oct 9, 2013
The UK's political conference season was dominated by a debate over the 'cost of living crisis'. Labour leader Ed Miliband blamed this on a lack...
Blossom or fade away?
Oct 7, 2013
The economy changes. Sometimes it evolves slowly. Sometimes it changes fast. But more often there is a slow evolution up to a tipping point and,...
Strategy Secrets of the Sustainability Masterminds
Sep 27, 2013
On Tuesday we had the fifth meeting of the Corporate Sustainability Mastermind Group (CoSM) - the small group of senior sustainability executives from large organisations...
Does big = bad?
Sep 9, 2013
Last Thursday I had a fantastic night's debate at the Green Thinkers book club run by my friend Marek Bidwell. Up for discussion was one...
Mark Carney’s not the only one giving ‘forward guidance’…
Aug 14, 2013
Canadian financial rockstar Mark Carney has taken up his post as Saviour Governor of the Bank of England and revealed his secret weapon (drum roll...)...
Copy This! Kyocera’s CSR day in Manchester
Jul 10, 2013
Yesterday I was at Kyocera's CSR day in their brand new Manchester offices, featuring some great guest speakers from Green Alliance and Forum for the...
Book Review – The Green Book: New Directions For Liberals in Government
May 20, 2013
I've been a member of the UK's third political party, the Liberal Democrats, for the best part of a decade - and an elected Councillor...
Can you design a green economy?
May 3, 2013
You only have to see the repercussions of the 'Arab Spring' to see that revolutions are inherently unstable. Yet we constantly call for a 'revolution'...