Easyjet is in the news again this week – this time, for painting it’s aircraft (8, as a trial) with a nanopolymer coating that reduces friction and therefore fuel use. If it works on the whole fleet, it would reduce fuel bills by up to 2% – and given 40% of easyJet’s costs are fuel, this is no small…
So, the swingeing cuts have included the government funding for the ‘arms length’ Sustainable Development Commission – for which I have been an expert panel member since its inception in 2006. I’ve just received a letter telling me it will close at the end of 2010 unless the devolved administrations want to keep some form of it going for…
The last month I’ve seen so many articles and news items on green/sustainable claims – even the One Show (hardly the cutting edge of journalism) got in on the act last week and did a spot on greenclaims in household cleaners and how misleading and unregulated they are. The comparison was drawn with Fairtrade, which everyone understands and which…
I was in the foyer of the BBC yesterday and noticed that their stationery had arrived – cases of Evolve 100% recycled paper, exactly the same as I use. I was delighted. And then I thought, if even the BBC can do it (huge organisation, slow to change), then its really not hard. Why do we even use up…
Congratulations to the Ecology Building Society! They’ve been winning awards left right and centre for the hard work they do in creating genuinely ethical savings products – Ethical Consumer Magaxine’s ‘best buy’ 2009, and What Mortgage’s ‘best environmental lender’ awards and even ‘Mortgage Finance Gazette’s’ ‘best green lender’ award. Its because they are very strict on who they lend…
In July I was priviledged to be invited to a Sustainable Development Commission conference that shared the winning entries from their competition to find breakthrough ideas that could change society to be more sustainable in the 21st century. The event was a big occasion, with Jonathan Dimbleby chairing, Anna Ford and Jonathan Porritt on hand, and even Prince Charles…
As if the current credit crunch, recession, political instability and climate change aren’t enough to worry about, anyone who scours enough media sources will spot a growing concern in the background – that this year will see another oil price hike similar to last year but more sustained. Is an oil price surge the kick we need to get…
In a world of decaying trust, where…
A fascinating panel discussion of experienced Chairmen…
