Blog Archives - Terrafiniti

23rd January 2020

BUSINESS PURPOSE | Sustainability Issues 2020

Research shows people are losing trust in public institutions and even capitalism as it is now. What can businesses do to build trust?

13th January 2020

CLIMATE | Sustainability Issues 2020

Climate will remain perhaps the most vital sustainability issue of 2020, but the crucial question is, will attention finally convert into meaningful and proportionate action?
The 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change required all signatories (almost every country on earth) to avoid dangerous climate change, it also articulated the need to find equitable ways to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.

13th December 2019

NATURE | Sustainability Issues 2020

Nature is slowly climbing our collective consciousness. As WWF have put it ‘the world is where we live’. We’re waking up to the fact that we can’t continue to use our land, water, air and oceans in ways that damage, disturb, pollute and degrade them. Will 2020 be the year that we turn the corner away from decline?

4th December 2019

Transforming the business case for sustainability

In a business context it’s often been necessary to justify why sustainability is important with a business case. While it gets less visibility now, it’s still common to see the symptoms of not having a good business case, or one that’s not widely implemented.

5th November 2019

Biodiversity and business is for the birds

We can often struggle to see the relevance of biodiversity to business. But even if distant, the links, risks and dependencies are vital.

This article looks at the main issues, drivers and impacts and explores the example of Garden Centres to see how biodiversity relates to business in practice.

31st July 2019

Sustainability specialists -frustrated and lonely?

Why is it sustainability specialists can find their jobs both frustrating and lonely? It’s usually a wider business problem. There are many reasons for this, some more visible than others. Based on real conversations, I look one of the main issues that often underlies the frustration. I often work with sustainability managers and directors. While […]

28th June 2019

Climate change – emergency, extinction or progress?

The world seems to be finally getting its head around the idea that climate change is turning into climate emergency but is there still too great a gap between words and action?

31st May 2019

Portraits of sustainability – where are sustainability skills gaps?

Every organisation has sustainability skills gaps, but do you understand where they are and the problems they are causing?
Ensuring your organisation identifies and addresses skills gaps is crucial – it’s as important as getting your strategy right.

30th April 2019

Sustainability skills for everyone… not just the professionals

If your company has a sustainability ambition it also has a need for sustainability skills – but who needs them and how do you take a planned approach?

29th March 2019

Business Sustainability Essentials – new book from Terrafiniti

Sustainable Business Essentials – our new book. Providing insight, advice and guidance on the essentials of sustainability management.

27th February 2019

Materiality Matters, what matters most in sustainable business?

Materiality is the difference between a weak sustainability approach and one that’s logical, planned and based upon what’s important. What matters most?

31st January 2019

Sustainability, environmental management and quality – parallels and differences

Sustainability, EMS & quality management – can a continuous improvement approach to the management of sustainability deliver real strategic change?

20th December 2018

2019 trends in sustainable business

We look at what businesses will (or really should be) focusing on in 2019 and what should be in your strategy and plans.

28th November 2018

Sustainable business culture – how do you nurture it?

Any change in organisational priority implies a change in organisational approach and capacity. Successful sustainability must be approached as a change issue, in the norms, values systems and structures of an organisation as much as the specific ambition, goals and performance commitments of a sustainability strategy.

31st October 2018

UK Budget 2018 – any finance for a sustainable future?

The budget indicates the government’s funding priorities. We cut through the noise and look at what’s important for the environment and sustainability.

28th September 2018

Sustainable Business: cost or value?

Why you should look at sustainable business as a source of business value rather than a simply a cost of business.

31st August 2018

The business case for sustainability – can we make money?

Many people are driven by purpose, the ethical dimension of sustainable business. But all businesses need to make money, we explore where value can be found in sustainable business.

31st July 2018

Sustainability Simplified

Practical and concise guidance to develop sustainability in your business and focus on what’s really important. A series of free resources to address the critical challenges of business sustainability for practitioners.

29th June 2018

Cost or value? Why is sustainability strategically undervalued?

The business case for sustainability is (shockingly) still either not recognised strategically (i.e. it is understood as an additive factor for operational efficiency or marketing/PR but not as a strategic value creation/destruction factor), or in many cases it is little understood at all.

25th May 2018

Act now for sustainability! Should companies be activists?

Sustainability is a transformative agenda. It requires companies to not only develop new priorities, but also to become corporate activists – to act to affect the wider system within which they operate.