Practical Guidance Archives

19th June 2020

What is a sustainable product?

How do you know if a product of service is sustainable?
What is a sustainable product?
How do you go about defining, designing and developing a sustainable product? In this article we explore these questions and the things you need to consider and ask are any products currently sustainable?

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.

20th December 2019

2020 Sustainability Issues

What will be the big sustainability issues in 2020? Each year we look to identify the emerging and fast-moving sustainability issues (here are 2019’s) we believe will shape sustainable business practice. In 2020 these are not wholly new, but existing issues continue to gather momentum, move from the edge to the mainstream or become the […]

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.

30th August 2019

Sustainability people that matter – engaging the CEO

To make sustainability a strategic priority, sustainability professionals need to work hard to get the organisation on board. They need to start with the positions, roles, places and people that matter. Here is Sheila, the CEO.

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 […]

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.

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 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.

30th April 2018

Sustainability Managers: key challenges to best practice

Sustainability management has in many ways entered the mainstream, but practitioners are often hampered by resistance, apathy and misunderstanding. There are many examples of excellence in specific areas, but few companies are pursuing a transformative agenda at significant scale.

22nd December 2017