Tools and Solutions Archives

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.

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.

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?

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.

31st July 2017

Build a sustainable business – on strategic resilience

VIDEO – Building strategic resilience through sustainable business practice starts with understanding the risks and dependencies of the business within the context of a changing world.

30th June 2017

Sustainability context – exploring and managing in a complex world

Sustainability is a strategic issue but might require a longer-term perspective than is normally taken. How can you navigate your sustainability context?

16th March 2017

Sustainable Business Model Canvas

Sustainable Business Model Canvas – the building blocks you need to plan a sustainable business model, operations and best practice – all on one page!

10th October 2016

A flourishing future – business models & technologies for sustainability

A flourishing future – what business models and technologies do we need for achieving sustainability?

23rd August 2016

Transformational and incremental change – a false dichotomy?

Incrementalism and transformation are often seen as divergent paths yet they may actually be the long and short term outcomes of the same journey.

18th March 2015

I agree 10 per cent – the principle of minimum consensus

Instead of arguing about irrelevant details on topics we agree upon, isn’t it logical to stop seeking total agreement and aim for minimum consensus?

10th February 2015

Show me the money! Sustainability and financial outperformance

There is plenty of evidence out there for sustainability and financial out performance, we must use such evidence to take us towards a brighter future.

7th February 2014

Entropic Valuation – energy economics as if thermodynamics mattered

Entropic Valuation is a “solar unit in – utilisable energy unit out” approach. It can compare how efficiently sunlight transforms to usable energy.

7th September 2013

Entropic Overhead – measuring the circular economy

Entropy applies without exception to all activities and processes. Is it the meta metric to measure and drive a circular economy?