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In the first article in this series, it was noted that the SDGs can help us chart a path out of the current socioeconomic crisis and into a more resilient and regenerative future. At this point you may be thinking: Our company has already figured…

A unique moment for business Perceptions that what matters most to business is market value and customer demand are giving way to a realisation that a company's success is highly dependent on government guidance, worker wellbeing, and what society really needs. Lockdowns across the world…

75 years ago today, Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allied Forces, and the Second World War was over in Europe. The day became known as VE Day. Along with countless others in the UK today, I watched on the BBC some of the original footage,…

From recall… In a Harvard Business Review article in June 2018, John Elkington announced the world’s first product recall of a management concept — the Triple Bottom Line — which he had introduced 25 years earlier. Reactions were decidedly mixed, ranging from “good riddance!” to “how could…

Societal expectations shift incessantly, like stones on a beach. Some ideas ripple gently across our collective consciousness, leaving barely a trace, while others gather momentum, swelling into waves capable of dislodging the largest rocks. Established norms, which until moments before seemed immutable, are swept away.

I'm not one to throw comments around on social media (or indeed spend much time on it at all) but this Statoil post (which appeared as a promoted link in my feed) drives me nuts. Seriously, a major oil company still trying to defend its…

As part of Future‑Fit's work with the Carbon Productivity Consortium, last month I had the pleasure of speaking at the Reimagining Carbon Basecamp in London. You can watch my presentation below, but I'd also encourage you to take a look at the other videos from the…

Last month I had the pleasure of presenting to over a thousand people at the Sustainable Brands conference in Buenos Aires. The lovely folk at Urban, the communications agency who hosted the event, recorded the session for us to share here. Take a look if you'd like to get…

We have entered a new era: the Anthropocene, an era characterized by humans as the dominant influence on climate and the environment. We are causing changes at such an unprecedented rate that it has been called ‘the Great Acceleration.’ We are well on our way to exceeding planetary boundaries, and while science has established some understanding of this, it is still rather abstract for us in our daily lives and in our business planning.

I'm starting to feel like a regular on South African Classic FM's fantastic weeknight Classic Business program! This time host Michael Avery invited Chris Davis of The Body Shop and me to talk about the cosmetic company's bold new "Enrich Not Exploit" platform - and…