Category: Musings

Triodos Webas 2008

Posted by Timothy on 06/20/2008 at 10:12 AM

Yesterday evening was spent with the gorgeous Jenny White from Eco-Boudoir at the Triodos Women in Ethical Business Awards ceremony at St Luke's. Socialising with a whole room full of inspirational people not only determined to save the world but who were prepared to question our way of doing business and all while dressed head to toe in the best of ethical fashion from slickly tailored suits to slinky silk dresses.
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Where was the passion?

Posted by Timothy on 06/16/2008 at 10:58 AM

I recently had the privilege to be invited to speak at a conference on Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability with Jem Bendell and Marco Bevolo. The event was being held by a number of different MBA schools from around the world and boasted some top speakers working in the field. I was excited.

Here was a chance to not only speak alongside established practitioners and thinkers, but to be in an environment buzzing with the change leaders of tomorrow; Graduates filled with boundless enthusiasm, perceptive visions, and genuine concern about society and the environment.

And yet I can’t help but walk away from it having felt not only a little disappointed, but worse angry about our direction for tomorrow.
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The Reason Greenwashing Works...

Posted by Timothy on 03/21/2008 at 1:53 AM

Unfortunately it is hard becoming harder and harder for consumers to distinguish between products which really do what they say and those that are merely marketed with a bit of Greenwashing
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