I was recently chatting with the lovely Leonora from Treehugger about the greenness of green and how many of the companies which are generally considered green are being criticised for not being as green as they perhaps could be.

And this bothers me.

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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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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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When we first started producing our candles we were really the only company on the market. But now there are countless so-called natural candles on the market, many of them preaching about the fact that they make organic candles.

Well as somebody who has been creating 100% natural candles for over four years, let me tell you a secret.... there is no such thing as an organic candle!

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I was interested to read on the BBC that George Clooney was taking a stand against Omega for whom he is a spokesperson.

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