Blogposts tagged 'Business'

CarrotMob in the UK

Posted by saunvedan - 11 September 2008 at 3:21pm - 2 Comments

Yay - the CarrotMob's coming to London! If you're confused as to my sudden outburst of joy, you'll be happy to know that some people have come up with a plan to save the planet where everyone wins (including businesses). CarrotMob has turned consumerism on its head for the benefit of the environment.

Thoughts from the climate march, on the Global Day of Climate Action

Posted by graham - 10 December 2007 at 8:10pm - 2 Comments

I am bathed in the warm glow of the righteous, for not only did I march with them, but I marched in the rain. Once you've made the decision, a little bit of meteorological adversity boosts everyone's sense of camaraderie. Apart, that is, from my fair-weather 'friend' Richard, who buggered off to the pub about ten minutes in, and is therefore the worst sort of part-timer and highly deserving of public contempt and derision. I try to do my bit.

So, apart from Richard the faithless, we were all there to send a message to Bali, where our glorious leaders are trying to save us all from climate Armageddon without imperilling the ability of large companies to make more money. Fortunately, climate change was recently reclassified from environmental disaster to business opportunity. Phew.

Anita the trailblazer

Posted by John - 11 September 2007 at 4:35pm - 0 Comments

The founder of the Body Shop was a pioneer who never compromised principle for profit. The world needs more Roddicks.

Anita Roddick campaiging with Annie Lennox and Vivienne Westwood
Anita Roddick campaiging with Annie Lennox and Vivienne Westwood

Anita Roddick was a truly original trailblazer. A successful businesswoman in a world where, still today, that is a rare exception. And it came with a great sense of humour and a gift for storytelling. Her ability to communicate was the driving force behind the success of the Body Shop. But her legacy will really be in an area where she was so ahead of her time: how business could and should be done so that it takes into account people and the environment.

Kyoto, the US, and business

Publication date:  22 October, 2004

Summary

The business community, and the world as a whole has a clear vested interest in one, clear, global system for protecting the climate, for agreeing emissions reduction targets, and for carbon trading and emissions reductions. Such a situation would create lucrative business opportunities in carbon trading and renewables technology. How long will the United States stay out of the game?

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