Draft Book Proposal for “Saving Our Bacon”
May 16th, 2012
Strategy Elements for a Global Transition to working within Environmental Limits
By Dr Michael Baker Read the rest of this entry »
May 16th, 2012
On Evolution, Asperger’s and Sustainability
July 1st, 2011
It came to me in a dream this morning. We have evolved to recognise and respond appropriately to threats. Those who did not are no longer with us. How this relates to Asperger’s and Sustainability I’ll get to at the end of this article.
To slash or forward/slash – an open letter to BBC Feedback
July 16th, 2010
There was a short item on today’s Feedback on BBC Radio 4 on the term “forward/slash”.
Here is my reply: Read the rest of this entry »
Series of Tubes
November 26th, 2009
Introduction
One of my distractions for the past couple of years has been playing Series of Tubes. This is a networking puzzle gadget by Wei-Hwa Huang that can be be added to a Google personalised home page.
Website moved, WordPress reinstalled
September 7th, 2009
As another step towards getting out of the typo3 hosting business I have moved my website to a new host.
Yet Another Top 20 Wordpress Twitter Plugins List
August 27th, 2009
There are an alarming number of Wordpress Twitter Plugins to choose from, and an almost equaly alarming number of best Wordpress Twitter Plugins Lists. [My appologies for adding to them]. Read the rest of this entry »
10 Actions to Save the Planet
August 25th, 2009
Here are 10 actions to save the Planet. Read the rest of this entry »
Taking Responsibility for Sustainability
August 25th, 2009
You cannot outsource responsibility; responsibility is something one must take oneself. By admitting that things could be better, that a change is needed, one can become part of the change, can become physically and emotionally invested in seeing the change happen and to ensuring its success.
Yet Green CO2, commenting on the recent launch of their green travel service for business, claims that the scheme, “provides employers with a CSR programme at no cost”.
The scheme itself is a good one. Providing “perks for the unperked employee”, it facilitates employees to save up to 35 per cent on the lease of a car and up to 50 per cent off travel by bus or the purchase of a bicycle, using tax relief and reductions in NI contributions. Getting people out of old, polluting cars and either into newer, more efficient ones or – even better – onto bikes or public transport is unarguably positive.
But the notion that Green CO2 can provide Corporate Social Responsibility to someone else is wrong. If every organisation taking part in Green CO2’s scheme, having signed on the dotted line, sat back on their laurels and said “well, that’s our CSR taken care of” it would be nothing short of a disaster for the planet.
Employee travel is just one aspect of the overall impact a business has on the environment. All organisations need to examine their complete environmental footprint and this will involve logistics, emissions, product design, sourcing of raw materials, HR, accounting and more. Only by taking responsibility for every aspect of their own activity can a company step beyond what amounts to token CSR gestures and transition towards true, profitable, ecological sustainability.
Taking responsibility does not mean going it alone. CSEM-BMP provides a comprehensive seminar programme and a Masters degree in Integrated Sustainability Management for Business to help organisations make the transition. Click here to contact us for further information.
You cannot outsource responsibility; responsibility is something one must take oneself. By admitting that things could be better, that a change is needed, one can become part of the change, can become physically and emotionally invested in seeing the change happen and to ensuring its success.
Moving website from typo3
August 24th, 2009
In preparation for my planned exit from providing typo3 hosting, I have moved all of my own content out of typo3.
Bridging the Gap
August 7th, 2009
High street retailer GAP released their fourth social responsibility report last week. Outlining the measures the company is taking to “make their clothes more sustainable” and to foster “a culture that supports responsible business practices”, the report is available online only and contains an impressive list of goals and progress against those goals. Read the rest of this entry »
