The great resource scarcity debate, but who’s listening?

I had the opportunity to go and listen to Bill Clinton speak about resource scarcity in Oxford last week. And, it was an impressive speech – deserving of a far bigger audience than the several dozen that got to hear it.

Rio+20: counting the cost of an infinite-growth economy in a finite world

Global Footprint Network’s latest annual report makes the case that recent financial turmoil in Greece, Italy and elsewhere was fuelled, in large part, by rising resource costs. But until recently they have not been a major determinant of a country’s economic success.

Water risk management: is it time for businesses to take the plunge?

Millions of people have been told to stop using their hosepipes or face a £1000 fine, but what is the potential impact of water shortages on businesses, which sectors are most at risk, and what should they be doing about it?

Is it time we all started thinking about climate change adaptation?

The Environment Agency will launch a new web-based information service next month to help businesses plan for climate change. So is it time we all took a closer look at how resilient our businesses are to extreme weather events?

Struggling to find ‘green’ employees for your business?

The feedback we get from clients, employers and individual readers is for clearer information on jobs, skills, training and courses that are available in the green business sector.

Business sustainability: joining the Mayday journey

Are you small business looking to reduce your carbon footprint, but need a helping hand? The Mayday Network was set up by HRH Prince Charles in 2007 with the aim of mobilising UK businesses on climate change. It is about to launch a new SME friendly online tool to help the growing number of small businesses keen to respond to climate change and other environmental challenges.

Decarbonising Britain: why more needs to be done to educate business

It feels like 90 per cent of businesses in the UK still do not understand the meaning of the word business sustainability and there is a desperate need for education and training, particularly among small to medium-sized businesses.

Preparing your business for the effects of climate change

We’ve all heard of climate change, but few of us, it seems, are preparing our businesses to adapt to the effects of it. Last week, the Government launched a free toolkit specifically to help small and medium-sized companies make their operations climate resilient. GreenWise Blog gave it a test run and gives its assessment.