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Keen businesses should be seen to be clean and green
Article by Matthew Wall Business reporter, BBC News Adopting “clean technology” doesn’t have to cost the earth, whether you’re a large global enterprise or a local shop, but it could ensure the long-term survival of your business. As the population continues to grow, the demand for food, water and energy will rise by as much Read on…
There’s really nothing new about sustainability
In recent years, I’ve noticed an entirely new vocabulary being used to describe the modern business approach to sustainability. A number of them cropped up during our panel discussion at Singapore’s Media Leader’s Forum in December – resilience, adaptation, positive social change, CSR, behavioural change, going green. But how ‘modern’ is this ethical approach? In Read on…
What makes a business ‘un-sustainable’
I’ve spent a lot of time in Singapore over the last few months, presenting at sustainability and energy conferences. From SMU and SIEW, to EnviroAsia and the ‘Eco Ideas’ forum, I’m greeted with the same query, “what is a sustainable business?” Good question! To answer it though, we need to look at the alternative question, Read on…