Tag Archives: sustainable
Are corporates in Asia ready for the green economy?
Channel News Asia interviewed Bradley Gardner, Founder of The GreenAsia Group (TGAG), regarding Asia’s response to the challenge of achieving green buildings with triple bottom line benefits. The interview was held at the United World College of South East Asia (UWCSEA) new Tampines campus in Singapore, a showcase demonstrating that a holistic and practical approach 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…