The Inescapability of Traceability

Is Big Oil Next?

05 Dec 2011 – Report

Growing interest in supply chain traceability is set to become a major aspect of corporate sustainability - and is likely to affect an unsuspecting oil industry.

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Survey on Sustainable Consumption

Results from The Sustainability Survey

08 Nov 2011 – Report

Are we making adequate progress toward the goal of sustainable consumption? And, is it possible to achieve it in the context of continued economic growth?

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Issue Brief: Distributed Generation

Taking Control of the Power

10 Aug 2010 – Article

Recent changes in technology and regulations, and an increasing concern over the environmental impacts of large-scale power plants, have driven new interest – and investment – in distributed generation.

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Two Degrees Is Too Much

08 Oct 2009 – Article

With the clock ticking as we approach COP 15 in Copenhagen, Gary Kendall explains why the 2°C threshold for dangerous climate change is so important.

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Our Number's Up and It's 350

08 Oct 2009 – Conversation

John Elkington talks to Bill McKibben, the man behind 350.org, the global campaign on climate change.

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Peak Oil: Why $40 Per Barrel Is No Cause for Complacency

22 Feb 2009 – Article

Gary Kendall, Executive Director of SustainAbility, and David Strahan, author of The Last Oil Shock, on why peak oil still deserves attention even as global oil prices retreat due to recession.

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2008: A Year of Extremes (Nikkei Ecology)

Weather, exchange rates, commodity prices and the potential for new economic paradigms

15 Jan 2009 – Article

2008 turned out to be a year of extremes. The question now is whether 2009 will join 1929, 1939 and 1989 in the list of years when a totally new economic and political order began to surface.

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Finance, Politics, Climate: Three Crises in One (openDemocracy)

17 Oct 2008 – Article

The breakdown of the global financial system highlights the need for a change in ways of thinking as well as strategic direction, say John Elkington & Mark Lee.

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Repowering the World (Director)

30 Sep 2008 – Article

The US must reinvent.

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Gore and Obama Compete for JFK's Mantle (Nikkei Ecology)

19 Aug 2008 – Article

In the wake of two powerful speeches, American politicians Al Gore – the former Vice-President – and Senator Barack Obama – this year's Democratic presidential nominee – have both been compared to President John F. Kennedy.

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EDF: Is Nuclear Really an Economic Option? (Nikkei Ecology)

10 Jun 2008 – Article

Electricité de France (EDF), the French leader in nuclear electricity generation, has announced a “global nuclear renaissance”.

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The Age of Unreason (Director)

13 Sep 2007 – Article

Sixty years ago, communism and alien invasion seemed the biggest threats to capitalism, but today climate destabilisation is the big issue for business.

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When Might Is Right (Director)

13 Aug 2007 – Article

Far from staying out of politics, business directors are increasingly expected to walk their talk, leading and influencing policy beyond their own organisations.

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Coming in from the Cold

Public affairs and corporate responsibility

20 Jun 2007 – Report

Coming in from the Cold explores the relationship between corporate responsibility and public affairs, and in particular considers the role investors may play in driving a more coherent and strategic approach between these two corporate functions.

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Rise of the Germinator (Director)

13 Apr 2007 – Article

Media coverage of sustainability is sparking a new set of opportunities for environmentally conscious businesses. The message is "go green, get rich".

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