What is sustainable business?

Sam Lakha

March 23, 2011

…and why does it matter? John Elkington spoke at the The Economist’s Sustainable Business Summit, ‘Business in Evolution’ last week in London on how sustainability became mainstream…the... More...

Making sustainable supply chains

Sam Lakha

March 21, 2011

“Each time I cycle in to work, I pass the huge statue of Achilles in Hyde Park – which my former London office looked out... More...

News from Tokyo – radiation risk high

Sam Lakha

March 14, 2011

A guest blog from Peter David Pedersen, CEO of E-Square Inc based in Toyko, Japan Dear Friend and Colleagues You may have heard from friends in Japan... More...

John Elkington awarded ASQ and Rockefeller honours

Sam Lakha

February 24, 2011

Two recent announcements came pretty much out of the blue and were very welcome: first, the news that John Elkington has been awarded both the... More...

A new recycling movement by Recylebank

Sam Lakha

Founded in 2003, Recyclebank has introduced a new, innovative method to encourage people to take simple steps towards greener lifestyles like residential... More...

Recyclebank Advisory Council

Sam Lakha

February 10, 2011

Volans has added Recyclebank® to the list of ‘Trailblazers’ whose boards or advisory boards we serve on.  This is the New York-based “environmental social platform”... More...

Aiming for a ‘zero economy’

Sam Lakha

February 1, 2011

Zero-based targets aim for long term change including becoming fossil fuel free, minimising water intake and sending nothing to landfill. “Even UN secretary general Ban Ki-Moon... More...

Hard Truths about cities

Sam Lakha

January 28, 2011

Sometimes today’s abnormal holds useful clues to tomorrow’s normal. Singapore is very far from normal, something that Lee Kuan Yew, the city-state’s prime minister from... More...

Welcome to One Planet London

Sam Lakha

January 18, 2011

Rather like the West End switching on the lights in the run-up to Christmas, we plan to illuminate London’s extraordinary cluster of sustainability-focused organisations in... More...

Bitten by the affluenza bug

Sam Lakha

January 14, 2011

Businesses face a whole host of sustainability challenges in 2011. Is rampant consumption the greatest of these and are businesses up to the job of... More...