CLIMATE CHANGE: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION - Mark Maslin WHAT THE BOOK SAYS This is a short book that has been updated regularly since it began life in 2004 entitled Global Warming: A Very Short introduction. It is so packed with facts that it is impossible to summarise, but here are some interesting components of [...] The post CLIMATE CHANGE: A Very Short Introduction appeared first on The Ethical Business Blog ..read more

SPEED & SCALE - John Doerr The one-sentence summary: This is a global action plan for solving our climate crisis now. WHAT THE BOOK SAYS The author is an engineer, philanthropist and venture capital backer who has drawn together a plan based on specific objectives and key results (OKRs). Speed & scale has aligned [...] The post SPEED & SCALE appeared first on The Ethical Business Blog ..read more

ECONOMICS FOR A FRAGILE PLANET - Edward Barbier The one-sentence summary: Managing an increasingly fragile planet requires new thinking on markets, institutions and governance - we need to phase out environmentally harmful subsidies, impose taxes, regulations and market-based incentives to reduce damage, and use the revenues to support green innovation, investment and conservation.  WHAT [...] The post ECONOMICS FOR A FRAGILE PLANET appeared first on The Ethical Business Blog ..read more

VOLT RUSH - Henry Sanderson The one-sentence summary: You do have to mine to produce minerals for a clean energy world, but you don’t need to do it anywhere near as much as in a fossil fuel world - the total mining burden would drop by 80%. WHAT THE BOOK SAYS This is a [...] The post VOLT RUSH appeared first on The Ethical Business Blog ..read more

Sarah Duncan, HOSPA’s sustainability advisor and author, The Ethical Business Book, shares her key learnings from BDO's latest sustainability report. The importance of hotel’s having a robust Sustainability or ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) strategy cropped up a number of times during our recent event with our long-term partners BDO. Their Hotel Britain 2022 report [...] The post BDO: GROWING MORE SUSTAINABLE appeared first on The Ethical Business Blog ..read more

Having followed the movement closely, and having met some pretty cool people involved, we decided to go for it – and I’m proud to say we are now a Certified B Corp. We are just a micro business, but even so this has been such an enlightening experience. We now have a much clearer [...] The post Certified B Corp appeared first on The Ethical Business Blog ..read more

NET ZERO How We Stop Causing Climate Change - Dieter Helm The one sentence summary: We can stop causing climate change if we adopt a clear unilateral plan and get on with it fast.   WHAT THE BOOK SAYS This is a manifesto for how we stop causing climate change. The inconvenient truth is [...] The post NET ZERO – HOW WE STOP CAUSING CLIMATE CHANGE appeared first on The Ethical Business Blog ..read more

It was pleasure being involved in this Flock event ..,. "Sarah Duncan, our moderator for How to B a Better Business, brought the importance of the planet to life with a poignant presentation on the influence that businesses are having on the planet and conversely the positive impact that businesses large and small can [...] The post How to B a Better Business appeared first on The Ethical Business Blog ..read more

SUSTAINABILITY - IF NOT NOW, THEN WHEN? Click image to view the interview. The post HOSPACE 2021 appeared first on The Ethical Business Blog ..read more

Net Positive - Polman & Winston The one sentence summary: Courageous companies thrive by giving more than they take.  WHAT THE BOOK SAYS Runaway climate change and rampant inequality are ravaging the world and costing a fortune. Business can help lead us to a better future by stepping up and doing what governments cannot [...] The post NET POSITIVE appeared first on The Ethical Business Blog ..read more