A recent podcast on The Blue Economy in Australia

ByLeigh Baker March 26, 2014January 5, 2023

Mad Scientist Radio recently hosted a special edition on The Blue Economy in Australasia with guests Dr Martin Blake and Leigh Baker. The scientists took a break from talking about SEO to discuss the exciting, regenerative potential of this opportunity-based approach to business sustainability that uncovers value and cash flow in unexpected places.

The Blue Economy takes environmental sustainability out of the ‘cost’ basket and turns it into a wealth of business innovation.

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Are you a potential deep green cubicle commando?

ByLeigh Baker November 30, 2013January 5, 2023

I pulled the book “Cubicle Commando. Intrapreneurs, Innovation and Corporate Realities” off my bookshelf this week. Here’s the back cover intro: “You don’t have to leave your job to express your true self. You can do it right there from inside the tent.” Lisa Messenger & Zern Liew Likewise, if you want to make a…

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7 design principles for Regenerative Business

ByLeigh Baker March 16, 2012January 5, 2023

I got seriously interested in sustainability years ago, during post-graduate studies. I was fortunate to be introduced through great books like “Natural Capitalism”, “Cradle to Cradle” and “Biomimicry”. Along with a mass of detail and lots of “reasons why” sustainability was important, I found a set of straightforward strategies that challenge out-of-date 20th century assumptions about the…

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Greening the Health Sector

ByLeigh Baker December 1, 2004January 5, 2023

Eastern Business and the Environment (EBATE) is a network group that has been helping businesses to reduce their impact on the environment AND improving their profitability. EBATE is supported by Least Waste (the Regional Waste Management Group for the Eastern Region of Melbourne) and holds seminars on issues such as minimising waste, efficient energy use and water…

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Can you afford to miss out on the business opportunities of the emerging circular economy?

ByLeigh Baker November 17, 2013January 5, 2023

I’ve been watching a LinkedIn conversation about “taking the immense risk that Climate Change is posing” and watched it transform into a believe/don’t believe conversation about human-induced climate change. To me, sustainability advocates have a much more powerful challenge to make, especially to business players. We can ask them a different and more immediate set…

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Is attack your last option – or your only strategy?

ByLeigh Baker April 26, 2014January 5, 2023

“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” – Richard Buckminster Fuller

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Sustainability and coaching

ByLeigh Baker December 13, 2003January 5, 2023

Business and sustainability Business has traditionally tended to treat environmental issues as an additional overhead to the production of quality products. Recently, a variety of businesses of different sizes in different industries have found that a more pro-active, creative approach can actually IMPROVE the bottom line. Done well, sustainability is PROFITABLE.

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