Deep Green Profit – from Handbook to INSIGHTS

January 31, 2022

I’ve turned my 2009 SME regenerative business book into an up-to-date email course. Same straight-forward approach, better and more current examples.

What if waste isn’t normal and pollution isn’t manageable?

October 14, 2021

There is no “AWAY” – so what opportunities open up if we treat waste as a valuable resource in our strategic business planning?

Society and community and business opportunity

May 24, 2021

Trying to make a business “responsible” AFTER you’ve made it profitable is expensive (and hard to maintain). Instead “begin with the end in mind” and design for regeneration.

Circular design stories, sources and resources

June 19, 2020

An ongoing collection of stories, sources and resources for developing businesses growth strategies.

Product as a Service – PaaS stories, sources and resources

May 25, 2020

How does Product as a Service work? Here are some stories, sources and resources to help you explore for your opportunities.

Business – a wholly owned subsidiary of Nature

May 7, 2020

Ecosystems aren’t infinite- and business that regenerates ecosystems can be MORE profitable than those that assume infinite capacity.

The advantages of trading in service and value – not products

May 5, 2020

Look beyond “products sold” and there’s a world of opportunity opening up to deliver Product as a Service.

Beyond soap and steam – industry efficiency by nature

May 4, 2020

Mechanical and chemical engineering have dominated industrial design for centuries. Today, physics and biology offer cleaner, more profitable business soluitons.

4 places to seek sustainability advantage

September 23, 2018

In an earlier post, I talked about the 10 key assumptions that blind many businesses to sustainability opportunity.  Once you understand them, it’s time to explore your business.

Which of these 10 assumptions are blinding you to opportunity?

May 15, 2018

This is the first in a series of posts exploring the growing opportunities of strategic sustainability.   We’ll dig into the 10 alternatives in depth over the next couple of months. Once upon a time, psychologists and scientists used to believe that we see everything in front of us, then decide what’s worth exploring in detail….

7 design principles for Regenerative Business

March 16, 2012

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…