Inspiring Leaders
Inspiring Leadership – It’s Inside All of Us “Have you ever had a bad boss?” That was the opening line at a speaker event I recently attended. Most of the people in the room sheepishly raised their hands. It’s sad, but not surprising there’s so many of them out there....
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Travel Planning for Work
Travel Plans for the Workplace and Clean Air Zones ‘Easy wins’ are things you can achieve with great results, especially when they are not too complex or costly to implement. A Workplace Travel Plan is part of sustainability planning which can reap rewards – with a...
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Windows of Opportunity
The recent IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report paints a grim picture of the planet’s future, yet at the same time there’ is still room for optimism. We have a window of opportunity to respond to the global environmental challenges which humanity...
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You Only Know What You Know!
England football fever may be over, but there’s much for Gareth Southgate to build on following his team’s wonderful foray as far as the semi-finals. Plus, I learnt a valuable lesson under the heading “You Only Know What You Know.” Learning from a Failed Event I’m old...
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Review Attitude to Sustainability with an Employee Engagement Survey
Sustainability and the Survey Introducing a Sustainability Programme needs commitment, not just from the management. To be truly meaningful, everyone in the organisation should be on board and involved. But do you know what your employees are thinking? An employee...
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The Importance of Communicating the Environmental Message
If you’ve been tasked with ‘Environment’, the chances are communication won’t be your top skill. Whether you gained the role as an add-on to Health and Safety, or it’s your qualification or because it’s your personal interest, communicating the environmental message...
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Behaviour – The Critical Factor
Understanding How Critical Behaviours Enable Change If you want the people around you to change, you need to understand exactly how you want them to perform differently. That applies to both sustainability actions and any other daily activities. To...
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How to Use the Sustainable Development Goals for Business
Using Sustainable Development Goals for Business Introducing the Goals If you haven’t heard of the goals per se, let alone, how you can use the Sustainable Development Goals for business, you’re not alone. And yet, the goals are an amazing tool for creating a sense of...
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Be WasteSmart and Manage Your Compliance Requirements
Are You Clear on Your Waste Compliance Requirements? You Might be Breaking the Law! TWO THIRDS of UK businesses are not compliant with waste regulation. Many simply don’t know they have to be and others may not be keeping up with the latest regulation. Are you one of...
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Reducing Food Waste and Associated Costs – A Sustainability Case Study
Reducing Food Waste; A Sustainability Case Study Developing a System and a Culture Within an Organisation Food waste is a particular bug-bear of mine. When you consider that here in the UK, £13 billion worth of perfectly good food is thrown away every year . Whilst...
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Transition from ISO14001:2004 to ISO14001:2015
ISO14001 - The Environmental Management System Standard For many organisations, international standards are viewed as an essential part of their workplace practices. Alongside Quality Standards and Health and Safety, the Environmental Management System supports vital...
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WEBSITE LAUNCH
Coral Mountain is celebrating its first anniversary in October with the launch of our new website. Look out for updates and lots of information about running an environmentally conscious business, as well as our news. It’s all going to be in this section of the...
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