The two keys to business sustainability
Sustainability and well-being have a lot to do with what people consume. What people consume has a lot to do with what businesses produce. …
Business
The break-even motive
The profit motive leads to economic growth, whereas a steady-state economy will be built on the foundations of a break-even motive. The overarching purpose …
Bad advertising, Good advertising
The 2015 “Are You Beach Body Ready?” campaign highlights the depths bad advertising will plunge to. The UK banned the campaign (but not the US!) for …
Craft technology for the future
When we think of technology we usually think of high-tech and big-tech, like robots and automated factories. However, hand tools and craft processes are technologies too. …
Handmade for good
My partner Anna is a contemporary jeweller. Everything she makes is handmade. Apart from a few power tools and a gas torch Anna only uses hand …
Taking the cake
The case for local production In The Transition Handbook the author Rob Hopkins talks about ‘the cake analogy’ which explains the case for local production. In …
Should there be an automation tax?
An article entitled “Robots could threaten up to half New Zealand’s jobs in next 20 years” highlights yet another problem with our economies. The …
Lean Technology
Lean technology is technology for well-being and sustainability. The sustainability movement is often accused of being opposed to technology but the opposite is more …
The ideal business
The ideal business is small, simple and circular. Small Businesses get big for a number of reasons but those reasons are for one ultimate …
Green Growth
Isn’t that an oxymoron? The Green Growth Advisory Group were asked to report to the Government on how to develop green economic growth, especially …