Corporate SA and supply chain accountability

The Nineties saw a worldwide increase in consumer awareness about corporate accountability in terms of labour practices and human rights in the workplace.
Non-governmental lobby groups and society itself increasingly started holding corporations accountable for how they created profits, and brands that were caught out for sweat-shopping and trade-zone related labour shortcuts suffered serious reputation damage.
As [...]

I can haz Carbon Neutral Music???

A challenge to the Larks, Real Estate Agents, Josie Fields and Love Jones’ of this world.
Rock and roll, in the traditional anti-establishment sense, is dead.
Example: U2’s Bono, with his contrived advocacy sainthood vibe, has spawned a generation of mushy emo rockers that ride crowd vibes and promote things like “Third World Aid”.
Some would argue that rock [...]

Suggestions for a low-carbon festive season

As major contributors to global warming, air travel and driving are obvious carbon culprits – yet if you’re reading this blog post, chances are that driving (if nothing else) is virtually a given during the coming holidays.
 Here are some pointers for keeping your carbon footprint as small as possible during the silly season:
Take fewer vehicles on holiday
Splitting [...]

Climate change and the future: How bleak is REALLY bleak?

In most civilised countries, it is quite a hard thing to explain to people how bad things are going to get if they don’t start changing their ways. In South Africa, it is even harder, because we’re already largely living a worst-case scenario on a daily basis.
Who needs environmental headaches when you have crime, corruption and Aids? 
When [...]

Carbon neutrality: the next step in corporate accountability

Carbon footprint, you say?
The good folks at Wikipedia define a carbon footprint as the total amount of Co2 and other so-called greenhouse gasses emitted during the full life cycle of a product or service – or as a direct result of delivering these.
The deal with carbon footprints
Each person has a carbon footprint, [...]