Charles Miers

  • Wagner & Sustainability

    Rory Sutherland, in a July column about climate change in The Spectator, concluded “Perhaps right-wing people can learn to like environmentalism the way left-wing people learn to like Wagner – by separating the outcome from the motivation”. Whilst I don’t necessarily…

  • Why the Status Quo is Unsustainable

    Businesses are keen to find a solution to a more sustainable industry without actually understanding why the status quo is ultimately unsustainable.   What is sustainability? What does this overused word, synonymous with all environmental issues, actually mean? The most…

  • Caring for the environment can mean very different things to different people.

    At one of the recent, gloriously over the top, industry awards ceremonies, I was confronted by a somewhat inebriated man, who turned out to be a journalist on a recognised trade magazine. Amongst other prejudices, he asked what I possibly…

  • How can we make our businesses more sustainable? What is right and what is wrong?

      Charles Miers examines the opportunities and pitfalls of a greener outlook. Words such as seasonal, local, organic, fair-trade, provenance, sustainability and foodmiles have been talked about by restaurateurs, chefs and caterers for years. Have we grown cynical about these…