Myths, Rackets and Distortions The circular economy and its challenges is a topic I return to regularly – indeed I’ve made a resolution to do my bit in 2019 to overcome them.   The circle is never perfect because it is distorted by attempts to internalise the external costs –...

“Do Not Pass – By Order of the Peaky F***ing Blinders” I was rambling in a remote part of the Peak District recently when we saw what looked like a 1920s gypsy encampment. We were very puzzled until we came nearer, a load of people with walky-talkies came running...

The term ‘Greenwash’ entered the Concise Oxford English Dictionary in 1999, but it’s probably been around a lot longer.   The definition is: ‘Disinformation disseminated by an organisation so as to present an environmentally responsible public image’. The term was initially confined to the context of advertising with an environmentally-friendly...

Blast Away the Greenwash – Get Enlightened JMCL Consulting is honoured to have been invited to speak at the eWorld Procurement Supply event in London on 5 March 2019. The conference, which takes place at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms, is a bi-annual event for procurement innovation.  It...

As the technology underpinning Bitcoin, Blockchain has led many to associate it purely with the world of cryptocurrencies. Blockchain as a technology is actually so much more than this. A blockchain is a shared, trusted, public ‘ledger’ that everyone can inspect, but which no single user controls.   The participants...

I’m told that New Year resolutions are old-hat.  But at the same time we need goals and horizons to strive for.  I’m also told that if you make your commitment to a goal public, you’re more likely to achieve it, so with that in mind… Sustainability, circular procurement and...

Last December, it could be argued that I took the easy option and reviewed other people’s predictions.   This year I thought I’d take up the challenge myself.  As I sit here at the end of 2018 there is so much happening that possibly the only accurate prediction for...

If we really have passed Peak Stuff , it is now incumbent on producers of product and service to offer more. Offering more, meeting very human desires for a more fulfilling experience, means considering the people whose job it is to deliver it.  Advertising has long sold us the potential of...

“In the Western World, we’ve probably hit Peak Stuff.” – Steve Howard, IKEA   “people sacrifice too much life to get more stuff.” “happiness is more likely to come from the enjoyment of experiences rather than the accumulation of stuff.” ― James Wallman, Stuffocation: Living More With Less   Calling our...

Hearing that these are tough times for the High Street is not new, but it’s no less shocking hearing news of bankruptcy, receivership and profit warnings from some of the biggest names in retail. October’s big news sees arguably America’s most iconic retailer filing for bankruptcy, but Sears’ demise...