Green Consumer Compilation – TV Clips with Julia Hailes from 1988-90
Many people will be surprised to know how much interest there was about green consumerism in the late 80s and early 1990s. It was kicked off by the publication of The Green Consumer Guide, co-authored by myself and John Elkington, in 1988. The book had 11 print runs in the first month, shot to the […]
TV Clips of Julia Hailes – Green Consumer Compilation from 1988/1989/1990 (posted Nov20)
Many people will be surprised to know how much interest there was about green consumerism in the late 80s and early 1990s. It was kicked off by the publication of The Green Consumer Guide, co-authored by myself and John Elkington, in 1988. The book had 11 print runs in the first month, shot to the […]
TV Clips of Julia Hailes talking about The Young Green Consumer Guide published in 1990
One of the things that surprised us was that the style of The Young Green Consumer Guide, with illustrations and simple language, was very appealing to adults! The book encouraged children to challenge their parents, as well as businesses, on what they were doing to be green – and help them to understand how these […]
TV Clip from Gloria Live 1990 – Julia Hailes and Bernadette Valleley debating dark and light greens
One of the themes that emerged after we wrote The Green Consumer Guide was the value of light greens vs dark greens. The argument was that green consumers were ‘light greens’ and weren’t really doing nearly enough to help the planet. On the other side there were the dark greens, who were opposed to consumerism […]
TV Clips compilation of Julia Hailes talking about waste and packaging – 1988-1990.
Recycling was probably the most popular green consumer issue because people could really understand what they could do. Quite often it was the only environmental thing they were prepared to do! Here I’m talking about recycled loo paper, overloaded landfill sites, saving energy, recycled materials, Mcdonalds cartons, egg boxes etc… “As we fill more and […]
TV Clips tropical hardwoods and destruction of the rainforests – Julia Hailes 1989/90.
If there was ever a moment when I decided to dedicate my life to the environment, it was witnessing the forests being destroyed in the Mato Grosso in Brazil. I could see dense forest stretching for miles into the distance and then shockingly heard the sound of chain saws. Here are a few clips of […]
I co-founded SustainAbility – and it’s 25! (Apr12)
John Elkington has posted a blog about why we started SustainAbility. It describes us meeting in 1986 and setting up the consultancy / think tank in 1987. Twenty-five years on SustainAbility is hosting a celebration and inviting everyone who has been involved with the company in the interim. I’m going to participate but won’t recognise […]