2007 Video of Julia talking about how we can all make a difference
The New Green Consumer Guide, written by me, was published in 2007, nearly 20 years on from the original Green Consumer Guide, which I co-wrote with John Elkington. This video shows me talking about how and why I started my green career – and why green consumerism is a powerful force for change.
TV Clip from ‘Kilroy’ with recognisable faces! (1989)
I was amazed to discover this edition of Kilroy in my archives. I remember doing it but I didn’t remember how many well known people were participating. Stephen Fry looking very young but who sadly doesn’t speak. Imran Khan who was a prominent man about town at the time – and is now President of […]
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 CFCs and the ozone layer – 1988/89 Julia Hailes campaigning for ozone-friendly aerosols etc (Posted Nov20)
The campaign to remove CFCs from aerosols was one of the most successful that I’ve been involved with. In the late 1980s, the link between chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and the destruction of the ozone layer was made. However, it took a while to convince the industry that this was a real problem. I remember giving a […]
TV Clips – Fashion & Environment 1989 – Julia Hailes, Paul Smith and others interviewed.
Gosh – this video is actually quite funny. The lady from Next is incredibly competitive about what the company is doing. “I’m not going to let everyone else bring out green t-shirts” – She reinforces her lack of environmental knowledge and awareness by with this bold statement “Everything about green cotton is environmentally sound”. That’s […]
Clip from TV-AM with Anne Diamond 1989 – Julia Hailes interviewed about green supermarket products
Anne Diamond was very enthusiastic about green consumerism. On her programme again, I’m talking about the sort of ‘green products’ people could look out for. Actually, there weren’t that many and some of the discussion is out of date! Researchers had managed to find organic crisps which contributed to saving the hedgehogs and even organic […]
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 […]
The Secret Life of Stuff (Jan11)
Julie Hill thought I’d be uncomfortable with her view that we’ve had enough of green consumerism, where people are left to choose to be green or not. What we want, she says, is more ‘choice editing’. That effectively means that businesses and retailers only offer products that have a minimal environmental impact or are deemed to […]