
I'm sitting somewhere between a social anthropologist and an optimistic opportunist in this space; swaying between making commentary through film and literature and real world intervention via the business world. For the last three years I've been working with the New Zealand Sustainable Business Network (www.sustainable.org.nz) which is a fantastic organisation of motivating, action-based people assisting business to think about its wider role in the world.
I've also been working on artistic projects concerning water, oil and our relationships with them (see most recently The Water Show at Christchurch's Physics Room) and I'm really keen to see more artists engage and contribute ideas to our way out of this conundrum.
I've just re-read John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath. Written 70 years ago it still says heaps about the nature of social attitudes to wealth, power and corporate responsibility.
I believe that it is the values which ultimately lie beneath our actions that have got us into this strange cannibalistic time and place. It's also really easy to become busy, busy busy but I've found that quick 'solutions' are as distracting as they are attractive. Hence my favourite quote:
What is worth doing and what is worth having? It is worth doing nothing and having a rest. (Michael Leunig)
Swarnalatha B. is following John P.
Swarnalatha B. is doing this action: Cover your pots while cooking
Sophie is following Chris Turney
Swarnalatha B. is following me
Swarnalatha B. is doing this action: Slow Down
Sophie is following Swarnalatha B.
Swarnalatha B. is following C Robb W.
Swarnalatha B. is doing this action: Leaving the packaging in the shop
Letter From Antarctica 385° (following)
WWF NZ Tuvalu Climate Change 53° (following)
The Bright Green Idea 47° (following)
"Heat" 17° (following)
Plant a Tree: Help Create More Greenery. Did this last month.
Use a Travel Mug for Coffee. Doing this since in September.
Catch and Release!. Doing this since in September.
Go Carfree on Monday 22nd September 2008. Pledged to do this 57 days ago.
Slow Down. Pledged to do this 83 days ago.
Stop buying bottled water, juice and soft drink. Pledged to do this 136 days ago.

That is among the best "About Me" section I've read yet - nice one, Sophie!
Thanks Nick! The site's progressing really nicely. Are you burning up at 1532 degrees?
I had almost begun to think that 'corporate ethics' is as much an oxymoron as 'responsible advertising'. Hope there are more exceptions to the rule!