Category Archives: Business

Welcome to my website and occasional blog. I’m Mike Tuffrey.  After a varied career, I’m now active as a non-executive director and adviser on business, government and sustainability. Based in London, I’ve combined work across all three sectors over the … Continue reading →

We are living through troubling times. Perhaps you too have switched off those non-stop digital news alerts, to stay focused on the job in hand. In that spirit we bring you our second new-look Quarterly Digest, taking a reflective step … Continue reading →

Welcome to the first edition of SLR’s new look Advisory Digest, now quarterly and with space to explore topical issues in more depth. Our goal remains to provide you with the best insights and advice on the fast-changing world of … Continue reading →

We begin the year 2025 with the last of our ‘actions for business’ briefings – one that is arguably the most fundamental of all. There’s little economic activity that isn’t dependent somewhere along its value chain on the natural world – from … Continue reading →

The concept of a circular economy was first cited in the 1930s to make a contrast with old linear forms of production. The earliest recorded use with environmental connotations, however, was not until 1989, when the Los Angeles Times hastily … Continue reading →

Our focus this month is human rights – a topic so broad that businesses can have difficulty deciding what it really means, are unsure what to do, or where to put it on the ubiquitous materiality maps that underpin many … Continue reading →

Judging by the squeals of pain, the burden of reporting on sustainability performance is mounting. What started as a voluntary multi-stakeholder movement (I’m thinking Global Reporting Initiative here) has mushroomed into an alphabet soup of initiatives. Many are now effectively … Continue reading →

Way back in the early days of non-financial reporting, I used to have my own unofficial sniff test – a quick count of the number of photos showing outsized donation cheques and random smiling children to illustrate supposedly fundamental action. … Continue reading →

This month we are focusing on transition planning.  That’s timely as the body tasked by the UK government with issuing guidance has just published its final set of advice. There’s now a pretty comprehensive resource bank for companies and investors wanting to … Continue reading →

We continue our monthly look at topics of importance for people moving their businesses onto a more sustainable and responsible path.  Few issues have more buzz right now than artificial intelligence. If 2023 was the year everyone seemingly started wondering … Continue reading →