Professor Chris Harrop OBE

Thinking Differently: How Neurodiversity Can Reshape Competitive Advantage In an age defined by disruption and complexity, organisations face pressures unlike any before. From the existential threat of climate change to seismic shifts driven by artificial intelligence, the c...

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Thinking Differently: How Neurodiversity Can Reshape Competitive Advantage: why embracing neurodivergent talent is not just the right thing to do but a smart business strategy

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#Neurodiversity #BusinessLeadership #CompetitiveAdvantage

Trust and Transparency The Foundations of a Social License to Operate In a time when public trust is hard-won and easily lost, this book explores how businesses can earn – and keep – their social license to operate through authentic engagement, transparency, and ethical...

Just released my new book: Trust and Transparency – The Foundations of a Social License to Operate.
It’s a free download – because trust should be built on shared knowledge

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#BusinessForGood #Trust #Transparency #EthicalLeadership

Navigating the Net Zero Landscape The phrase “Net Zero” has become one of the most powerful, and polarising terms in the contemporary climate discourse. Once a technical shorthand used within scientific and policy communities, it has ...

My New book is out : Navigating the Net Zero Landscape

Having seen the impact of climate change when I visited the North Pole in 2017 I needed to write about Net Zero now as it has become the lightening rod of climate change deniers and political opportunists.

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How groundwater pumping is causing cities to sink at 'worrying speed' - BBC News Dozens of coastal regions around the world, including Jakarta, Lagos and Tianjin are sinking at an alarming rate.

Really interesting tool in this BBC article on how land is sinking due to over extraction of groundwater

www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

Tax the super rich to stop cuts to public services Across the UK, living standards are falling and millions live in poverty, while the cost of living crisis has made affording the basics difficult. Public services we all rely on - our hospitals, schoo...

I just signed the petition to to demand the Government tax the super rich to rebuild our NHS, schools, and other public services. Will you sign too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...

The Resilient Enterprise : Building a Sustainable Future The world is changing, fast. Is your business ready?Resilience isn't just about surviving; it's about thriving in the face of disruption. My new book, The Resilient Enterprise: Building a Sustainable ...

Businesses can’t afford to ignore:

🌍 Climate change
🦜 Biodiversity loss
⚒️ Resource scarcity
💧 Dwindling freshwater
⚖️ Social inequality
🔥 Populism & declining cohesion
🤝 The trust deficit
🤖 Rise of AI

Read The Resilient Enterprise & prepare for the future.
#Sustainability #Leadership #Resilience

It was announced today by the European Commission that Coca-Cola will change some of its labelling practices to remove misleading recycling claims, after BEUC - The European Consumer Organisation and its members lodged a greenwashing complaint to the Commission in 2023 which we supported. (1/5)

Business as a Force for Good Regenerative Practices for Lasting Change This book is for anyone who believes business can do more than minimise harm it can repair, restore, and reimagine the systems we all depend on. It’s a guide for leaders, changemakers, and everyday de...

The world doesn’t just need better business, it needs regenerative business.

I’m delighted that my new book Business as a Force for Good: Regenerative Practices for Lasting Change is available for download free

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#RegenerativeBusiness #BusinessForGood #Sustainability

Out 15th April, 2025

THE SILICON SIX AND THEIR ENDURING GLOBAL TAX GAP

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Welcome - GMIAU — Prospectus microsites

If you are committed to tackling injustice and want to make a difference to people in the North West England we are looking for a new CEO for the @gmiau.bsky.social

Read all about us and apply here

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Sustainability Washing This book explores the concept of sustainability washing and how companies often misrepresent their sustainability practices. It critiques businesses that priorities image over meaningful action in su...

Car firms fined for withholding recycling information

In my book on Sustainability washing I identified Green-hindering and Re-washing as damaging practices, this is a perfect illustration …

You can read my book for free here

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Chains Unseen : Confronting Modern Slavery in the UK In this book Professor Chris Harrop OBE draws on his deep experience of tackling modern slavery. This book marks the 10th anniversary of the UK’s ground breaking Modern Slavery Act, the highs the lows...

Another depressing development in #ModernSlavery reported by the BBC today

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Chains Unseen : Confronting Modern Slavery in the UK In this book Professor Chris Harrop OBE draws on his deep experience of tackling modern slavery. This book marks the 10th anniversary of the UK’s ground breaking Modern Slavery Act, the highs the lows...

The UK Modern Slavery Act is 10 years old today.

Some great progress but if anything the problems are getting worse.

To celebrate the anniversary of the act I’ve written a new book : Chains Unseen, Confronting Modern Slavery in the UK.

You can download it Free here

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Sustainability Washing This book explores the concept of sustainability washing and how companies often misrepresent their sustainability practices. It critiques businesses that priorities image over meaningful action in su...

After about 35 years of PowerPoint, Keynote, and Harvard Graphics I’ve written a business book

Sustainability Washing, with

4 causes
3 scopes
2 manifestations
25 definitions
8 types
26 flavours…

How to spot it and how to stop it !

You can download it free here.

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This chart from the latest Edelman Trust Barometer is very concerning for business leaders … 64% of UK consumers believe they are lied to by business leaders

Sustainability reporting: A curse or opportunity for SMEs? - Made in Britain

Read my article on why UK SME’s should use the new EU voluntary sustainability reporting standard here

www.madeinbritain.org/news/sustain...

We finally have an explanation for 2023’s record-breaking temperatures A decline in low-lying cloud cover means Earth is absorbing more solar radiation, which could explain 0.2°C of missing heat scientists have been struggling to account for

A decline in low-lying cloud cover means Earth is absorbing more solar radiation, which could explain 0.2°C of missing heat scientists have been struggling to account for.

The next question is why low-lying clouds are disappearing …

www.newscientist.com/article/2458...

Really interesting & worrying insight in the AXA Mind Health Report
In the UK
23% of employees are Flourishing
30% are getting by
26% are languishing
21% are struggling

We are wasting talent and letting colleagues down every day

www.axa.com/en/about-us/...

Free highlights from our 2025 Trends & Insights Report | TrendWatching Run with some of the hottest consumer trends for 2025, brought to you by TrendWatching, one of the world's leading AI x trend-driven innovation firms

I’m loving the new @trendwatching.bsky.social 2025 report, this mornings webinar was great !

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All Sustainability professionals, responsible business leaders, marketers and concerned consumers should watch “Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy” on Netflix

When we understand we can change …

📣New briefing📣
"If one government can come up with this policy, then another one can too": The ongoing impact of the Rwanda detentions in Greater Manchester

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How regenerative products will shape the future of design and manufacturing - Made in Britain

You can read my latest article on Regenerative New Product Development here

Regenerative NPD encourages businesses to embrace innovative practices that restore and enhance ecosystems – moving from ‘do no harm’ to ‘make things better.’

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How regenerative products will shape the future of design and manufacturing - Made in Britain

My latest article for Made In Britain on #Sustainable and Regenerative New Product Development
“The organisations that prioritise regenerative practices will be the ones that thrive in the new economy, shaping a more sustainable and equitable future for all”

www.madeinbritain.org/news/how-reg...