Pedant’s Corner: Circular Economy vs Servicisation
Twice in the last week or so, I've heard people conflate two quite distinct concepts – the circular economy and servicisation/product-service system. This has riled...
Think Different, Think Sustainability
Back in 1999,a group called the Energy Technology Support Unit (ETSU) calculated for the Government that the 'practicable' amount of solar power which could be generated...
Britain Greener in Europe
About 15 years ago, I was at an international eco-design conference. As I wandered around the poster displays during a coffee break, I came across...
The best path to Sustainability?
The 17th Century poet Matsuo Basho (right) said: "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought." While...
Will the Oil Industry collapse?
I'm reading 'Collapse' by Jared Diamond at the minute – the tale of how many civilisations just suddenly disappeared off the map. While the most...
Is the world now ready for the product-as-service model?
The launch of the Riversimple's Rasa electric two seater car is remarkable for two reasons. First, it could bring hydrogen vehicles onto the market at the...
Reasons to be cheerful (pt 396)
Here's a selection of headlines from the last few days: Big Oil unexpectedly backing newest non-fossil fuels Big Oil abandons $2.5bn arctic drilling rights Saudi prince...
Have we run out of Sustainability ideas? Probably a good thing.
About five years ago, there seemed to be a new sustainability concept coming over the horizon every 5 minutes: the circular economy, creating shared value,...
Sustainability: follow the signal, ignore the noise
In complex systems such as the global temperatures, we see long term trends (climate in this case), overlaid with short term fluctuations (weather). Those who seek...
There’s always an excuse not to do Sustainability. What’s yours?
Here are some of the excuses I've heard over the last couple of years not to move forward on a Sustainability project or strategy: We're selling...