Book Review: Happy City by Charles Montgomery
One of my closest school friends, Conor, now lives with his wife and two kids in a dormitory commuter town in Maryland, USA. My partner...
Sustainability in Portland, Oregon (Part III)
So I had my meeting with sustainability officials at the City Council of Portland, which is unlike any local Government I've come across before. It...
Sustainability in Portland, OR (Part II)
I've now been in Portland Oregon a week - long enough for my body clock to adjust (almost) to the local time zone. And in...
Greetings from sunny, sustainable Portland, Oregon
So, I'm in sunny Portland with the family, recently declared the most sustainable city in the US by the Mother Nature Network and the second...
The holidays start here…
As of today, I'm on my usual summer mixture of holiday, work and childcare - blogs will be less frequent, less regular and more informal....
Get people out of their comfort zone? Not too far…
The phrase "get people out of their comfort zone" is a cliché which gets bandied around a lot, but have you ever sat down and thought about...
What’s the X Factor in Sustainability Leadership?
I've often said leadership is the difference between the best and the rest in sustainability, but of course there's leadership and there's leadership. Management boffins...
The problem with sustainability targets…
Recent events have reminded of that legendary, probably apocraphyl, letter from a bank manager to a spendthrift student: "We have increased your overdraft to £1,000....
A week’s a long time in (climate) politics pt2
Last week, watching him deputise for the PM at Prime Minister's Questions, I was pleasantly surprised by Chancellor George Osborne making some quite strong pledges...
Which sustainability reporting framework, if any?
In this edition of Ask Gareth, I ponder how you go about choosing the reporting framework you use - if any! You can see all...