Put a cork in it! – and protect sustainable agriculture
From an environmental point of view, the highlight of my trip to Gaucin has been walking in the oak forests that cloak the steep hillsides...
The Green Graveyard – A Requiem
Back in 2002 I saw US green marketeer Jacquelyn Ottman give a presentation at a conference in London entitled "The Green Graveyard" - the place...
Why you need a Sustainability Strategy
A Postcard from Gaucin
I woke up early yesterday morning and got out onto the veranda of our holiday apartment before the rest of the family. A vulture wheeled...
A little R&R…
By the time you read this, I'll be on one of four trains to Seville in Spain before heading by car to Ronda in Andalucia....
Both Sides of the Treasury's Coin
I've been at Leeds Royal Armouries today at an event run by the Major Energy Users Council. I hate being at a venue like this...
Don't believe the hype!
It was the big fuss in the Corporate Social Responsibility field last year. Your flashy iPad had the blood of Chinese workers on it. The...
What I've learnt in the last fortnight…
It's been a busy, busy couple of weeks here at Terra Infirma Towers and around the country as we've delivered four half day workshops as...
Forestry, waste wood and business
Yesterday I ran a workshop on waste wood business opportunities for the National Industrial Symbiosis Programme's North East team. Industrial symbiosis is the concept of...
Japan's Double Jeopardy
I can't think of a worse situation than the one Japan finds itself in. They have suffered a terrible natural catastrophe, killing thousands and wiping...