Sustainability Lessons from Total Quality Management
One of the criticisms of Environmental Management Systems (eg ISO14001) is their reliance on mere continual improvement of environmental performance. It has always surprised me...
Biomimicry by Janine Benyus
Another TED video for a Friday (click here to watch). Janine Benyus gives a stirring overview of her work on Biomimicry - the art of...
Janine Benyus: 12 sustainable design ideas from nature
Anita Roddick: The Legacy
I assume that anybody reading this blog will already know that Body Shop founder Anita Roddick sadly died on Monday night at the age of...
Whose Carbon Is It Anyway?
There was an interesting piece in the Observer about Tesco being attacked for under-stating their carbon footprint by Christian Aid. The supermarket giant has come...
Blowing in the Wind?
Last week I saw a presentation from a representative of the New and Renewable Energy Centre, NaREC. They've been testing a Windsave micro-wind turbine on...
New Recycling Support for SMEs
WRAP (the Waste and Resources Action Programme) has launched the Recycling @ Work scheme to help Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs)* find ways to...
So just what is waste?
The home page on the Terra Infirma website proclaims "waste is a verb, not a noun". This was a little catchphrase I dreamt up while...
The Winds of Change…
When watching footage of this month's Climate Camp, I couldn't help thinking it could be the mid-nineties all over again with the dreadlocked hordes descending...
Is life too short for life cycle assessment?
One phrase that immediately makes me suspicious is "A Life Cycle Assessment has shown that...".If you haven't come across Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) before, it...