Free Eco-design Sessions
Over the last year Terra Infirma has provided technical input and training sessions to the Dott07 programme, or Design of the Time 2007 to give...
Big Businesses Tackle Carbon Emissions
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)'s fifth annual report into the carbon emissions of FTSE 500 companies shows that 76% of those who responded to its...
The Downside of High Metal Prices
Edie is reporting today that soaring scrap metal prices have lead to thefts from recycling plants and buildings. This confirmed my suspicion that the market...
Environmental Management Systems Boom
Edie is reporting figures from the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) showing that the number of businesses in the UK holding an ISO...
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...