Happy Birthday To Us!
Terra Infirma was established exactly a year ago today with the mission to bring sustainability to industry, communities and other organisations. In 12 months we...
Now the rain has gone…
While I must repeat the mantra of "no one weather event can be directly attributed to climate change", the recent floods across England have shifted...
Green Consumers are ‘Mushy’, US study finds
I've just been reading an interesting piece on GreenBiz on a study of consumer attitudes in the US. The conclusions of the article are:1. That...
Social Enterprise: business or charity?
A Social Enterprise is a business which puts its profits into social and/or environmental programmes. And according to recent government figures, the sector is booming...
Sustainable Business Awards
If you feel you have a truly great sustainable business, then you have a chance to prove it as the 2008 Queen's Award for Enterprise...
What does “Corporate Social Responsibility” mean?
A couple of weeks ago I went along to an event on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Before the presentations started the chap next to me...
Global Wind Turbine Shortage
According to the Guardian, there is a world shortage of wind turbines, which the paper is "blaming" on George Bush giving tax credits to stimulate...
How low (carbon) can we go?
During this month's Live Earth concerts (remember them?), Al Gore was asking for pledges to reduce carbon emissions by 90% in an unspecified timeframe. This...
William McDonough: Cradle to Cradle
Another video from the Californian TED conference series, this time from architect Bill McDonough. The start of the talk can be a bit heavy on...
Internet shopping: good or bad for the planet?
Internet shopping looks like another area where the "is it or isn't it good for the environment" debate will rage ad infinitum (cf carbon offsetting,...