Climate Emergency vs Cathedral Building?
Last week I was at an event where a presenter proposed local authorities should have a 100 year plan. I stuck up my hand. "From...
Healthy People, Healthy Planet with Dr Matt Sawyer and Dr Mike Tomson
Climate change has been described as the biggest health challenge of the modern day. Conversely, our health service has an enormous footprint – at least...
The fundamental problem with Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS)
The UK Government's announcement of a whopping £22bn investment in Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) caused quite a kerfuffle in Sustainability circles. Like the hydrogen...
Don’t worry about BP and ESG – (economic) nature will take its course
I've been mulling on this Guardian article worrying that BP's prevarication over its own Net Zero targets is reflective on ESG (environmental, social governance) wobbles...
Can AI eliminate the Sustainability Reporting burden? with Louis Frank
With booming numbers of reporting regimes – CSRD, EU Taxonomy, Double Materiality, SFDR etc – Sustainability teams increasingly find themselves slogging in the data mines...
Do we really have too much red tape, or too little, or the wrong kind?
On Monday, the new-ish UK Government hosted an investment summit as an early step to rekindle economic growth in the country. The Independent proclaimed: Sir...
We can’t kick the carbon can down the road…
I've recently started facilitating Sustainable Business seminars with students at Newcastle Business School. One of the main things I'm getting out of it is being...
Putting the world to rights with Brendan May
In this week's episode, I discuss the state of Sustainability with one of the sector's leading voices, Brendan May of Robertsbridge. In a wide ranging...
The Litmus Test for Sustainability
How do you know whether you or your organisation are serious about delivering Sustainability? In this week's episode of the Net Zero Business Podcast, I...
What Sustainability Professionals can learn from Keir Starmer’s woes
Keir Starmer became UK Prime Minister in July on a wave of public disgruntlement with the previous Conservative regime. Normally, new Prime Ministers get a...