Delivering Sustainability in the Face of Despair
A week after the 9/11 attacks in the US, I attended a community environmental engagement workshop in a Teesside town. I can't remember exactly why...
Sustainability in a Leadership Vacuum
I wrote my second book, The Green Executive, to fill a clear gap in the market. Sustainability was fast moving from an incremental/ISO14001/managerial level up...
Why one sycamore tree gets more coverage than mass deforestation
I don't know how many times I've done the classic walk along Hadrian's Wall to Crag Lough, then looping back either just south or north...
Can Chris Packham, or me, or you save the planet?
I've always felt sorry for the Extinction Rebellion/Just Stop Oil protesters, for two reasons: firstly their evident frustration at the lack of real progress at...
Why you should never dilute Net Zero targets, Mr Sunak
In an early meeting of our Corporate Sustainability Mastermind Group (CoSM), a founder member (now retired, but I'm sticking with the Chatham House rule), said:...
Changing lanes for Sustainability
I was still at school when the UK's compulsory seat belt law came in. I can still remember one of my teachers harrumphing about it:...
Coaching SMEs in Sustainability
I've just finished a number of 1-2-1 coaching sessions with owners/staff from small/medium sized enterprises (SMEs). I really enjoy this kind of work as there's...
If we don’t learn from (Sustainability) history…
...we're bound to keep making the same mistakes over and over again. About 15-20 years ago, a local regeneration body tasked the team I ran...
On Sustainability, there’s always a (stupid) excuse to do nothing
Today there are two big environmental stories in the UK news. The first is the suggestion that the Government will relax the 'nutrient neutrality' rules...
Sustainability en France
Just back from a wonderful fortnight in France, featuring a week in the Pyrenees, a week in Brittany, with 3 nights in Paris interlacing those...