Why we couldn’t ‘reset’ Sustainability even if we wanted to
Every week or so, I see some commentator or other calling for a 'reset' on Sustainability, Net Zero, the low carbon economy or some other...
Net Zero Business Academy 2026: Registration Now Open!
Net Zero Business Academy is our set of 11 unique webinar sessions designed to help you accelerate your Sustainability programme whether in your own organisation...
The 80:20 rule and delivering Net Zero: how my thinking has evolved in the last decade
Many moons ago, I wrote a short book 'Accelerating Sustainability using the 80:20 rule'. I'm sure anybody reading this will know broadly what the 80:20...
Why your leadership must OWN Sustainability
Earlier this year, I wrote 10 Rules for Corporate Sustainability to mark the 200th edition of The Low Carbon Agenda (yes, that’s 200…). The ebook...
Individual versus system change for Sustainability
I recently took part in a debate on LinkedIn triggered by a statement by new UK Green Party leader Zack Polanski that while he follows...
Why Net Zero often seems more expensive than it really is
At the end of last week, I had another of those conversations along the lines of "how on earth do you manage without a car?"...
How we planted 100 million trees, launched a clothing brand and built a nature-based solutions platform with Derrick Emsley
Some people just don't see limits. Derrick Emsley established his first forest restoration business as teenager, then decided that a clothing brand (TenTree - ten...
If Sustainability is a sacrifice, you’re doing it wrong
It's about 30 months since we sold our family car. Do I miss it? Very occasionally. Certainly not day to day, or even week to...
Are the Unions getting in the way of the energy transition?
Big splash in the Guardian today as a trial blended 2% green hydrogen into the gas grid to feed a gas-fired power station. Green hydrogen,...
Sustainable Business in Zimbabwe with Maureen Vere
This week the pod gets out of its European/US comfort zone and heads to Africa for the first time. Eco-entrepreneur Maureen Vere joins me from...