Will this really be the greenest election ever?
Lots of green-leaning people have got excited by an Ipsos-Mori poll saying that over half of the UK's population will consider climate change when making...
Innovation for Sustainability in the Supply Chain
This time last year I was beavering away writing the Sustainability Chapter of the new 'Innovation in Procurement and Supply' textbook for the Chartered Institute...
Staying profitable in a Low Carbon Economy
I'm currently designing a workshop to help small businesses understand their place in a low carbon economy. The stakes are high - the current UK...
Why we get stuck on a planet-destroying path (and what to do about it)
Whether in my day job, or particularly in my (local) political career, my biggest frustration is decisions are made outside our Sustainability bubble which lock...
Why Extinction Rebellion needs to learn some Green Jujitsu
The Extinction Rebellion (XR) climate crisis movement hit brutal reality yesterday when an attempt to halt the London Underground led to an ugly brawl as...
Book Review: Ruined by Design by Mike Monteiro
In 1996, I visited the Auschwitz/Birkenau death camps in Poland. I was in two minds about going, with a nagging feeling that I was indulging...
Why only green capitalism can save the planet
One of the great pervading myths of the climate debate is that climate change is being driven solely by global capitalism/consumerism/neoliberalism and that only some...
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes (turn and face the strange…)
One of the weirder aspects of climate denial/scepticism movement is the assumption that the only thing that can change is the laws of physics. Those...
The State of Sustainability in the UK Party Conference Season
Every year I listen to the Leaders' speeches from the UK Party Conference season to analyse their commitment to Sustainability. I've long argued that leadership...
Why the ‘I’ word is key to Sustainability
No, not that one. It's never about 'I' when it comes to Sustainability, it's all about them... and the best way to get them engaged...