Whither Post-Retail Sustainability?
Once more the financial news is filled with stories of major retailers struggling in the internet era. Maplin, Toys R Us and Poundworld have gone, Marks...
Deconstructing our consumerism
As a qualified engineer, the good old British taxpayer spent a small fortune teaching me how to make things, but not a penny teaching me...
How to Accelerate Sustainability
I got into a Twitter conversation last week about how to change towards Sustainability rapidly. That exchange was mainly about national issues, but my examples...
Green Academy 2019: Half Price Deal
OK, so we've succumbed to the Black Friday madness – again. We're offering the full set of 11 Green Academy sessions (including the taster) for...
In Sustainability, data isn’t everything…
Data, data, bloody data. I've spent the first part of this morning proof-reading something I've written on life cycle assessment (LCA) and the word I...
Staying fresh in the slog to Sustainability
Yesterday, me and most of the family went on one of our favourite walks: to Blawearie, an abandoned farmstead on Bewick Moor in Northumberland. It's...
If people aren’t listening about Climate Change, it’s our fault, not theirs
A number of right-leaning commentators have poked fun at the IPCC's recent assessment that we have 12 years "to save the planet" (as it has...
How to stretch people on Sustainability
As I write this, a team of crack builders are busy constructing the new Terra Infirma Towers (OK, it's an extension on our house with...
Evolving Drivers for Sustainability
I've long been a proponent of aligning Sustainability strategies to the business case for Sustainability for a particular organisation. So if the main driver is...
Don’t talk to ME about Sustainability!
About 7 years ago, in my City Councillor days, I welcomed the introduction of a much beefed up Cycling Strategy (which I had instigated a...