Analysis: Sustainability in the UK Party Leaders’ Conference Speeches
It's that time of year again when the party faithful of each of the UK's political parties trek to a soulless conference centre, pull on...
What we can learn from Sustainability ‘Reply Guys’
Last Thursday, I posted one of my periodic "My views on the low carbon news" posts on LinkedIn. As these don't include any external links,...
Can Sustainability Make Us Happy? with Richard Lupo
Impending doom, eco-anxiety, sackcloth and ashes – Sustainability is often portrayed in very negative terms, but are Sustainable organisations happier organisations? Who better to ask...
Reaction to Ed Miliband’s Conference Speech on Net Zero
Ed Miliband, the UK's Energy and Net Zero Secretary, has become a whipping boy for both ends of the political spectrum. The right attack him...
Beating “can’t do” on Sustainability
I listen to a lot of political podcasts, but, as I've mentioned before, when Net Zero gets discussed, it often sets me off. This weekend...
Don’t try to convert people to Sustainability; use Green Jujitsu
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...
Why debate Net Zero if no-one knows what it means?
I tried listening to the BBC Moral Maze 'debate' on Net Zero, but I only got half way through as I was in a public...
Can offsetting drive your Net Zero programme? with Matteo Deidda, Tide
Offsetting is often described as a distraction from decarbonisation, or, worse, a scam and/or greenwash. At best, organisations often say "we will concentrate on carbon...
The most frustrating thing in Sustainability…
I've just finished my second 'mastermind' session in two days – yesterday was for the automotive value chain and one cross-sectoral. If I had to...
Talk Sustainability with people, not at them
By Thursday I will have run a session of each of the three Mastermind-style groups I host in just two weeks. Only one of them...