When is a Sustainability Strategy not a Sustainability Strategy?
I saw this odd story yesterday that BP had released a 'Sustainability Strategy' based on holding its carbon emissions steady while the business was predicted...
Long term vs short term in Sustainability
In Sustainability, we talk a lot about lengthening our mental timescales – 'building cathedrals', making products longer lasting etc. And while this is great, we...
Do SMEs feel the heat on Sustainability?
This month's Ask Gareth is slightly different as it reflects on a conversation on Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) with fellow Sustainability consultant Michelle...
The Power of Sustainability Rankings
One of the more uplifting concepts in the last decade or so has been the emergence of pro-Sustainability activist corporations, a welcome break from the...
Inspiring yourself on Sustainability
The other day my eldest was watching the news with me and asked "Why isn't there a good news channel to cheer us up?" He...
Fear and Loathing in Sustainability
The Sustainability news falls into two polarised camps: 'climate impacts found to be worse than thought!' and 'renewable energy is booming!'. Why these might seem...
Don’t be a Sustainability Sheep
I took most of Friday off to go and help Mrs K move office at Durham University. So I decided to cycle down and, on...
Decoupling or ‘recoupling’ carbon to growth?
Had a great meeting of the Green Thinkers last night, despite the fact I had managed not to read the book I had suggested, A...
Skewing choices to Sustainability
As a foodie, I was very taken with the One Planet Plate project getting major restaurant chains to put one dish with strong sustainability credentials...
Sustainability in an age of unreason
I was very taken with Nick Cohen's column in yesterday's Observer bemoaning the rise of conspiracy-theory-driven, narrowly nationalist, identity politics around the globe. Cohen rightly...