Reasons to be Cheerful part 514
Well, the good news just keeps coming. Zero carbon aluminium smelting, coal-free-energy days, too much solar energy in the summer (so how do we store...
Sustainability Lessons from 14 years in Local Government
Regular readers may have noticed that my output here and on social media has been somewhat patchy over the last few weeks, That's because I...
How to measure true commitment to Sustainability
Here's a great quote to guide our answer to this crucial question: Commitment is an act, not a word ~ Jean-Paul Sartre Here are some...
Eyes on the (Sustainability) Prize
There's a new, if rather clunky, phrase going around the political commentariat at the minute - 'tribal epistemology'. Coined by US journalist David Roberts, the...
A Neat Sustainability Innovation Story
About a decade ago, I bumped into Simon Daniel on a station platform. Simon and I been in the same year at Uni in the...
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...