The need for ‘outrageous ambition’ on Sustainability
I spent yesterday morning at the always-excellent North East Recycling Forum annual conference. The conference chair, the ever-ebullient Mark Shayler of APE, challenged us in...
OK, so I was wrong on the plastic bag tax
Regular readers will know that I have been somewhat dismissive of the plastic bag tax (to put it mildly...) Well, hands up, I was wrong....
Save the world, today!
This morning I was out plodding around my usual Monday run route when I spotted a couple of plastic packing straps on the pavement just...
A Green Budget, Phil?
It's Budget day here in the UK and everybody, well a few of us, are waiting to see what Chancellor Philip Hammond will pull out of...
Michael Gove, Eco-warrior
The environmental movement let out a groan of exasperation when Michael Gove took over the reins as UK Environment Minister earlier this year. A long...
The Best Way to Engage People in Sustainability
I'm currently working with two clients on the roll-out of their Sustainability Strategies. Both of these roll outs basically involve delivering suitable workshops for key...
Sustainability Signal vs Noise
Fascinating piece of research by Sustrans which found that 78% of city-dwellers would like to see more segregated cycle lanes even if it meant losing...
Doing the right thing right.
"This is like building a loft extension in a house suffering from subsidence." is the rather brutal advice I had to give an organisation recently....
How to spot a Sustainability fig leaf…
Yesterday I drove down the A19 to Teesside for a client meeting. Every time I do this, there's always a nostalgic moment when I crest...
Prince Charles and the green investment conundrum
One of the more intriguing revelations from the 'Paradise Papers' – a leak of documents relating to offshore tax schemes – is that the Duchy...