Mind your Sustainability Language
I first wrote about Green Jujitsu in the sense of choosing your language to suit the audience (I've since expanded that from everything from images...
Beware the HiPPO
At a meeting this morning, someone used an acronym which I don't think I'd heard before: 'HiPPO' – the Highest Paid Person's Opinion. But I know exactly...
Oh to be back in the Bad Ol’ Days
Nostalgia is natural. I love the nostalgia section in our local newspaper, even though I'm not a native of the city. And it is always...
A Cycle-logical Sustainability Opportunity
While most sensible people were tucking into their Easter Eggs last Sunday, I was braving (very) cold, wet and windy conditions up on the MoD's...
Will Sustainability feature in the UK General Election?
So, first half day back at work (I'm semi-childminding) and UK PM Theresa May goes and calls a General Election. In some ways not a...
“You can’t have Sustainability without X.” You probably can…
"You can't have Sustainability without a whole new economic model." "You can't have Sustainability without mindfulness." "You can't have Sustainability without self care." "You can't...
Don’t get down about climate change, stand up!
Yesterday I was scouring the internet for a funny-ish climate/sustainability story to round out the news on this month's edition of The Low Carbon Agenda when...
Get Sustainability the right way ’round…
I recently posted an article on LinkedIn which stated that responsibility for Sustainability and authority to act should be aligned. A below the line commenter...
I’m not ageist, but…
Last week I had a very pleasant coffee and chat with a senior executive with a strong interest in Sustainability. He mentioned in passing that he...
Zero waste/carbon vs the 80:20 Rule
When it comes to targets, I'm a big proponent of zero: zero waste, zero carbon, zero persistent toxins. Zero focusses the mind in a way...