Build the Sustainability Strategy that works for you
Sometimes I just can't help myself challenging what I see as inadvertently dangerous statements on Sustainability. One tweet I saw yesterday was about how little...
Ambling towards a low carbon economy
A funny thing has been happening in the UK over the last 7 years. We have had two Conservative Prime Ministers since 2010 who have...
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Book Review: Global Sustainability by Mark Lefko
When I first read the bumf around Mark Lefko's new book Global Sustainability, I was a bit worried that it clashed with my own tome,...
Is long term thinking always a good thing?
A couple of times in recent weeks and months I have heard/read calls for 'long term thinking' for Sustainability - 2050 seems to have a particular...
The one thing you must do in your Sustainability communications
My big theme this year is 'Sustainability conversations', and one thing that sets 'conversation' apart from 'communication' is you've got to listen as well as...
Are you a Sustainability egg, or a chicken?
I needed an example of user influence on a building's carbon emissions for my CIBSE talk on Tuesday night. I had a nagging feeling that...
Preaching to the unconverted
I gave a talk last night to the Chartered Institute of Building Service Engineers about behaviour change in building users. One of the themes was...
Will Sustainability get Trumped?
A very topical question for this month's Ask Gareth – what will happen to Sustainability in the age of Donald Trump? I offer three important...
‘Packaging is evil’ and other eco-myths
A tweet appeared on my twitter feed yesterday urging people to buy loose fruit and veg to avoid packaging waste. However loose veg leads to...