Why clean technology disappoints then defies expectations
About 17 years ago, I took a job establishing and running the Clean Environment Management Centre (CLEMANCE) at the University of Teesside. At the time,...
The Importance of Sustainability Conversations in 2017
Happy New(-ish) Year from Terra Infirma! I write this from a ward of Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary after surgery on the little finger upon which I cleverly...
2016 at Terra Infirma Towers
If 2016 was a tumultuous one in world affairs – Brexit, Trump, Syria, all your childhood icons dying – it was a relatively calm one here...
Merry Christmas, Everyone!
We're winding down now for Christmas as Terra Infirma Towers, so I'd just like to take a moment to thank all our clients, partners, friends...
Keep on nudging people into sustainable behaviour
I found out last week that one of my clients dissuades people from using air travel by requiring the prior approval of the Chief Operating Officer. This...
Embedding Sustainability into Capital Investment Decisions
Last Friday saw the final Corporate Sustainability Mastermind Group meeting of 2016. We met at the wonderful Live Theatre in Newcastle and had a great...
Free Your Mind, and Sustainability Success Will Follow*
We had a great Corporate Sustainability Mastermind Group Meeting last Friday - I'll post more this Friday (I'm still writing the session up). But one...
Join Green Academy in 2017
For those who don't know, Green Academy is our unique series of 10 sustainability webinars (on-line seminars). These are different from most freebie sustainability webinars...
Rules of Survival for Sustainability Start Ups
The latest edition of Ask Gareth considers the challenges facing start ups in the sustainable space. His blunt assessment of the difference between success and failure...
WaterAid makes me think twice!
A couple of years ago, the kids asked could we "send some money to poor people in Africa" and it has now become a regular...