Catch Up: Sustainability Masterclass
Last week, we launched the inaugural Sustainability Masterclass – an attempt to get bring the power of the peer-to-peer learning we use in the Corporate...
How good are you, really?
Cracking column by Eva Wiseman in yesterday's Observer on the trials of trying to live ethically – self-coruscating about the blind eye she turns to ethical issues...
The perversity of low mileage…
Gnnyuh. I'm just off the phone to our garage. Our car battery has run flat a couple of times in the last few months, but...
Beware the safety of the herd…
Have you ever tried making a complaint to a large organisation? You'll get a whole load of guff back about how they take every concern...
The Day After World Environment Day
Yesterday was World Environment Day. Did you do anything special for it? And more importantly, if you did, will you do it again today? Did...
Sustainability: Surviving or Thriving?
So, I've conformed to type. Just a few weeks after turning 45, I went out and bought a carbon fibre road bike – one which...
Wild(ish) in Wooler
I wasn't planning on blogging today – in fact I had intended to be waking up for my fourth morning under canvas (well, nylon) at...
Pedant’s Corner: Circular Economy vs Servicisation
Twice in the last week or so, I've heard people conflate two quite distinct concepts – the circular economy and servicisation/product-service system. This has riled...
Think Different, Think Sustainability
Back in 1999,a group called the Energy Technology Support Unit (ETSU) calculated for the Government that the 'practicable' amount of solar power which could be generated...
Britain Greener in Europe
About 15 years ago, I was at an international eco-design conference. As I wandered around the poster displays during a coffee break, I came across...