Sustainability, Olympic Cycling and the Mission to Mars
Two things have been massively distracting me from work this week - Team GB's continuing amazing success at the Olympic Games and the Curiosity rover's descent...
Why I’m Not Calling for a Plastic Bag Tax
There's another big call out for a plastic bag tax in England and Wales. I'm not against such a tax per se, but it is...
Why Bradley Wiggins is wrong on cycle helmets
Bradley Wiggins is a hero. Winning the Tour De France and an Olympic Gold Medal in the space of eleven days and bringing a huge...
Happy Birthday To Us!
Terra Infirma is six years old today! Six years. Blimey. Sometimes it feels like just yesterday that I invested the grand sum of £300.00 in...
Green must not mean shoddy
Last Friday I popped into a high street stationers to pick up some printer paper. They only had two packs of recycled paper and both...
Get Down Off Your High Horse
Here's the latest in my Green Business Confidential podcast series. It's called "Get Down Off Your High Horse" and it's about how to (and how...
Osborne vs Davey: The Big Fight!
So in the big green battle in the UK's Coalition Government, it looks like round 1 to Energy and Climate Change Secretary (and my political...
Innovation, Failure & Sustainability
It is one of the most repeated clichés in business: The man who never made a mistake never made anything. Sustainability requires innovation, innovation implies...
Are Investors Bothered About Sustainability?
I was sat in the foyer cafe of one of the most impressive corporate headquarters I have ever visited, formalising a business relationship with the...
Playing To Your Employees’ Strengths and Interests
The standard attitude to raising awareness of sustainability with employees can be parodied as: "OK, these people are pig ignorant and uninterested in sustainability issues....