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Pushing at an open door on Sustainability pt 257

21st June 2021

Friday saw the apex of my biggest current project – developing an umbrella regional Sustainability Strategy for 20 largely autonomous organisations belonging to a much...

Does ‘upcycling’ actually exist?

17th June 2021

Every time I hear or read a reference to 'upcycling', my instinctive response is "Really?" The word is often used by chi-chi second hand furniture...

Whoop! 4000 Udemy people trained in Green Jujitsu!

15th June 2021

About 10 years ago, I realised that the way almost everybody approached engagement for Sustainability was wrong. This realisation came not from a blinding flash...

Sustainability musings from the Costa del Solway

7th June 2021

Just back from a wonderfully relaxing week in a cottage in Kippford on the Solway coast of Scotland with the family. And boy did I...

Creating A Sustainable Supply Chain – In the Circle Yorkshire

27th May 2021

Here's the recording of last week's In the Circle session on Creating A Sustainable Supply Chain, featuring yours truly.

“And then something magic happens…” – the missing step to Sustainability

17th May 2021

Suddenly 'net zero' carbon targets are all the rage, whether at a national level or an organisational one. Which is brilliant. Except... When you scratch...

Personal resilience and Sustainability

10th May 2021

The second week of May is usually a week of recovery for me as the local elections tend to be on the first Thursday. I'm...

Making Sustainability Easy (pt 357)

26th April 2021

I'm still up to my eyeballs in the local election campaign. One of the issues we are campaigning on is the very poor recycling system...

My forthcoming big Sustainability change challenge!

20th April 2021

OK, my blogging has dried to a trickle and I've had an overwhelming wave of indifference from my readers... Anyway, the reason for my radio...

Sustainability: a battle between ambition and doubt

6th April 2021

On Sunday, I dutifully drove down to the Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough for my first Covid-19 vaccine. Arriving in the 'Boro half an hour early,...

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