Blog - Terra Infirma

In Sustainability, there’s always an excuse to do nothing…

6th July 2018

Terra Infirma's most powerful competitor is almost certainly "do nothing". Given where we work – near the cutting edge, we like to think – we...
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Are Sustainability accreditations worth the bother?

4th July 2018

I spoke on the phone yesterday to the Sustainability Director of a major worldwide brand. She was exasperated as she was in the middle of...
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The missing pieces in many Sustainability Strategies

2nd July 2018

I see lots of Sustainability Strategies which consist of a baseline (e.g. a carbon footprint and waste arisings data), targets and a series of nice...
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Sustainability, Consistency & Leadership

29th June 2018

I've long preached that big 'L' Leadership is the difference between those at the cutting edge of Sustainability and the rest. And one of the...
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Making people think about Sustainability is true engagement

26th June 2018

Yesterday, I ran a Green Jujitsu training workshop at the Northern Sustainability Innovations Conference, hosted by (our client) Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust as...
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People taking to Sustainability like a duck to water…

21st June 2018

On Tuesday I ran a workshop for Sustainability Champions at one of my clients – introducing them to the Sustainability Strategy targets and giving them...
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Football, Tribes & Sustainability

18th June 2018

So In-ger-land kick off their World Cup campaign tonight. As a Northern Irishman who has lived in England for almost 30 years, I'm not terribly...
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Beware pushing people out of their depth on Sustainability

14th June 2018

Regular readers will know that my big personal challenge this year is to do a triathlon. Cycle: easy-peasy, run: OK, swim... argh! So I've been...
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Sustainability – for the many?

11th June 2018

Sometime last Tuesday, a hashtag #PlasticFreeDay appeared on my Twitter feed. I was vaguely aware that it was World Environment Day, but, like so...
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The prevailing winds are blowing towards Sustainability…

6th June 2018

The steady stream of Sustainability good news stories continues to flow – 50 nations taking action on plastic consumption, consumer spending on fashion is on...
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