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Whither the UK’s Green Economy now?

11th May 2015

So it's the week after the week before. The Conservative Party defied all electoral lore and increased its control over Westminster, the first Tory majority since...

The Ultimate Sustainability Strategy is…

5th May 2015

...to align your business growth to sustainability. Unilever has just announced that half its growth last year came from its Sustainable Living Plan and its...

Is climate change like the Titanic?

1st May 2015

I was interviewed about attitudes to climate change by my friend, colleague and fellow Belfast-born Anna-Lisa Mills yesterday. We got into a lengthy debate about...

I am a Wasteman

29th April 2015

I haven't been watching much scheduled TV recently, but I wasn't going to miss the Wastemen documentary on the BBC last night. Not just because...

I was into Sustainability before it was famous…

27th April 2015

There's a tendency in indie music geeks to seek out obscure bands, just in case they hit the big time, and then you can claim...

Apocalypse When?

24th April 2015

It was EarthDay on Wednesday – I'm not going to start another of my rants about the pointlessness of awareness hours/days/weeks, but how did it...

Not burning fossil fuels? It’s a piece of cake…

22nd April 2015

I'm a sucker for chocolate cake. You put a piece in my view and I want it. What's more, I'll probably eat it. I'm one of...

How the Manifestos Measure Up for Green Business

16th April 2015

So, the UK election rumbles on and this week we had the Party manifestos. So what do the parties offer on sustainability? Trying to be...

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