Gareth's Blog - Terra Infirma

The Comfort Zone of Doom

9th March 2015

I'm reading 'Lean In' by Sheryl Sandberg - the Facebook COO's bright and breezy book on dealing with the disadvantages that women find in the...

Forget Mindfulness, we need mindless Sustainability

6th March 2015

I was once solemnly informed "We won't get to Sustainability without Mindfulness." If you don't know what Mindfulness is, it's apparently "the intentional, accepting and...

Obama’s Litmus Test is Keystone XL, What’s Yours?

2nd March 2015

Barack Obama knows that his commitment to tackling climate change will be critically tested by his decision whether or not to permit the Keystone XL...

Are we afraid of success in sustainability?

27th February 2015

As regular readers will attest, my most recent soapbox has been the use of the 80:20 Rule to get sustainability programmes out of the mire...

Are eco-labels worth the sticky paper they’re printed on?

25th February 2015

Interesting article in the Guardian yesterday about the drop off in FairTrade sales. Some of this decline is due to squeezed consumer wallets, but there were...

The Circular Economy is Circular, Stupid!

23rd February 2015

I saw this explanation of the circular economy in the business section of our local rag last week and it made me grind my teeth. It...

Most leaders don’t understand that leadership is critical to sustainability

17th February 2015

An anecdote from another consultant this week really resonated with me. He had a meeting with a C-level executive at a major client about an...

I’ve seen the future, and it’s a taxi…

13th February 2015

"Fancy a go in a Tesla Model S?" they asked. "When? Where?" it took a real effort not to scream. Like many in our sector,...

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