Gareth's Blog - Terra Infirma

Heat, risk, business, politics and sustainability

27th March 2013

I spent a remarkable amount of time yesterday talking about district heating and combined heat and power (CHP) - with students in the morning and...

Did Earth Hour do it for you?

25th March 2013

Did you switch your lights off for Earth Hour on Saturday night? Did sitting in the dark for an hour make you feel better? Or...

Book Review: The New Capitalist Manifesto by Umair Haque

22nd March 2013

The New Capitalist Manifesto by HBR blogger Umair Haque is the third tract I've read recently on how to make capitalism work for everyone, the...

Green is Cool.

15th March 2013

Home cleaning products company Method has announced new packaging made from recycled plastic. So what? Well the plastic comes from the ocean, not only saving...

Who’s better at sustainability – MegaCorps or SMEs?

13th March 2013

A recent survey has suggested that while 96% of FTSE100 companies see sustainability as essential to their business, the number drops to 56% when it...

If you’re asking why consumers don’t get it, you’re asking the wrong question

11th March 2013

Most Fridays I take part in connectFriday on Twitter - an hour's green business chat which originated here in the North East but has...

A Better Poster Won’t Do You No Good

8th March 2013

This week is Climate Week - another of the plethora of weeks, days and hours dedicated to the planet - and it seems to have...

Let’s drop the mumbo-jumbo and get on with it!

6th March 2013

Here's something I read on Guardian Sustainable Business from Doug Tompkins, founder of North Face and Esprit: "we should not rush into trying to solve problems...

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