Gareth's Blog - Terra Infirma

Book Review: The Zeronauts by John Elkington

10th August 2012

John Elkington one of the sustainability field's leading pioneers and in his latest book he looks at those at the cutting edge of sustainability thinking...

Sustainability, Olympic Cycling and the Mission to Mars

8th August 2012

Two things have been massively distracting me from work this week - Team GB's continuing amazing success at the Olympic Games and the Curiosity rover's descent...

Why I’m Not Calling for a Plastic Bag Tax

6th August 2012

There's another big call out for a plastic bag tax in England and Wales. I'm not against such a tax per se, but it is...

Why Bradley Wiggins is wrong on cycle helmets

3rd August 2012

Bradley Wiggins is a hero. Winning the Tour De France and an Olympic Gold Medal in the space of eleven days and bringing a huge...

Happy Birthday To Us!

1st August 2012

Terra Infirma is six years old today! Six years. Blimey. Sometimes it feels like just yesterday that I invested the grand sum of £300.00 in...

Green must not mean shoddy

30th July 2012

Last Friday I popped into a high street stationers to pick up some printer paper. They only had two packs of recycled paper and both...

Get Down Off Your High Horse

27th July 2012

Here's the latest in my Green Business Confidential podcast series. It's called "Get Down Off Your High Horse" and it's about how to (and how...

Osborne vs Davey: The Big Fight!

25th July 2012

So in the big green battle in the UK's Coalition Government, it looks like round 1 to Energy and Climate Change Secretary (and my political...

Innovation, Failure & Sustainability

23rd July 2012

It is one of the most repeated clichés in business: The man who never made a mistake never made anything. Sustainability requires innovation, innovation implies...

Are Investors Bothered About Sustainability?

20th July 2012

I was sat in the foyer cafe of one of the most impressive corporate headquarters I have ever visited, formalising a business relationship with the...

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