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Musings on a Green Economy pt3: What’s Working

28th August 2012

Here's part 3 of my holiday musings on a green economy. Last time, we looked at two models of sustainability - eco-efficiency (doing more with...

Musings on a Green Economy pt2: Visions of Utopia

23rd August 2012

So, as discussed in pt1, we need to green our economy not only to make us environmentally sustainability (the medium-long term priority) but also to...

Musings on a Green Economy pt1: After the Crash

21st August 2012

I'm officially on holiday for the next two weeks, but due to the size of the bump on my pregnant partner, we're holidaying at home...

Objectivity is Subjective

17th August 2012

One of the most frustrating things about this business is the politicisation of environmental issues, and how difficult this makes getting objective analyses. Whether you...

Are product lifecycles getting longer?

15th August 2012

Some interesting anecdotal evidence: I had to make a 'repair or upgrade?' decision on my 4 year old MacBook Pro a couple of months ago....

Weasel Words

13th August 2012

I heard my least favourite weasel words last week: "There is a green thread running through all the decisions we make." This was justification for...

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...

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