Gareth's Blog - Terra Infirma

Does Commerce Trump Charity?

26th September 2011

I spent a very pleasant evening on Friday listening to Chris Packham at a Northumberland Wildlife Trust fundraiser (he's vice-president of the Wildlife Trusts). He...

Fear of a Green Planet

23rd September 2011

Despite the fact I've been working "in the environment" for over a decade, I still get surprised at how fearful people are of sustainable solutions....

Green Academy October Sessions

22nd September 2011

As usual, we will be holding two Green Academy on-line sessions on 5 Oct 2011. Each session lasts for one hour. You need access to...

Green Business Confidential: It's The Law!

21st September 2011

Here's the latest in my Green Business Confidential podcast series. It's called "It's the Law" and it is all about our attitude to legislation. Or,...

Promises don't count

19th September 2011

Yesterday I opened my Sunday supplement to find a double page ad featuring these two quite incredible looking BMW electric cars. "Wow!" I thought, until...

Closing the Loop – from Outputs to Inputs

15th September 2011

Traditionally we have worried about what comes out of our economy - solid wastes, persistent toxins, greenhouse gases, acid rain, ozone and so on. But increasingly focus...

Are You Suffering from Institutional Inertia?

14th September 2011

Why is culture change such a big issue when dealing with sustainability? After all, personal change can be quite easy. Some people claim it takes...

Greening the bean counters

12th September 2011

I usually start off my seminars by asking delegates why their company should go green (try it - much more effective than you telling them...

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