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Santa & Sustainability

7th December 2018

Pity the poor hack who has to write a Christmas-themed environmental piece at this time of year. This one, "Can you have a plastic...
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Whither Post-Retail Sustainability?

3rd December 2018

Once more the financial news is filled with stories of major retailers struggling in the internet era. Maplin, Toys R Us and Poundworld have gone, Marks...
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Deconstructing our consumerism

30th November 2018

As a qualified engineer, the good old British taxpayer spent a small fortune teaching me how to make things, but not a penny teaching me...
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How to Accelerate Sustainability

26th November 2018

I got into a Twitter conversation last week about how to change towards Sustainability rapidly. That exchange was mainly about national issues, but my examples...
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Green Academy 2019: Half Price Deal

23rd November 2018

OK, so we've succumbed to the Black Friday madness – again. We're offering the full set of 11 Green Academy sessions (including the taster) for...
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In Sustainability, data isn’t everything…

21st November 2018

Data, data, bloody data. I've spent the first part of this morning proof-reading something I've written on life cycle assessment (LCA) and the word I...
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Staying fresh in the slog to Sustainability

19th November 2018

Yesterday, me and most of the family went on one of our favourite walks: to Blawearie, an abandoned farmstead on Bewick Moor in Northumberland. It's...
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If people aren’t listening about Climate Change, it’s our fault, not theirs

16th November 2018

A number of right-leaning commentators have poked fun at the IPCC's recent assessment that we have 12 years "to save the planet" (as it has...
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How to stretch people on Sustainability

14th November 2018

As I write this, a team of crack builders are busy constructing the new Terra Infirma Towers (OK, it's an extension on our house with...
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Evolving Drivers for Sustainability

12th November 2018

I've long been a proponent of aligning Sustainability strategies to the business case for Sustainability for a particular organisation. So if the main driver is...
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