Gareth's Blog - Terra Infirma

What does zero impact on the environment really mean?

20th March 2024

Yesterday I was at an ESG event when a delegate asked whether Net Zero meant zero people? Not being on the platform, I didn't get...

The Dirty Secret of a Successful Sustainability Strategy

18th March 2024

Since November I've been revamping and refocussing our Net Zero Business Academy (formerly Green Academy) series of webinars, which certainly seems to be delivering results...

Shaun McCarthy OBE on Supply Chain Sustainability, ISO20400 and the London Olympics

15th March 2024

This week's episode of The Net Zero Business Podcast should not be missed. I talk to Shaun McCarthy OBE who Chaired the Sustainability Panel for...

The Chicken and Egg Conundrum of Sustainability

13th March 2024

So, Monday's blog on my car-free experiment kicked off a bit of a debate on social media. In the post I described how I use...

One year car-free – how are we getting on?

11th March 2024

So, this week marks a full year since I took the plunge and sold our family car. As much as anything this was a fully...

Net Zero by 2030, 2040 or 2050 – which to choose?

8th March 2024

This is the second Q&A episode of the podcast and the question comes from 'Jane' who is involved in a debate at work over the...

Does Sustainability Success breed Success or Complacency?

6th March 2024

Two recent news stories made me ponder this question. Firstly, it was reported that the UK's Climate Change Committee was recommending that the UK Government...

What’s the key to Sustainability engagement/communications?

4th March 2024

Last Tuesday evening I was shivering on the touch line of my youngest’s football practice and scrolling through my e-mails. A message had arrived from...

Dr Paula Owen, Sustainability Gamification Pioneer on making saving the planet fun

1st March 2024

Back in the mists of time, I bumped into Paula Owen at an event. She gave me a deck of playing cards designed to encourage...

Ouch! Greenwash just got very expensive indeed…

28th February 2024

On the review of 2023 episode of the Net Zero Business Podcast (did I mention I host a podcast?), I nominated the UK Advertising Standards...

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