Gareth's Blog - Terra Infirma

You don’t want to do Sustainability like that!

23rd April 2026

I like a good, positive contrarian argument. You won't have seen anything from me about Earth Day yesterday as I believe Earth Day and all...

Why Sustainability Projects Fail (and it is YOUR fault)

20th April 2026

Here's a (lightly disguised) anecdote I heard last week: "I worked really hard on this project, did all the research, polished my arguments, presented it...

Does Sustainability Sell? with Frédéric Dalsace, IMD

17th April 2026

10 years ago, Paul Polman and his baby, the Unilever Sustainability Living Plan, were the rock stars of corporate Sustainability. But in 2019, Polman was...

The view from under my duvet…

14th April 2026

First blog for a bit – last week I was walloped by what I thought was a bit of a cold at first, but escalated...

Interview: Green Business Pioneer Nick Brown of Nikwax, Paramo and Green Levers

10th April 2026

Some of my favourite chats on the pod are with true pioneers of Sustainable business and Nick Brown, the Nik in Nikwax, is definitely one...

Micromobility, the Sharing Economy and Giant Sequoias with Laura Elms, Forest Bikes

3rd April 2026

This week I'm joined on the pod by Laura Elms of London public hire company Forest Bikes. We talk about why some bike/scooter hire schemes...

The ‘going it alone’ on Net Zero fallacy

1st April 2026

Returning to the outbreak of carbon culture wars, one of the memes used by the anti-Net Zero commentators is that the UK is 'going it...

The best way to learn about driving Sustainability forwards…

30th March 2026

I've recently finished delivering a series of five Sustainability workshops to members of the North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA) ie manufacturers of vehicles and their...

Build a Climate Resilient Value Chain – Rule 10 of my 10 Rules for Corporate Sustainability

27th March 2026

Last year I published 10 Rules for Corporate Sustainability to mark the 200th edition of The Low Carbon Agenda (yes, that’s 200…). The ebook is...

A clever device to beat the oil price hike…

25th March 2026

With turmoil continuing in the Gulf hitting oil prices again, various bodies are mooting lists of potential measures to reduce consumption. While some of these...

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