Gareth's Blog - Terra Infirma

“And then something magic happens…” – the missing step to Sustainability

17th May 2021

Suddenly 'net zero' carbon targets are all the rage, whether at a national level or an organisational one. Which is brilliant. Except... When you scratch...

Personal resilience and Sustainability

10th May 2021

The second week of May is usually a week of recovery for me as the local elections tend to be on the first Thursday. I'm...

Making Sustainability Easy (pt 357)

26th April 2021

I'm still up to my eyeballs in the local election campaign. One of the issues we are campaigning on is the very poor recycling system...

My forthcoming big Sustainability change challenge!

20th April 2021

OK, my blogging has dried to a trickle and I've had an overwhelming wave of indifference from my readers... Anyway, the reason for my radio...

Sustainability: a battle between ambition and doubt

6th April 2021

On Sunday, I dutifully drove down to the Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough for my first Covid-19 vaccine. Arriving in the 'Boro half an hour early,...

My Life in Sustainability (so far)

30th March 2021

Yesterday, I turned 50. I know, I don't look a day over 49. Mrs K had planned to whisk me away to Paris by Eurostar...

Hate spam? Well, don’t spam for Sustainability then.

22nd March 2021

I love LinkedIn and I use it a lot. Sometimes I will search for a particular person and reach out to them about, say, an...

For Sustainability, start at the end

15th March 2021

One of the things that really makes me grind my teeth in planning for Sustainability is when somebody says "Why don't we try [random thing...

Free your mind (and Sustainability will follow)

8th March 2021

This has been the first Monday in 2021 where *I* decide how my day is going to pan out. I practically danced my way to...

Watch out for this new form of greenwash!

5th March 2021

A couple of times recently, I've seen organisations show a graph of their carbon footprint over time, showing a nice steady downward trend. A closer...

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