Gareth's Blog - Terra Infirma

Letting go is the hardest part of Sustainability

4th December 2019

SNP Leader Nicola Sturgeon is an shrewd political operator, and in recent election TV debates she has managed to skilfully dodge one crucial question. Twice...

“If the vegans are happy…”

26th November 2019

I had a very fun day last Thursday facilitating a workshop on green business opportunities for a group of small business owners who have just...

Green Academy 2020 Early Bird Offer

13th November 2019

This is the syllabus for our Green Academy online training course for next year. We have designed this syllabus to give you the tools to...

Meeting the Sustainability Challenge

11th November 2019

On Friday I went to an IEMA roundtable on the climate emergency – the IEMA event I have attended since I was nominated as a...

Why ‘zero’ is such a powerful Sustainability target

8th November 2019

I've had quite a week of zeros. On Wednesday night, with my political hat on, I proposed a motion to Newcastle City Council for zero...

Will this really be the greenest election ever?

4th November 2019

Lots of green-leaning people have got excited by an Ipsos-Mori poll saying that over half of the UK's population will consider climate change when making...

Innovation for Sustainability in the Supply Chain

28th October 2019

This time last year I was beavering away writing the Sustainability Chapter of the new 'Innovation in Procurement and Supply' textbook for the Chartered Institute...

Staying profitable in a Low Carbon Economy

24th October 2019

I'm currently designing a workshop to help small businesses understand their place in a low carbon economy. The stakes are high - the current UK...

Why we get stuck on a planet-destroying path (and what to do about it)

21st October 2019

Whether in my day job, or particularly in my (local) political career, my biggest frustration is decisions are made outside our Sustainability bubble which lock...

Why Extinction Rebellion needs to learn some Green Jujitsu

18th October 2019

The Extinction Rebellion (XR) climate crisis movement hit brutal reality yesterday when an attempt to halt the London Underground led to an ugly brawl as...

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