Gareth's Blog - Terra Infirma

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Don’t talk to ME about Sustainability!

9th November 2018

About 7 years ago, in my City Councillor days, I welcomed the introduction of a much beefed up Cycling Strategy (which I had instigated a...

How to use standards to underpin your Sustainability efforts

7th November 2018

Environmental and Sustainability standards are often regarded as a bit lowest common denominator when it comes to implementing a Sustainability Strategy. However at yesterday's Corporate...

Why crying ‘DOOM!’ won’t save the planet

5th November 2018

Much debate has been sparked by David Attenborough saying that we shouldn't be too alarmist about the environment if we want to get people on...

One glimmer amongst the Budget gloom

31st October 2018

I missed the live UK Budget announcements as I was out at a nature reserve in Norfolk, celebrating the middle one's birthday by, amongst other...

Sustainability Professionals: Stay Curious!

26th October 2018

One of my favourite things about Sustainability is it's a rare day that I don't learn something interesting. This is vital for me: whatever it...

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