Gareth's Blog - Terra Infirma

Digitisation, smart grids and cyberwarfare

15th May 2017

One of the basic principles of pragmatic environmentalism is to embrace digitisation as a way of managing resources much more efficiently and dealing with the...

Zero Hazardous Waste?

12th May 2017

I had a meeting earlier with a Sustainability Manager earlier this week who is busy drafting a Sustainability Strategy for his company. His waste goal was...

Sustainability: if not now, when?

10th May 2017

There's always an excuse to do nothing. Brexit, the value of the pound, restructuring, a new boss – these are all reasons I have heard...

At last, some political leadership on climate change

8th May 2017

If you're of a liberal bent, then Emmanuel Macron's election as President of France is a welcome relief from the global political contraction into populist...

Breaking out of the Sustainability Silo

5th May 2017

This month's Ask Gareth answers a great question from 'Bill' (name has been changed) which many face – how do you put together a Sustainability...

To SDG or not to SDG? That is the question…

3rd May 2017

Interesting report last week on Edie that the UK Government has no plans in place to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and that private...

Mind your Sustainability Language

28th April 2017

I first wrote about Green Jujitsu in the sense of choosing your language to suit the audience (I've since expanded that from everything from images...

Beware the HiPPO

26th April 2017

At a meeting this morning, someone used an acronym which I don't think I'd heard before: 'HiPPO' – the Highest Paid Person's Opinion. But I know exactly...

Oh to be back in the Bad Ol’ Days

24th April 2017

Nostalgia is natural. I love the nostalgia section in our local newspaper, even though I'm not a native of the city. And it is always...

A Cycle-logical Sustainability Opportunity

21st April 2017

While most sensible people were tucking into their Easter Eggs last Sunday, I was braving (very) cold, wet and windy conditions up on the MoD's...

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