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Will Sustainability feature in the UK General Election?

18th April 2017

So, first half day back at work (I'm semi-childminding) and UK PM Theresa May goes and calls a General Election. In some ways not a...

“You can’t have Sustainability without X.” You probably can…

13th April 2017

"You can't have Sustainability without a whole new economic model." "You can't have Sustainability without mindfulness." "You can't have Sustainability without self care." "You can't...

Don’t get down about climate change, stand up!

11th April 2017

Yesterday I was scouring the internet for a funny-ish climate/sustainability story to round out the news on this month's edition of The Low Carbon Agenda when...

Get Sustainability the right way ’round…

7th April 2017

I recently posted an article on LinkedIn which stated that responsibility for Sustainability and authority to act should be aligned. A below the line commenter...

I’m not ageist, but…

5th April 2017

Last week I had a very pleasant coffee and chat with a senior executive with a strong interest in Sustainability. He mentioned in passing that he...

Zero waste/carbon vs the 80:20 Rule

3rd April 2017

When it comes to targets, I'm a big proponent of zero: zero waste, zero carbon, zero persistent toxins. Zero focusses the mind in a way...

Let’s build the Sustainable future we want to see!

30th March 2017

It was my birthday yesterday, so I went off on a very gentle bike ride with Mrs K involving lots of coffee and cake, burgers...

Cycle helmets and Sustainability

27th March 2017

Another thought from last weekend's trip to Amsterdam with eldest child. I never used to wear a cycle helmet, but I got one when I...

Keeping the passion in Sustainability after the honeymoon

24th March 2017

This month's Ask Gareth answers a great question from Dan – how do you keep Sustainability running after the honeymoon. My basic answer is that...

When you should sweat the little stuff on Sustainability

22nd March 2017

Regular readers will know I'm a great proponent of the 80:20 Rule in Sustainability – I wrote a book about it (see below). The...

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