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Zero waste requires new thinking, not the same old, same old

25th January 2017

Yesterday I downloaded the Carbon Trust's Zero Waste guide. As most of the content could have been written a decade ago, it was, frankly, a waste...

A Green Industrial Strategy for the UK? Ish.

23rd January 2017

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has a reputation as something of an inscrutable sphinx and we only get glimpses of what makes her tick. When she stepped...

On Demand: 17 Kick Ass Sustainability Ideas for 2017

20th January 2017

On Wednesday we held our annual taster session for our Green Academy training webinars. If you want to catch the recording, you can stream it...

The Sustainability bar is rising – fast

18th January 2017

There has been a raft of big Sustainability announcements from Corporations recently: Ikea achieving zero waste last year; Google saying they'll be 100% renewable-powered by the...

Happy Monday! Or why it’s too easy to be Blue

16th January 2017

Before I had kids I used to see myself as a bit of a songwriter. One of my enduring insights from that time is that...

How to start a Sustainability conversation

13th January 2017

As I've said before, our big theme in 2017 is Sustainability Conversations as this is where we believe breakthroughs lie. But the critical question is...

Getting heated over renewables incentives

11th January 2017

I was born and bred in Northern Ireland, my 19 years living there coinciding with the bulk of 'The Troubles' – the Unionist/Protestant vs Nationalist/Catholic...

Why clean technology disappoints then defies expectations

9th January 2017

About 17 years ago, I took a job establishing and running the Clean Environment Management Centre (CLEMANCE) at the University of Teesside. At the time,...

The Importance of Sustainability Conversations in 2017

6th January 2017

Happy New(-ish) Year from Terra Infirma! I write this from a ward of Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary after surgery on the little finger upon which I cleverly...

2016 at Terra Infirma Towers

29th December 2016

If 2016 was a tumultuous one in world affairs – Brexit, Trump, Syria, all your childhood icons dying – it was a relatively calm one here...

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