Gareth's Blog - Terra Infirma

From whale to wheel: brilliant example of biomimicry

4th November 2016

I love biomimicry – the science/art of looking to nature to solve some of our design problems – and I love cycling, so the revolutionary...

Stand up for science!

2nd November 2016

At the weekend the family headed down to Bedford to catch up with my brother-in-law and celebrate the middle one's seventh birthday. As is usual on...

My Top Ten Sustainability Horrors

31st October 2016

Yup, it's Hallowe'en, so here's the top ten sustainability related things that make me scream: Pictures of hands cupping saplings to illustrate 'responsibility' – I really,...

All the leaves are falling…

27th October 2016

Half term means it's half-working, half-child-caring here at Terra Infirma Towers, although I did sneak off for a 47-mile cycle this morning. And it was...

Heathrow – The Litmus Test for UK’s Climate Strategy

25th October 2016

If, as expected, this lunchtime sees political approval for the expansion of Heathrow Airport, there will be some serious political fall out – including the resignation...

Are wind turbines green? Do bears…

21st October 2016

Came across this clipping from the satirical Viz magazine that made me chuckle, but it isn't a million miles from some of the nonsense I've...

Is your Sustainability Programme hitting a ceiling?

19th October 2016

This week I read an article on Medium.com entitled "Why I’m breaking up with sustainability" by Tara Holmes, which suggests that Corporate Sustainability programmes are plateauing. Holmes says: ...the word...

Sustainability by habit

17th October 2016

How many decisions do you make everyday? Real decisions, I mean, where you actively choose between two options rather than follow your usual practice. When...

Hey! It’s World Standards Day!!!

14th October 2016

Hold onto your hats folks, it's finally that one day of the year that we can celebrate the most unlikely of causes, the humble ISO...

Squaring the Sustainability vs ROI circle

12th October 2016

The latest edition of Ask Gareth considers the problem of making sure Sustainability benefits are considered fully in investment appraisals/decision making so it can stand up...

Gareth’s Blog