Reflections on a term of teaching Sustainability at Newcastle Business School
At the start of the summer I was approached by a contact at Newcastle Business School to run Sustainability seminars to cover for a recently...
The new Net Zero Carbon Building Standard with Will Arnold, IStructE
Dec 13, 2024
We won't get to Net Zero without Net Zero Buildings but what is a Net Zero Building? The UK Construction sector has published a pilot...
Don’t stop the rot – what fungi can teach us about the circular economy
Dec 11, 2024
Last Thursday, I went to a celebration of all things fungal in Durham at a World Soil Day event organised by my partner, Prof Karen...
Where have the sensible centre-right voices on Net Zero gone?
Dec 9, 2024
Last week, I recorded the Year in Sustainability episode of the Net Zero Business Podcast with Lucy Siegle and James Murray. One of our topics...
2024: The Year in Sustainability with Lucy Siegle and James Murray
Dec 6, 2024
As we wind down towards Christmas, I thought it was a good time to review what has been a tumultuous year for Sustainability, so I...
Offsetting is, er, complicated…
Dec 4, 2024
Today I'm debuting the first brand new session in Net Zero Business Academy since it was launched as Green Academy over a decade ago. Out...
Net Zero Business Academy 2025: Early Bird Offer Open!
Dec 3, 2024
We are delighted to announce the dates for Net Zero Business Academy 2025 – our unique set of Sustainability/Net Zero training webinars. Our ten sessions...
Incentivising the circular/low carbon economy
Dec 2, 2024
As the author of five Sustainability books, and a massive consumer of second hand books, I am all too aware of a massive misalignment of...
Five Big Sustainability Lessons from the first year of the Net Zero Business Podcast
Nov 29, 2024
Happy Birthday to the Net Zero Business Podcast! What a year it has been – 53 episodes, 37 interviews with amazing Sustainability people, a mid-year...
Notes from the Net Zero North East England Annual Summit
Nov 28, 2024
For the last two days I've been at the Net Zero North East England Summit, our regional annual get together. It was great to talk...