Shaun McCarthy OBE on Supply Chain Sustainability, ISO20400 and the London Olympics
This week's episode of The Net Zero Business Podcast should not be missed. I talk to Shaun McCarthy OBE who Chaired the Sustainability Panel for...
The Chicken and Egg Conundrum of Sustainability
Mar 13, 2024
So, Monday's blog on my car-free experiment kicked off a bit of a debate on social media. In the post I described how I use...
One year car-free – how are we getting on?
Mar 11, 2024
So, this week marks a full year since I took the plunge and sold our family car. As much as anything this was a fully...
Net Zero by 2030, 2040 or 2050 – which to choose?
Mar 8, 2024
This is the second Q&A episode of the podcast and the question comes from 'Jane' who is involved in a debate at work over the...
Does Sustainability Success breed Success or Complacency?
Mar 6, 2024
Two recent news stories made me ponder this question. Firstly, it was reported that the UK's Climate Change Committee was recommending that the UK Government...
What’s the key to Sustainability engagement/communications?
Mar 4, 2024
Last Tuesday evening I was shivering on the touch line of my youngest’s football practice and scrolling through my e-mails. A message had arrived from...
Dr Paula Owen, Sustainability Gamification Pioneer on making saving the planet fun
Mar 1, 2024
Back in the mists of time, I bumped into Paula Owen at an event. She gave me a deck of playing cards designed to encourage...
Ouch! Greenwash just got very expensive indeed…
Feb 28, 2024
On the review of 2023 episode of the Net Zero Business Podcast (did I mention I host a podcast?), I nominated the UK Advertising Standards...
What is a stranded asset?
Feb 26, 2024
In last week's episode of The Net Zero Business Podcast, Dr Olli Jones talked about 'stranded assets' and 'stranding assessments', so I thought I should...
Dr Olli Jones of Cundall on Net Zero Architecture/Construction, Alternatives to Offsetting and Climate Resilience
Feb 23, 2024
The first thing you see on construction design giant Cundall's website is "Achieving net zero carbon on all our projects by 2030". In this week's...