Why true Corporate Responsibility is so difficult
Back in 1996, my partner, a friend and I went to see Blinded by the Sun, a play by Stephen Poliakoff set in a University....
Sustainability is complex, but we must make it simple
May 20, 2024
One of the longest running (if not the longest running) culture war subjects must be agriculture. From the organised, but ultimately failed, backlash against Rachel...
Introducing the new ISO14068 Net Zero and Carbon Neutrality Standard with Mel Blackmore
May 17, 2024
In this episode of the Net Zero Business Podcast, I talk to ISO standard expert and podcaster Mel Blackmore of Blackmore's UK and Carbonology. We...
To offset or not to offset? That is (not) the question
May 15, 2024
I've been musing on the recent furore at the SBTi over the role of offsets in Net Zero targets, where staff called for their CEO...
The best at Sustainability are the most…
May 13, 2024
Curious. I thought this thought while editing my interview with Tobias Webb last week. The theme that emerged was ‘learning by failing’, and failing either...
How to be an eco-entrepreneur with Tobias Webb
May 10, 2024
Tobias Webb of The Innovation Forum describes himself modestly as "a guy who tries to do some useful stuff", but in this interview he shows...
Why individual climate action matters
May 8, 2024
One of the great challenges of facilitating change for sustainability is the cognitive dissonance between "we need to take action" and "what I do is...
A pro-environment surge in the UK Local Elections?
May 7, 2024
For the last two months, I've been pounding the pavements in the local elections – for non-regular readers I'm a Liberal Democrat Councillor here in...
How do I get people to forget quick wins and focus on Sustainability stuff that matters?
May 3, 2024
This week on the Net Zero Business Podcast, I have another Q&A session, this time on the balance between step changes and incremental changes. The...
Wake Up to Climate Adaptation!
May 1, 2024
The climate is changing. Even if we stopped carbon emissions tomorrow, a certain amount of climate change is already locked into the system. And yet...