Net Zero: does offsetting really distract from carbon reductions?
One of the allegations flung at the Net Zero concept, and Carbon Neutral before it, is that the offsetting element acts like a get out...
Sustainability is about psychology, not technology
Oct 23, 2023
I'm an engineer, both by training and outlook. When I first dipped my toe in the field of Sustainability about 25 years ago, I was...
Disrupting Business As Usual for Sustainability
Oct 16, 2023
Yesterday my youngest son Charlie held a yard sale to raise funds for the Bobby Robson Foundation. The Foundation's research and resources has kept his...
The State of Sustainability in UK Politics
Oct 13, 2023
As a political nerd (and local politician*), I always try to watch as many of the leaders' speeches during the UK party conference season as...
Delivering Sustainability in the Face of Despair
Oct 9, 2023
A week after the 9/11 attacks in the US, I attended a community environmental engagement workshop in a Teesside town. I can't remember exactly why...
Sustainability in a Leadership Vacuum
Oct 5, 2023
I wrote my second book, The Green Executive, to fill a clear gap in the market. Sustainability was fast moving from an incremental/ISO14001/managerial level up...
Why one sycamore tree gets more coverage than mass deforestation
Sep 29, 2023
I don't know how many times I've done the classic walk along Hadrian's Wall to Crag Lough, then looping back either just south or north...
Can Chris Packham, or me, or you save the planet?
Sep 25, 2023
I've always felt sorry for the Extinction Rebellion/Just Stop Oil protesters, for two reasons: firstly their evident frustration at the lack of real progress at...
Why you should never dilute Net Zero targets, Mr Sunak
Sep 20, 2023
In an early meeting of our Corporate Sustainability Mastermind Group (CoSM), a founder member (now retired, but I'm sticking with the Chatham House rule), said:...
Changing lanes for Sustainability
Sep 18, 2023
I was still at school when the UK's compulsory seat belt law came in. I can still remember one of my teachers harrumphing about it:...