The 80:20 rule and delivering Net Zero: how my thinking has evolved in the last decade
Many moons ago, I wrote a short book 'Accelerating Sustainability using the 80:20 rule'. I'm sure anybody reading this will know broadly what the 80:20...
Why your leadership must OWN Sustainability
Oct 24, 2025
Earlier this year, I wrote 10 Rules for Corporate Sustainability to mark the 200th edition of The Low Carbon Agenda (yes, that’s 200…). The ebook...
Individual versus system change for Sustainability
Oct 22, 2025
I recently took part in a debate on LinkedIn triggered by a statement by new UK Green Party leader Zack Polanski that while he follows...
Why Net Zero often seems more expensive than it really is
Oct 20, 2025
At the end of last week, I had another of those conversations along the lines of "how on earth do you manage without a car?"...
How we planted 100 million trees, launched a clothing brand and built a nature-based solutions platform with Derrick Emsley
Oct 17, 2025
Some people just don't see limits. Derrick Emsley established his first forest restoration business as teenager, then decided that a clothing brand (TenTree - ten...
If Sustainability is a sacrifice, you’re doing it wrong
Oct 15, 2025
It's about 30 months since we sold our family car. Do I miss it? Very occasionally. Certainly not day to day, or even week to...
Are the Unions getting in the way of the energy transition?
Oct 13, 2025
Big splash in the Guardian today as a trial blended 2% green hydrogen into the gas grid to feed a gas-fired power station. Green hydrogen,...
Sustainable Business in Zimbabwe with Maureen Vere
Oct 10, 2025
This week the pod gets out of its European/US comfort zone and heads to Africa for the first time. Eco-entrepreneur Maureen Vere joins me from...
Analysis: Sustainability in the UK Party Leaders’ Conference Speeches
Oct 8, 2025
It's that time of year again when the party faithful of each of the UK's political parties trek to a soulless conference centre, pull on...
What we can learn from Sustainability ‘Reply Guys’
Oct 6, 2025
Last Thursday, I posted one of my periodic "My views on the low carbon news" posts on LinkedIn. As these don't include any external links,...