James Dixon and the first health organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency
In 2019, the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust became the first health organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. In this interview James Dixon,...
Sustainability is about change and change is about psychology…
Feb 14, 2024
On Sunday, I heard an MP on the radio say "Of course we have to tackle climate change, but my constituents don't want to give...
Some Sustainability fads deserve to die, others not so much…
Feb 12, 2024
Every time a new fad hits the threshold of zeitgeist, you are guaranteed a slew of earnest articles trying to find a Sustainability angle. I...
Help! My boss is a climate change denier! What should I do?
Feb 9, 2024
This week's episode of the Net Zero Business Podcast is a bit different – it's a Q&A featuring this superb question from Alice Doyle: how...
Some people never tire of being wrong, especially about Net Zero
Feb 7, 2024
It takes hide of a certain thickness for someone whose blink-and-you'll-miss-it Premiership still managed to precipitate an economic crisis to stand on a stage criticising...
Nobody ever said Sustainability was going to be easy…
Feb 5, 2024
Last week, I heard someone cite the old "the carbon footprint was invented by BP to put the blame on the consumer" meme. This drives...
Alex Herridge of Skanska on Net Zero in the water industry, insetting vs offsetting, design and more
Feb 2, 2024
In this episode, I speak to Alex Herridge of Skanska who works to deliver Anglia Water's net zero ambitions via the @One Alliance. Despite being...
Adieu to the disposable vape, you won’t be missed
Jan 29, 2024
We've now got to the stage of parenting where all three kids make their own way to school, erasing the natural boundary between breakfast and...
Anna-Lisa Mills, SmartCarbon, on Carbon Footprinting, Eco-entrepreneurialism and Eco-anxiety
Jan 26, 2024
This week's podcast episode is a wide-ranging discussion with my friend and colleague Anna-Lisa Mills of SmartCarbon – my carbon footprinting expert of choice. You...
The real risk to Sustainability from AI…
Jan 23, 2024
My youngest is 11 and he's obsessed with music, recently stunning his aunt by asking "Is that Nina Simone?" in response to a song on...