Turtle-ly awesome Green Jujitsu
Today's 'green day' at our local primary school, so the younger two have gone dressed in green for an eco-themed day. Jimmy, middle child, has...
How successful will the refillable shopping model be?
Jun 5, 2019
I've been following the story of the Waitrose 'plastic free' experiment in Oxford where consumers bring their own cartons for refills of loose goods such...
Nature ain’t cuddly and neither should we be
Jun 3, 2019
First day back in the saddle after our traditional half-term camping trip to Wooler, Northumberland. We tried to shake up the itinerary this year –...
To deliver Sustainability, we need to use Capitalism, not destroy it
May 24, 2019
So Sustainability continues to ride high in the UK news, despite the wet blanket of Brexit smothering our politics for the last three years. Parliament...
The first climate change election flounders down under
May 20, 2019
Depressing news from Australia as electors decide to return the decidedly high carbon Liberal-National coalition to Government, scuppering an opportunities to put one of the...
Targeted Sustainability interventions hit the spot…
May 17, 2019
Here's a wee story from the local election campaign trail. I have two routes to school with the kids – along the road or along...
Packaging and the circular economy mindset
May 13, 2019
There was an interesting piece in the press over the weekend featuring the Recycling Association doing their regular thing singling out the UK's worst packaging...
Sustainability in my local election campaign
May 7, 2019
Long time readers will know that I've always shared my time time running Terra Infirma Ltd with being an elected Councillor on Newcastle City Council....
Don’t let the green-tape tail wag the Sustainability dog…
Apr 30, 2019
I'm busy drafting a Sustainability Strategy for an autonomous division of a much larger organisation. We have had a bit of a dilemma as the...
My Behaviour Change Workshop for Edie
Apr 26, 2019
It's been a crazy week. Starting with a public holiday where my phone rang and I was asked to do a 5 hour behavioural change...