Are you curious?
Yesterday I was interviewed by a geography student for his dissertation. He was asking about the reasons for my participation in a climate march in...
Digitisation, smart grids and cyberwarfare
May 15, 2017
One of the basic principles of pragmatic environmentalism is to embrace digitisation as a way of managing resources much more efficiently and dealing with the...
Zero Hazardous Waste?
May 12, 2017
I had a meeting earlier with a Sustainability Manager earlier this week who is busy drafting a Sustainability Strategy for his company. His waste goal was...
Sustainability: if not now, when?
May 10, 2017
There's always an excuse to do nothing. Brexit, the value of the pound, restructuring, a new boss – these are all reasons I have heard...
At last, some political leadership on climate change
May 8, 2017
If you're of a liberal bent, then Emmanuel Macron's election as President of France is a welcome relief from the global political contraction into populist...
Breaking out of the Sustainability Silo
May 5, 2017
This month's Ask Gareth answers a great question from 'Bill' (name has been changed) which many face – how do you put together a Sustainability...
To SDG or not to SDG? That is the question…
May 3, 2017
Interesting report last week on Edie that the UK Government has no plans in place to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and that private...
Mind your Sustainability Language
Apr 28, 2017
I first wrote about Green Jujitsu in the sense of choosing your language to suit the audience (I've since expanded that from everything from images...
Beware the HiPPO
Apr 26, 2017
At a meeting this morning, someone used an acronym which I don't think I'd heard before: 'HiPPO' – the Highest Paid Person's Opinion. But I know exactly...
Oh to be back in the Bad Ol’ Days
Apr 24, 2017
Nostalgia is natural. I love the nostalgia section in our local newspaper, even though I'm not a native of the city. And it is always...