I like to ride my bicycle…
On Saturday, I finally tested my cycling ability (and new midlife-crisis carbon-fibre bike) at the Virgin Cyclone Sportive – 64 miles around Northumberland and including...
What makes people make greener decisions?
Jun 17, 2016
I'm coming to the end of one of my favourite ever projects – some research into what motivates a client's employees to make greener decisions....
Catch Up: Sustainability Masterclass
Jun 15, 2016
Last week, we launched the inaugural Sustainability Masterclass – an attempt to get bring the power of the peer-to-peer learning we use in the Corporate...
How good are you, really?
Jun 13, 2016
Cracking column by Eva Wiseman in yesterday's Observer on the trials of trying to live ethically – self-coruscating about the blind eye she turns to ethical issues...
The perversity of low mileage…
Jun 10, 2016
Gnnyuh. I'm just off the phone to our garage. Our car battery has run flat a couple of times in the last few months, but...
Beware the safety of the herd…
Jun 8, 2016
Have you ever tried making a complaint to a large organisation? You'll get a whole load of guff back about how they take every concern...
The Day After World Environment Day
Jun 6, 2016
Yesterday was World Environment Day. Did you do anything special for it? And more importantly, if you did, will you do it again today? Did...
Sustainability: Surviving or Thriving?
Jun 3, 2016
So, I've conformed to type. Just a few weeks after turning 45, I went out and bought a carbon fibre road bike – one which...
Wild(ish) in Wooler
Jun 1, 2016
I wasn't planning on blogging today – in fact I had intended to be waking up for my fourth morning under canvas (well, nylon) at...
Pedant’s Corner: Circular Economy vs Servicisation
May 27, 2016
Twice in the last week or so, I've heard people conflate two quite distinct concepts – the circular economy and servicisation/product-service system. This has riled...