Think Different, Think Sustainability
Back in 1999,a group called the Energy Technology Support Unit (ETSU) calculated for the Government that the 'practicable' amount of solar power which could be generated...
Britain Greener in Europe
May 23, 2016
About 15 years ago, I was at an international eco-design conference. As I wandered around the poster displays during a coffee break, I came across...
The best path to Sustainability?
May 18, 2016
The 17th Century poet Matsuo Basho (right) said: "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought." While...
Will the Oil Industry collapse?
May 16, 2016
I'm reading 'Collapse' by Jared Diamond at the minute – the tale of how many civilisations just suddenly disappeared off the map. While the most...
Is the world now ready for the product-as-service model?
May 13, 2016
The launch of the Riversimple's Rasa electric two seater car is remarkable for two reasons. First, it could bring hydrogen vehicles onto the market at the...
Reasons to be cheerful (pt 396)
May 11, 2016
Here's a selection of headlines from the last few days: Big Oil unexpectedly backing newest non-fossil fuels Big Oil abandons $2.5bn arctic drilling rights Saudi prince...
Have we run out of Sustainability ideas? Probably a good thing.
May 9, 2016
About five years ago, there seemed to be a new sustainability concept coming over the horizon every 5 minutes: the circular economy, creating shared value,...
Sustainability: follow the signal, ignore the noise
May 6, 2016
In complex systems such as the global temperatures, we see long term trends (climate in this case), overlaid with short term fluctuations (weather). Those who seek...
There’s always an excuse not to do Sustainability. What’s yours?
May 3, 2016
Here are some of the excuses I've heard over the last couple of years not to move forward on a Sustainability project or strategy: We're selling...
On sustainability, are you running with the herd or swimming against the tide?
Apr 29, 2016
Humans are herd animals. You can see this in every political scandal, such as the current antisemitism row in the Labour Party, where otherwise intelligent...