Why retailers are so crucial to Sustainability
Last week at the North East Recycling Forum, we had a presentation from a DEFRA policy officer about the UK's forthcoming waste plan. She presented...
Are you incentivising the right people?
Feb 23, 2018
I was at the North East Recycling Forum yesterday, one of the very few events I go to as a punter as it really punches...
You gotta make Sustainability easy, or it won’t happen
Feb 21, 2018
I was on the wireless on Saturday, commenting on a new injection of cash for cycling infrastructure in Newcastle and other major UK cities. The...
What does emotional engagement really mean?
Feb 19, 2018
Last week I had a long Twitter discussion with a friend and colleague about why people are getting so worked up about ocean plastic while...
Thoughts on the Oxfam scandal
Feb 16, 2018
Years ago at a wedding, I found myself making small talk with a friend's boyfriend who worked in famine relief in Africa. I'd recently been...
Small is Sustainable?
Feb 12, 2018
Interesting report from advertising agency 18 Feet & Rising this week. They polled 100 CEOs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) about attitudes to Sustainability. 88%...
I have no intention of going plastic-free, and nor should you
Feb 9, 2018
I cannot recall a single television programme in my lifetime which has had a bigger impact on public discourse than Blue Planet II (Cathy Come...
Habit-changing is hard
Feb 5, 2018
Regular readers can't have helped notice my big personal goal for the year is to do a triathlon. As I mentioned last month my swimming...
The first step to culture change for Sustainability…
Feb 2, 2018
Yesterday was one for my other job - City Councillor and Opposition Spokesman on Sustainability. There were two big set-piece events: the launch of the...
Book Review: Frugal Innovation – Doing More With Less
Dec 28, 2017
Mrs K picked up this 2015 book by Cambridge Judge Business School academics Navi Radjou and Jaideep Prabhu for me on the way home from a...