There’s always an excuse to do nothing…
A couple of weeks ago, the wonderful Green Thinkers group I'm a member of considered Energy Without The Hot Air by David MacKay – a...
The perils of sustainability predictions
Jan 6, 2016
The latest edition of Ask Gareth is a reflection on the question I get asked most at this time of the year: what are your...
Sustainability Strategy: First Things Last
Aug 18, 2015
Last week, straight back from my US sojourn, I had to get my jet-lagged, sleep-deprived brain quickly back in gear for a progress meeting with a major...
Back(casting) to the Future
Mar 26, 2014
I spent yesterday running a sustainability strategy workshop for one of my major clients. The main challenge in getting people to think strategically is to...
PESTLE Analysis for Sustainability Strategies
Feb 11, 2013
I've produced this PESTLE analysis of the Political, Environmental, Social, Technological, Legal, Economic mega trends which could have an impact on sustainability strategies. I produced...
Time for a change…
Mar 3, 2010
... if you've squeezed every efficiency out of a system, but you still aren't where you want to be, then you need to change the...
Telling Tales
Oct 19, 2009
Story-telling is a powerful way of creating a compelling vision for the future. When doing backcasting exercises in strategy workshops, I used to get participants...
Back(casting) to the Future
Feb 22, 2008
On Tuesday I took the role as facilitator for the Durham Waste Awareness Partnership annual creative day. The Partnership consists of waste officers from Durham...
UK Commits To Legally Binding Carbon Reductions
Nov 12, 2007
In last week's Queen's Speech, Prime Minister Gordon Brown made a commitment to legally binding carbon emissions targets for the UK - a 60% cut...