Why Theresa May made that net zero carbon commitment
Many of us were very pleasantly surprised when the supposedly lame duck Prime Minister Theresa May used her last weeks in office to push through...
Can your employees talk Sustainability?
Jun 19, 2019
Last week I had surgery at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary to fix a hernia (I may have mentioned it once or twice...). As I was...
Turtle-ly awesome Green Jujitsu
Jun 7, 2019
Today's 'green day' at our local primary school, so the younger two have gone dressed in green for an eco-themed day. Jimmy, middle child, has...
You’re probably doing more on Sustainability than you think…
Mar 28, 2019
I've just had a client send me a dossier on what they've achieved so far on Sustainability, and there's a huge amount more good stuff...
Engaging ‘difficult’ people in Sustainability
Mar 4, 2019
I've seen a couple of posts on social media recently where green-leaning people are getting frustrated with intransigent people they know, who just won't listen....
We need paths to Sustainability, not hoops to jump through
Feb 19, 2019
It's half term here, so yesterday I took the kids and our bikes up to Druridge Bay for a 9 mile ride along the coastal...
More Abuse of Sustainability Champions
Jan 28, 2019
During a conversation last week the following nugget came up "they think appointing Sustainability Champions is a substitute for paying for a Sustainability Manager." This...
On Demand: 12½ Kick Ass Sustainability Ideas for 2019
Jan 23, 2019
Here's the recording of the 2019 Green Academy taster session for your delectation (it does what it says on the tin). To get full value...
Is your Sustainability Engagement interesting?
Jan 14, 2019
You might think that I'm exactly the kind of person who would drag the whole family to an event on ocean plastic pollution on a...
Why crying ‘DOOM!’ won’t save the planet
Nov 5, 2018
Much debate has been sparked by David Attenborough saying that we shouldn't be too alarmist about the environment if we want to get people on...