Beelines: a lovely example of Green Jujitsu
Recently, I've been looking enviously at the Manchester Beelines project to bring together 1000 miles of cycle routes across the Greater Manchester area. While the...
Don’t let the green-tape tail wag the Sustainability dog…
Apr 30, 2019
I'm busy drafting a Sustainability Strategy for an autonomous division of a much larger organisation. We have had a bit of a dilemma as the...
If people aren’t listening about Climate Change, it’s our fault, not theirs
Nov 16, 2018
A number of right-leaning commentators have poked fun at the IPCC's recent assessment that we have 12 years "to save the planet" (as it has...
Clickbait does Sustainability no good…
Oct 3, 2018
Please, save us from Clickbait. As a blogger, I know the value of a compelling headline. I also try to challenge standard practice wherever possible,...
Successful Sustainability Stories
Dec 18, 2017
Our usual Corporate Sustainability Mastermind Group meeting last week went into 'general problem solving mode'. A couple of members couldn't make it due to last...
The gluten delusion, dodgy quotes and climate science
Oct 9, 2017
I love my local hipster-ish coffee shop, but it annoys me that all the cakes are proudly marked 'gluten-free'. A couple of times, I've joshed...
Sustainability Bites: Labour Conference, UK Green Summer, Demise of GSB
Sep 29, 2017
Here's my hot takes on the week's big Sustainability news - join us each Friday (unless I'm away) at 10am on Facebook. Comments in the comments,...
Putting the Personal Into Sustainability
Sep 27, 2017
So, the Guardian Sustainable Business site is no more. I don't think I'm really going to miss it because I don't think I ever read...
Sustainability Bites Ep1: Harvey & Climate Change
Sep 4, 2017
Here's the pilot episode of a new series of short, sharp, lo-fi Sustainability snippets I've decided to launch. I've called it Sustainability Bites as a....
Killer Sustainability anecdotes (and not in a good way)
Jun 28, 2017
Last week I retweeted a gif showing a well designed cycle crossing being used by a steady stream of ordinary people on bikes – the text...