What do dog poo, human urine and the digestive juices of worms have in common?
The answer is they have all been, or still are, used as a resource. Once upon a time, dog faeces were collected as 'pure' and...
Skin in the Game
Aug 29, 2013
I sat nervously in the anteroom, waiting for a colleague who had set up this presentation to a meeting of senior managers on one of...
Making Connections for Sustainability
Aug 27, 2013
Sustainability will never be delivered by people working in isolation. From a practical point of view, you've never transform your supply chain, never mind implement...
The Fatberg is the Tip of the Iceberg
Aug 7, 2013
Imagine spending three weeks sluicing away 15 tonnes of congealed fat, wet wipes and 'sanitary items' from a London sewer. A Herculean task if there...
Words Matter: What “The Bedroom Tax” can teach us about selling sustainability
May 22, 2013
You can win or lose an argument on the words you choose to use. Take the recent furore over changes to UK housing benefits. The...
What does “Re-shoring” do for the Circular Economy and CSR?
Mar 18, 2013
"Re-shoring" is a growing business trend - bringing offshore manufacturing and services back from low wage "developing countries" to so-called "developed countries". According to the...
Green is Cool.
Mar 15, 2013
Home cleaning products company Method has announced new packaging made from recycled plastic. So what? Well the plastic comes from the ocean, not only saving...
Let’s Work Together – Partnership and Sustainability
Jan 28, 2013
'Partnership' is one of those funny words which far too many people spout with their brains disengaged - particularly when it comes to sustainability. It...
Book Review: The Zeronauts by John Elkington
Aug 10, 2012
John Elkington one of the sustainability field's leading pioneers and in his latest book he looks at those at the cutting edge of sustainability thinking...
Circular Economy or Web of Life?
Jul 11, 2012
As a nature lover, I thoroughly enjoyed Chris Packham's BBC series The Secrets of the Living Planet. Having been on our screens in my youth,...