Sustainability is becoming ‘The New Normal’
Last week I chuckled at a typical silly season column in the i newspaper about Ford offering a scrappage scheme for older models of their cars....
SDGs & Business: snog, marry, avoid?
Jun 16, 2017
Yesterday I spent an enjoyable afternoon at Newcastle Business School at an event on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) run by the Global Compact. I...
Why clean technology disappoints then defies expectations
Jan 9, 2017
About 17 years ago, I took a job establishing and running the Clean Environment Management Centre (CLEMANCE) at the University of Teesside. At the time,...
Lowering Mental Barriers to Sustainability
Nov 28, 2016
I've spent the first part of this morning giving some advice to an entrepreneur who has an exciting green business idea but wanted some help...
Think Different, Think Sustainability
May 25, 2016
Back in 1999,a group called the Energy Technology Support Unit (ETSU) calculated for the Government that the 'practicable' amount of solar power which could be generated...
Reasons to be cheerful (pt 396)
May 11, 2016
Here's a selection of headlines from the last few days: Big Oil unexpectedly backing newest non-fossil fuels Big Oil abandons $2.5bn arctic drilling rights Saudi prince...
On Sustainability: Go Big or Go Home
Oct 13, 2014
The first four of my rules of pragmatic environmentalism were mainly aimed at the old-school green activism mindset which in my opinion holds us back...
The Littlest (Sustainability) Hobo
Oct 8, 2014
I've got a really random and retro ear worm. I can't get the theme from 'The Littlest Hobo' out of my mind. You know the...
Elon Musk, disruptive innovation & sustainability
Jun 13, 2014
Regular readers will need no reminder of my high regard for Tesla Motors and its maverick owner Elon Musk. And the thing I like the...
Sustainability by Innovation vs Sustainability by Metric
May 14, 2014
Yesterday, I had a fantastic visit to Camira, the UK's largest interior fabrics company. Even if you've never heard of them, you've almost certainly sat...