What Boardman’s Belisha Battle tells us about Sustainability
Olympic gold medallist and yellow-jersey wearer Chris Boardman has been butting up against a brick wall of bureaucracy in his role as walking and cycling commissioner...
Will Sustainability feature in the UK General Election?
Apr 18, 2017
So, first half day back at work (I'm semi-childminding) and UK PM Theresa May goes and calls a General Election. In some ways not a...
‘Green Deal’ damned – but what can we learn?
Jul 20, 2016
The UK Government's erstwhile domestic energy efficiency programme 'The Green Deal' has been damned by the Public Accounts Committee for having "abysmal" take-up. "It was...
Don’t get too worried about Brexit just yet…
Jun 27, 2016
Yesterday at a kids party, a neighbour of mine asked me "You must be even more furious about the EU referendum result than I am?"...
Britain Greener in Europe
May 23, 2016
About 15 years ago, I was at an international eco-design conference. As I wandered around the poster displays during a coffee break, I came across...
Adding friction to unsustainable behaviour
Dec 9, 2015
Regular readers will know I'm a bit sceptical about the plastic bag tax – mainly because it's aimed at a minor environmental impact rather than...
New technology vs old rules…
Oct 26, 2015
Last Friday, my partner, Karen, and I sat down to rewatch Back to the Future II, only to find a. we had never actually seen...
Compliance, compliance, compliance
Oct 2, 2015
A long term mantra of mine is: Go beyond compliance, but don't neglect compliance. As the fall out from the VW emissions cheat continues, the...
Staying one step ahead of legislation
Jun 12, 2015
Last Friday saw the 11th meeting of the Corporate Sustainability Mastermind Group – the small group of sustainability managers from large organisations I facilitate. We...
You can’t push a circular economy
Nov 28, 2014
Yesterday I went to the North East Recycling Forum (NERF) Annual Conference, which as usual, punched way above its weight when it comes to speakers....