Are Science-based Targets now coming into their own underpinning Net Zero?
When Science-based Targets (SBTs) first emerged in 2015, I must admit I was slightly cynical. I mean, why stipulate that your organisation needs to, say,...
Introducing the Net Zero Business Podcast!
Nov 27, 2023
I'm getting (back) on the podcasting bandwagon! Back in 2013, I used to record a weekly podcast called the Green Business Confidential, but integration with...
Net Zero: does offsetting really distract from carbon reductions?
Oct 30, 2023
One of the allegations flung at the Net Zero concept, and Carbon Neutral before it, is that the offsetting element acts like a get out...
The State of Sustainability in UK Politics
Oct 13, 2023
As a political nerd (and local politician*), I always try to watch as many of the leaders' speeches during the UK party conference season as...
Why you should never dilute Net Zero targets, Mr Sunak
Sep 20, 2023
In an early meeting of our Corporate Sustainability Mastermind Group (CoSM), a founder member (now retired, but I'm sticking with the Chatham House rule), said:...
Carbon Cakeism in the face of a Creeping Climate Catastrophe
Jul 31, 2023
This morning the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak approved 100 new oil and gas licenses for the North Sea saying that this was part of...
What Shell’s advertising ban says to industry
Jun 7, 2023
The UK's Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) is getting increasingly feisty when it comes to greenwash. Its latest target is Shell, for releasing a series of...
Everything you need to know about Net Zero!
Jun 5, 2023
For the last few months, I've been beavering away producing a new online training course entitled "Everything you need to know about Net Zero"....
The Pros and Cons of Offsetting
May 29, 2023
I've never signed up to the George Monbiot view that offsetting carbon emissions (ie paying a third party to remove an equivalent amount of carbon...
Sustainability at the Party Conferences
Oct 10, 2022
As a political geek, every year I watch the leaders' speeches from all the major UK political party conferences. And every year I post a...