We must cut carbon, not contemplate our navels…
On Friday I spent the morning sitting on the Newcastle Council Climate Committee hearing evidence from experts on the scale of the climate issue and...
Things that hack me off about Sustainability #367
Sep 3, 2019
First real day back at work after a summer of short breaks, DIY, part-work/part-staycation. Speaking of which, I can't stand the way the word 'staycation'...
More Abuse of Sustainability Champions
Jan 28, 2019
During a conversation last week the following nugget came up "they think appointing Sustainability Champions is a substitute for paying for a Sustainability Manager." This...
There’s only one reasonable response to the IPCC report
Oct 12, 2018
One of the unwelcome upshots of this week's IPCC report summarising the state of the art in climate science is the voices of doom telling...
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,...
In Sustainability, there’s always an excuse to do nothing…
Jul 6, 2018
Terra Infirma's most powerful competitor is almost certainly "do nothing". Given where we work – near the cutting edge, we like to think – we...
Wake Up Sheeple!
Sep 25, 2017
I nearly choked on my Weetabix this morning when I saw the Guardian was running a splash on The Ethical Case Against Wool. "This I've got to...
Some Sustainability ideas just weren’t meant to happen…
Aug 25, 2017
One of my (many) pet hates in Sustainability is people and organisations trying desperately to make a trendy concept work when all the evidence points...
This makes me wanna scream…
Aug 3, 2017
Even as a committed carnivore, I found this article in the Observer on the increasing number of elite athletes turning to veganism really interesting at...
“You can’t have Sustainability without X.” You probably can…
Apr 13, 2017
"You can't have Sustainability without a whole new economic model." "You can't have Sustainability without mindfulness." "You can't have Sustainability without self care." "You can't...