You can’t push a circular economy
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....
Go Big or Go Home
May 19, 2014
I get a little frustrated with the obsession with the little stuff. People fretting over the best time of day to charge their mobile phone,...
Rules are made to be…
Mar 3, 2014
I try and avoid the nitty-gritty of environmental legislation if I can help it, but occasionally I dip my toe in the water to keep...
What do dog poo, human urine and the digestive juices of worms have in common?
Dec 11, 2013
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...
Green: The New Normal
Oct 25, 2013
If I told you about a country where, last quarter, more than a third of all electricity was generated from low carbon sources, which one...
Has ‘sustainability’ been devalued? No, just popularised!
Sep 23, 2013
I often see it said in sustainability/corporate social responsibility circles that the terms 'sustainability' and 'CSR' have become diluted and devalued through use/misuse until they...
Kids get it, why don’t adults?
May 28, 2013
Last week I had one of the more exacting challenges of my professional career - explaining the circular economy (but not using that phrase, natch)...
The New Mindset
May 15, 2013
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...