Pushing at an open door on Sustainability pt 257
Friday saw the apex of my biggest current project – developing an umbrella regional Sustainability Strategy for 20 largely autonomous organisations belonging to a much...
“And then something magic happens…” – the missing step to Sustainability
May 17, 2021
Suddenly 'net zero' carbon targets are all the rage, whether at a national level or an organisational one. Which is brilliant. Except... When you scratch...
For Sustainability, start at the end
Mar 15, 2021
One of the things that really makes me grind my teeth in planning for Sustainability is when somebody says "Why don't we try [random thing...
Talking Sustainability? Who are you talking to?
Sep 7, 2020
Every time I read a Sustainability document, I ask myself "who is this for?" If I'm drafting a Sustainability Strategy, I always ask my client...
In terraria… lessons for Sustainability
Feb 21, 2020
Every year, the approach of Christmas fills me with dread as I am rubbish at buying presents. If Mrs K looks twice at something in the...
A 2020 Vision for Sustainability
Jan 3, 2020
Happy New Year, everybody! For Sustainability people, 2020 is a bit like when we hit 1984 and the Western World wasn't run by oppressive, manipulative...
Meeting the Sustainability Challenge
Nov 11, 2019
On Friday I went to an IEMA roundtable on the climate emergency – the IEMA event I have attended since I was nominated as a...
Cutting through the noise on Sustainability
Sep 13, 2019
I don't mind admitting I'm suffering from a bit of overwhelm just at the moment. I'm still getting back into the way of having two...
If you don’t have a Sustainability target…
Sep 9, 2019
I need targets in my life. I may be a mediocre cyclist who has no ambitions for any kind of glory, but every year I...
The Goldilocks Zone of a Climate Emergency
Sep 6, 2019
Regular readers will know I wear (at least) two Sustainability hats– here as a consultant and politically as the Opposition Spokesman for Sustainability on Newcastle...