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31 May, 2019
What is the future for plastic?
As much as many of us would like to kick the habit, the simple truth is that the UK, like much of the world, is hooked on plastic. According to a recent report commissioned by retail app Ubamarket,…
29 May, 2019
The circular economy: the state of the nation
Earlier in May, the annual Circular Change conference took place in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It celebrated many successes, with many speakers taking an upbeat view of the future. However, this view comes…
17 May, 2019
Sustainability in business thinking is still rare
I have been invited in my capacity as an Advisor at Ditto Sustainability to talk in their sponsored session at Edie Live on May 22nd 2019 about sustainability in business. This has led me to refresh…
25 April, 2019
Waste,
Corporate Sustainability,
Responsible Consumption and Production,
Social and Governance (ESG),
Environmental
The consultations on resource and waste policy - May 2019
The consultations published last December by DEFRA and the Treasury have a deadline for submissions of May 12th and 13th. They concern how England should manage its waste collections and treatment;…
16 April, 2019
Blog,
Good Health and Wellbeing,
Reduced Inequalities,
Social and Governance (ESG),
Gender Equality,
Learning,
Environmental
What is sustainability?
Sustainability: 'the quality of causing little or no damage and therefore able to continue for a long time.' When I was growing up, beyond the year 2000 was the realm of flying cars and imagination…
04 April, 2019
Blog,
Good Health and Wellbeing,
Reduced Inequalities,
Social and Governance (ESG),
Gender Equality,
Learning,
Environmental
What changed my behaviour?
Landing with a bump into the Heathrow and the cold, damp funk of Brexit Britain, I cast my mind over the week’s events, to the people I have met and the brief glimpse I had into their lives. Whilst…
11 March, 2019
Waste,
Good Health and Wellbeing,
Sustainable Cities and Communities,
Circular Economy,
Innovation,
and Infrastructure,
Industry,
Decent Work and Economic Growth
Think Differently. Rio launch the Fire and Rescue e-learning module.
Think differently, the now infamous advertising campaign produced by Apple between 1997 and 2002 highlighted that people who see things differently change things: “Here’s to the crazy ones, the…