Reversing the damage selfie culture is doing to Gen Z
The challenge with purpose-led marketing, particularly where a position on social issues is put front and centre, is that it can lack...
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Reducing the carbon cost of advertising production
The old jokes about helicopter shots and deserted beaches may point to the excesses of a previous era in advertising, but today those...
Time to TerraCycle your blister packs at Superdrug
From pain killers to multivitamins, all our bathroom cabinets will be stuffed full of the blister packs that most tablets now come in....
Do our personal sustainability strategies need to go back to the future?
I'm old enough to remember when pretty much all the milk we drank was delivered direct to your door. By the milk man, not as part of your...
Why Bitcoin is so bad for the planet
I'm sure, like me, most people don't really understand the mechanics of Bitcoin. But something has surfaced recently that few have...
What is the real cost of effective media?
Some important advertising research came out at the end of last year, but it may have slipped under the festive radar. Lumen, working...
When we need biodiversity insurance it's time to start worrying
Until recently I knew very little about the company Swiss Re, aside from the fact they were the original owners of the Gherkin. And less...
The tipping point of stuff: what we make now outweighs all living things
Not all our achievements are something to be proud of. Nor is climate change the only anthropogenic environmental crisis we face....
Why 'the same but green' is not enough to solve the environmental crisis
Transitioning to new technology is never without downsides and teething troubles. And that's true even when the technology is as positive...
Esports 101: everything you didn't know you needed to know
For most of us, if we know anything, our knowledge and understanding of esports probably doesn't get much beyond 'competitive video...
New Music: Rolling Blackout's C.F. - Sideways To New Italy
Second outing for Oz indie rockers Rolling Blackouts CF, with Sideways To New Italy (Sub Pop 'Loser Edition' on blue vinyl). Has a very...
That Ferrari might look sexy, but sometimes you need a Ford to do the heavy lifting
As with many things in life, so with vaccines: what shouts loudest and grabs the headlines fastest isn't necessarily the best answer....
New Music: Ghostpoet - I Grow Tired But Dre Not Fall Asleep
I didn't get on board with Ghostpoet (aka Obaro Ejimiwe) until his 4th album Dark Days + Canapés. That was great, and follow up I Grow...
How long is your long term vision?
Future planning is important. What are we going to eat this week? How will we emerge well from the Covid pandemic? What are we doing to...
Make racism extinct: new work for Create Not Hate
To coincide with Black History Month, we have some new work out as part of our Create Not Hate initiative. Quick recap: CnH was founded...
Why there's more than 3 Rs in sustainability
The 3 Rs have been around for a long time now: reduce, reuse, recycle. Jack Johnson even wrote a song about them. But there is a strong...
How the financial markets could switch from environmental destroyers to saviours of the world
Following on from their must-read Living Planet report, Our Planet: Too Big To Fail is a new documentary from WWF that's definitely worth...
New music: Sports Team - Deep Down Happy
Mid-90s Britpop meets mid-80s indie, in the cracking debut from Sports Team: Deep Down Happy. Some proper earworms too, especially Here's...
Environmental awareness starts young
This is Juniper Hill school, at some point in the early to mid-70s (you can spot me if you know where to look). And it makes a strong...
It's the environment stupid (in 3 parts)
Covid. Recession. Brexit. Three immediate challenges we should be concerned about, of that there is no debate. But each is dwarfed (and...