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....
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...
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....
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...
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...
We can't let Covid distract us from the climate crisis
The latest edition of the GlobeScan/SustainAbility Sustainability Leaders survey has just been released. Running since 1997, the study...
"And once more for the back: PEOPLE CAN'T BE ILLEGAL"
I'm really not sure why everyone has got their knickers in such a twist over Ben & Jerry's tweets yesterday challenging our Government...
Delivering a Zero Carbon Britain
At the end of 2019, the Centre For Alternative Technology launched Zero Carbon Britain: Rising to the Climate Emergency, a bold but...
Now is the time for an ethical pivot: it's good for the world and good for business
"Businesses cannot succeed in societies that fail" So says former Unilever CEO Paul Polman. Which reflects something I believe strongly:...
Sometimes the simple solutions are the best
When it comes to problem solving, it's easy to get overly concerned with novel solutions. We become fixated on shiny new things, assuming...
Contracts for the boys
As everyone gets maybe a bit too overexcited by Rishi's latest bargain bonanza giveaways, we shouldn't let this distract from the other...
The battle for trust in an age of rage
I may come across as a bit of a gushing fanboy here, but when it comes to bravery in research Steve Lacey is up at the top of the list no...
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