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At the end of 2019, the Centre For Alternative Technology launched Zero Carbon Britain: Rising to the Climate Emergency, a bold but achie...

"Businesses cannot succeed in societies that fail" So says former Unilever CEO Paul Polman. Which reflects something I believe strongly: ...

Choice. Like it or not, it's at the heart of Western consumerism. And one effect of Covid-19 has been there's less of it to go round. Cas...

Continuing my concerted attempt to crack jazz, helped by releases from a new gen of artists that I actually like. So hot on the heels of ...

When it comes to problem solving, it's easy to get overly concerned with novel solutions. We become fixated on shiny new things, assuming...

As everyone gets maybe a bit too overexcited by Rishi's latest bargain bonanza giveaways, we shouldn't let this distract from the other g...

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...

If we're to have any chance of building back better, green tech will need to be at the forefront of any recovery. This is especially true...

One of my faves of the year so far, Disco Volador is the second outing from Halifax post-punk indie-poppers the Orielles. It wasn't quite...

Response to the Stop Hate For Profit campaign has already seen nearly 10% wiped off Facebook's market value in a few days. Unilever's ann...

For what we do to be successful, marketing and advertising is dependent on one fundamental above all others: that we understand and empat...

The Government has come under a lot of pressure from business leaders over recent weeks to deliver a green and just recovery post-Covid. ...

Driven by a collection of civil rights groups and not for profits in the US, Stop Hate For Profit is a new campaign targeting Facebook fo...

In the words of Noam Chomsky... “Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be bet...

Last week the Drax power station was brought online for regular maintenance. In doing so it contributed some coal-fired energy to the UK'...

A nice bit of poetry from Charles Dale that hits the nail... Originally posted here.

The visceral reaction to the death of George Floyd in the US, and the way the Black Lives Matter movement has been embraced international...

Influencers, celebrity or otherwise, are often criticised for what they are influencing: the power they wield more often than not used in...

For some years now Unilever has been at the forefront of the brand purpose revolution, arguing a strong financial case for taking a more ...

Over 40 years on from their debut and Wire are still delivering new music that's amongst the best post-punk around. Released in January, ...