Politics and Sustainability: the politics of existence
Associating sustainability with a political viewpoint is an eternally frustrating issue that threatens our chances of achieving a sustainable future, why is it so common?
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2017 – What are the big sustainability issues?
Business sustainability continues to grow but are you focussing on what’s important? What big sustainability issues should you pay attention to in 2017?
When all around is broken – maintaining optimism for sustainability
Sustainability practitioners need ways to maintain optimism, celebrate small successes but also keep an eye on the scale of change required.
Air pollution matters. Why shoot ourselves in the lung?
Earlier this month law firm Client Earth won its air pollution case against the UK Government in the High Court over illegal levels of air quality across the country. So why is it that a law firm has stepped in to achieve something that would appear to be in everyone’s best interest?
Bloomin Ada – why is gender diversity trapped in the 19th century?
Ada Lovelace is generally credited as being the first computer programmer. 173 years later, how have things changed for women in STEM careers?
Towards 9 Billion Sustainability Books – Out now!
Our free Towards 9 Billion books series. Big hopeful, playful ideas for a sustainable, equitable future.
To boldly go…exploring the Monetisation Frontier
Valuing multiple capitals....the monetisation of social and environmental capacity is an approach gathering momentum but what are the pros and cons?
Biodiversity
Biodiversity is one of the current buzz words in corporate sustainability. What is it, what does it mean for you and is it time for a radical reappraisal?
Against a dark background – the limits of certainty
A sustainable future depends upon our ability to perceive the limits of certainty, and to embrace the uncertainty that has always been there.
A planetisation of finance: Earth as a going concern
The motivation behind multi-capitals approaches is to highlight their value to the economy. Why not focus upon the value of the planet as a going concern?
Social Utility – The Fundamental Metric of Social Impact
Defining and delivering true social utility requires a fundamental perspective and approach to assessing the purpose of enterprise in the first place.
I agree 10 per cent – the principle of minimum consensus
Instead of arguing about irrelevant details on topics we agree upon, isn't it logical to stop seeking total agreement and aim for minimum consensus?