Retailer B&Q commits to only selling peat free plans by 2026. This is a positive step and it would be great to see other retailers follow this lead edie.net/bq-to-sell-100…

I would like to see how those who think we can simply adapt to our rapidly changing climate and don't need to curb emissions explain their position to the 600,000 Brazilians who have been displaced by unprecedented flooding bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Is Sizzle sizzling? Two years ago, I stepped away from leading Hubbub an award-winning charity I founded. Here are my reflections on how things are going & possible lessons for others thinking of plunging into the unknown. sizzle.org.uk/our-thoughts/i…

Retailer Decathlon UK is incentivising customers not to bin or discard festival tents by offering a full refund buy-back scheme for popular tents. Part of an increasingly impressive range of #circulareconomy initiatives by the company edie.net/decathlon-laun…

Latest bulletin from Sizzle explains why UK policy needs to change if we are to replicate a highly successful circular economy French social enterprise. Whether Sizzle is meeting expectations & why I am delighted to be a trustee of Carnegie UK mailchi.mp/7cdf6a7ac990/j…

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As UK election date nears conservationists call for ambitious action, including a ban on the sale of peat, to meet nature targets. A recent poll suggests that the public thinks parties are not doing enough independent.co.uk/climate-change…

Tonight 550 leaders will celebrate trailblazing sustainability initiatives at the BusinessGreen awards. My thoughts on how entries have evolved over 14 yrs highlighting areas of massive progress, where more is needed & why the sector is indebted to James Murray #UKGBA

Politicians are missing the impact that #climatechange will have on the cost of living. Extreme weather is pushing up food prices. Incessant rain has led to the cost of broccoli & cauliflower increasing by 43% and 32% respectively thegrocer.co.uk/economy/prices…

I have had the privilege of creating four social enterprises. Here are my responses to five common questions asked by other founders/leaders. It would be great to hear your thoughts or any other questions sizzle.org.uk/our-thoughts/f…

It costs the UK £50m a year to remove unwanted materials from our food & green recycling collections. This contamination is expensive & dangerous to remove & devalues the recycling. Here is why we think the sector isn't getting to grips with the problem enrichtheearth.co.uk/news/why-are-w…

Should a tent be for life not just #glastonbury2024. A new recycled cardboard tent for festivals has been launched. Is this a positive step or promoting a throwaway culture? edie.net/ds-smith-launc…

Latest Sizzle bulletin ponders why little is being done to cut the £50m a year it costs to reduce contamination from green & food waste collections. Examines how BusinessGreen awards entries reflect the way society is responding to the environmental crisis & provides answers

A news article reporting on the unprecedented clampdown on climate protests was ironically immediately followed by the appalling damage caused by #HurricaneBeryl. Politicians refusing to accept the reality of a changing climate

Interesting article on the rise of 'mobesity' making a strong case for new regulations and incentives to stop the ever increasing size of electric cars ukerc.ac.uk/news/confronti…

Anybody responsible for raising funds will know the demoralising feeling when having submitted what you believe is a great application you get a rejection. Having faced this situation many times, here is how I cope. sizzle.org.uk/our-thoughts/h…

If the UK relied on the food we produce to feed ourselves from the start of the year we would run out today. Self-sufficiency in vegetables is at its lowest since records began farminguk.com/news/uk-s-self…

What one simple step that people could take to protect nature and fight climate change is hardly ever discussed? My latest blog digs into this question. sizzle.org.uk/our-experiment…

What is the true cost of our food. If consumers were aware of the full environmental cost of the food they eat would they change their habits nytimes.com/interactive/20…