The Environmental Investigation Agency – Fighting Eco-Crime (Mar10)
I’ve been made a lifetime member of the Environmental Investigation Agency or EIA for short. I think this campaigning organisation fighting eco-crime should be getting more attention. Founded in 1984, the EIA is rather unique in its approach to campaigns. Whether it’s illegal logging, smuggling ozone-destroying chemicals or trading in endangered species, they have under-cover […]
Yarlington Housing (Mar10)
I was the key note speaker at the Yarlington Housing Annual meeting, held in Yeovil, which is close to where I live. The organisation had a number of sustainability initiatives but hadn’t yet managed to fully integrate the principles into their housing developments.
M&S Suppliers Conference on Plan A (Mar10)
M&S suppliers came to be briefed on the M&S‘s groundbreaking Plan A initiative. Sir Stuart Rose announced that M&S planned to be the world’s most sustainable retailer by 2015. I was asked to talk to packaging suppliers about key issues for them. One particular them I covered in my presentation was the switch in emphasis […]
Dorset Schools Eco Summit (Mar10)
Attended by over 40 schools and held by Bryanston, the Dorset Schools Eco-Summit helped schools share their green commitments and encourage each other. TV presenter, Dick Strawbridge (It’s Not Easy Being Green and Scrapheap Challenge) and I co-presented the day – I worked out that we were speaking for over 5 hours during the day. Rob Hopkins from Transition Culture also came and spoke […]
Greenhouse PR – Nominated as an Eco-Hero (Mar10)
I’ve started working with Anna Guyer, founder of Greenhouse PR. We are collaborating on a number of project ideas and really enjoying the process! Anna has nominated me as one of her Eco Heroes on her blog.
