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KEY THINGS ABOUT ME
- 2020 appointed to the board of self storage company The Big Yellow
- Nine books: Written or co-written 9 environmental books, including The Green Consumer Guide, which sold over 1 million copies.
- Co-founded, environmental think tank and consultancy, SustainAbility, in 1987.
- A wide range of companies on sustainability issues, including M&S, P&G, McDonalds, Shell, ICI and British Airways.
- Spoken at conferences all over the world on environmental themes – including the Rio Summit in 1992.
- Sat on boards of Jupiter Global Green investment Trust, Wastewatch, Keep Britain Tidy, Ecos Trust.
- African charities: Co-founded Haller Foundation, promoting sustainable living & agriculture in Africa and currently a Trustee of CHASE Africa, supporting family planning.
- Co-founded E for Good to highlight problems with e-waste or WEEE.
- Plastics & waste: Campaigning and speaking about packaging and waste issues, as well as challenging anti-plastic movement.
- Circular economy: Sustainability advisor to Loop Innovations and The Rubbish Project promoting closed loop systems
- Eco-renovation: Green building developments for flat in London and Dorset farmhouse
- In 1992 Julia was elected to the UN Global 500 Roll of Honour for outstanding environmental achievement.
Our Wilding Weekend Was Wonderful! (Jun23)
It was tremendously exciting to get such positive feedback from visitors to our Wilding Weekend [...]
Jul
Come to Cafe Bridge in Bridport, West Dorset on Sunday 19th November, 2023
Don’t worry if you don’t have a partner – we will be reviewing all single [...]
Jun
COME TO OUR WILDING WEEKEND ON 17TH & 18TH OF JUNE 2023
During the weekend there will be guided tours, talks, exhibitors and stalls with information and [...]
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Jun
Dorset Life interviews me! (Jun23)
I loved being described as ‘probably the most effective person you’ve never heard of’! I [...]
Jun
Our Wilding Weekend in June 2023 (Mar Update)
On 17th and 18th June 2023, my husband Jamie Macdonald and I will be hosting [...]
Mar
Come and Listen to me talk about wilding – on 29th March 2023
I’m going to be speaking about Wilding at Slader’s Yard, West Bay (near Bridport) on [...]
Mar
INSPIRATIONAL HOTELS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb23)
We weren’t far from Singapore, but it was another world. Two tropical Indonesian islands to [...]
Mar
My Mother was the first person in the UK to be buried in a mycelium coffin (Nov22)
When I tell people about my mother’s coffin, the most common response is ‘what’s mycelium?’. [...]
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Nov
Welcome to our Wilding Weekend (Jun22)
Find out more about what’s happening at our Wilding Weekend. How it started, who is [...]
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Jun
Wild about Knepp (May22)
My trip to Knepp was a revelation. For those who do not know this 3500-acre [...]
May
Where the Rainforest Meets the Sea (Apr22)
It felt magical. We walked through the thick tangled forest and yet only meters away [...]
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Apr
My Manifesto for COP26 and beyond(Oct21)
I’m delighted that Cop26 is getting a lot of attention. I think it’s great that [...]
Oct