Julia Hailes MBE

Sustainability Pioneer

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News Archive: 2018

Getting better at a ‘Green’ Christmas (Dec18)

Christmas decorations at home – including reindeer made from recycled bolts and springs and motorbike and lemon Christmas trees My son Connor led the way to a greener Christmas.  He

Watching ‘Blue’ made people angry (Dec18)

It was difficult to decide which part of the film made me more angry.  High on the the list were the scenes cutting the fins from living sharks and throwing

Blue Planet effect is reducing litter?

A man in the audience for one of my speeches on plastic came up with a rather surprising fact. He was a morning walker – and over a number of

CHASE Africa empowers women through family planning (Nov18)

“I’m not a great supporter of aid in Africa. I’m much keener on getting things done on the ground through small and effective organisations. CHASE Africa is one of those.

Converting people to Sodastream (Nov18)

Many of us remember having a Sodastream in our childhood. Then it seemed to disappear from consciousness. Now it’s back. It’s only been 10 years since I started liking sparkling

War on Waste – Not just plastics (Oct18)

I’ve now done multiple speeches about plastics and waste.  The more I do, the more committed I am to changing our wasteful, disposable society. We’ve adopted practices that are ridiculous

Sealed Air Conference in Paris (Sep18)

“Your speech was very well received by the audience and you definitely challenged us to think differently about the challenges ahead of us. Of the speakers, you came out top

Speaking on Plastics at Trill Farm (SEP18)

“A quick but very heartfelt thank you for giving Trill such a good talk last Friday. It was a great evening with a really thoughtful and illuminating talk ( as

Packaging & Organic Event – Soil Association(Sep18)

  “Thank you so much for coming today to the packaging and organic event and for the great presentations and insight you gave. It was really well received from the

I’ve bought an eco-duvet (aug18)

It comes from the Fine Bedding Company. It is made of 100% post-consumer waste.

Moshi Moshi support sustainable fishing (Jun18)

I first came across Moshi Moshi over a decade ago. A Japanese restaurant run by Caroline Bennett, they’re at the forefront of restaurants supporting sustainable fish. My husband, Jamie Macdonald,

Tessa Tennant started ethical investment… (Jun18)

Last night I went to a celebration for Tessa Tennant’s Lifetime Achievement Award. It was the first award of its kind, set up as part of the FT IFC suite