Julia Hailes MBE

Sustainability Pioneer

My Green Life (May21)

When I was a baby my brother painted me green.. Perhaps a sign of what was to come. And the start of my Zoom speech on ‘My Green Life’. I also talk about: Setting up SustainAbility Ltd, with John Elkington, in 1987 The global success of ‘The Green Consumer Guide’, published in 1988 Becoming a […]

Haller news (Sept12)

Rene Haller was in London for the September board meeting.  After the board meeting we visited British Airways who have made Haller one of their favourite charities – with on-board films and other sponsorship activities.  They were very enthusiastic about what Rene had to say.  The visit coincided with Louise Piper stepping down as the […]

Women in Action (Sep12)

Melinda Watson and I travelled to Corby, not knowing what to expect for the Women in Action event, organised by Planet Aid.  We arrived to music and a fashion show – promoting recycled clothes.  Melinda was the first to take the platform.  She talked about the illegal export of e-waste and its impact on developing […]

Haller raises £15k through The Funding Network evening (Jul12)

It started with bubbles and canapés and culminated with the London Gay Men’s Chorus, who were all dressed in black and looked a bit scary, until they opened their mouths!  The 10th Anniversary celebration of The Funding Network was held at Mansion House.  Haller was one of five charities selected to make a presentation – […]

Skydiving to raise money for Haller (Jun12)

Not me!  My son is planning a sky dive to support Haller.   He will be free falling at 130 miles per hour from 10,000 feet.  I’m glad it’s not me.   Haller is a charity that I co-founded – it supports sustainable communities in Africa, with programmes in water, farming, education, health, alternative energy […]

Haller in the Horn of Africa (Jul11)

I got a very encouraging email this week.   It was from Louise Piper, director of Haller – an organisation I helped to set up nearly 10 years ago.   As follows: Clearly, the work that Haller has done ‘releasing potential’ has made an enormous difference to the communities involved.

Haller transformation (May09)

Below is an article I wrote for Telegraph website about millipedes, hippos and Haller in Kenya. I’m a trustee of Haller – a charity, I co-founded that supports sustainable living in Kenya. In March I spent a week just North of Mombasa looking at how things have progressed since my last visit over four years […]

Off to Kenya and street lights closer to home (Mar09)

   Another morning digging ourselves out of the drive. As I was heaving large mounds of snow into the bank I was thinking about where I’ll be in a couple of days time. I’m off to Kenya tomorrow. I’m heading straight to Mombasa, from where I only have a short drive North to my destination. […]