Julia Hailes MBE

Sustainability Pioneer

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My Manifesto for COP26 and beyond(Oct21)

I’m delighted that Cop26 is getting a lot of attention.  I think it’s great that young people – with Greta leading the charge – are voicing their anger at what’s happening to the climate.  It’s incredibly positive that more and more businesses around the world are trying to make meaningful changes. Not so good is […]

Scorched earth in Sicily (Oct20)

What a beautiful time of year to come to this island perched on Italy’s toe.  We were lucky to have clear blue skies and the trees were turning gold. One of the most striking things about the island is the number of wind turbines on nearly every horizon.  I rather like them both visually and […]

Ecotricity Advisory Board (Dec10)

    Dale Vince, CEO of Ecotricity set up an Advisory Board in 2010.  Other members include Jonathan Porritt (Forum for the Future), Charles Middleton (Triodos Bank), Martin Wright – Green Futures Magazine, Anna Guyer (Greenhouse PR) and Lucy O’Shea (Futerra.)

Ecotricity Advisory Board (Jul10)

The inaugural meeting of Ecotricity’s Advisory Board was held at  Bordeaux Quay restaurant in Bristol Harbourside.  Initiated by Dale Vince, Ecotricity’s entrepreneurial and campaigning CEO, the meeting was chaired by Martin Wright, Editor of Green Futures magazine.  Other members of the board included: Jonathon Porritt, founder director of Forum for the Future;  Patrick Holden, Director […]

Plugs, insurance, credit crunch, beetles and lunch (Jan09)

  Last week was busy. I flew from meeting to meeting. Not literally I hasten to add – they were mostly in London. I started with a meeting about insurance – I’m not a great fan of the industry. They’re so inefficient and bureaucratic. Talk about excessive paper production. I was talking to Adam Clutterbuck. […]