Our Wilding Weekend Was Wonderful! (Jun23)
It was tremendously exciting to get such positive feedback from visitors to our Wilding [...]
Jul
I’ve bought an eco-duvet (aug18)
It comes from the Fine Bedding Company. It is made of 100% post-consumer [...]
Aug
Battle of the Quooker – hot water tap (May18)
Most people complain that their husband / male partner, doesn’t help enough with the [...]
May
Christmas cringe over disposable baking tray (Dec16)
Sometimes you hear something on the radio which makes you cringe. Just before Christmas [...]
Jan
The Shocking thing about helium balloons (Nov16)
Filln’away – essentially means fill the balloons and chuck the whole gas [...]
Nov
Speech disaster to Bathroom Manufacturers… (Oct16)
My speech went down the plug hole! I spent ages preparing my speech. Had [...]
Oct
I’ve made friends with my heating controls (Mar13)
I’ve often been asked for top tips in greening your home. One of my [...]
Mar
10 tonnes of e-waste an hour at SWEEEP (Dec12)
The huge grabber hand plunged into the pile of e-waste waiting below. You could [...]
Dec
FT Article written on Eco-renovating London flat (Apr12)
My article on eco-renovation was published in the House & Home section of the [...]
Apr
P & G 4th Expert Baby Care Advisory Group (Jun11)
I’ve sat on P&G’s Expert Advisory Panel for Babycare since is started a few [...]
Jun
Becoming a Superhome (Apr11)
I’m trying to make my flat a SuperHome – a network of exemplar, old dwellings which [...]
Apr
Unilever’s Sustainable Living Plan (Nov10)
There was a lot of talk about de-coupling. But they weren’t referring to what [...]
Nov
I need a new boiler (Oct10)
Our boots, shoes and tennis rackets were all wet. They were stored underneath the [...]
Oct
P&G – Expert Advisory Panel on Detergents (Apr10)
This was the fourth Expert Advisory Panel on detergents and cleaning products and the [...]
Apr
Expert advisory panel on detergents (Fabric & Homecare) 2007-2010
The first meeting of the Fabric & Homecare expert advisory committee took place in [...]
Apr
Fairy Dishwashing Leaflet (Mar10)
Procter & Gamble are printing 20,000 copies of their leaflet advising consumers on dishwashing [...]
Mar
Green Dishwashing (Feb10)
When people buy a dishwasher, they still hand wash many of their dishwashers – [...]
Feb
Christmas cards are wasteful (Jan10)
The Jeremy Vine Show wanted me to have a pair of scissors ready for [...]
Jan
EDANA Conference (Sept09)
“With her somewhat challenging lateral thinking and, ‘out of the box’ approach, Julia Hailes [...]
Sep
Trade Associations – Aise & Edana (Jun08 / Sep09)
P&G are members of numerous trade associations. A couple of them asked me [...]
Sep
My Garden (May09)
It’s such a wonderful time of year for getting into the garden. I’ve actually [...]
May
P&G Speeches and Earthday events (Apr09 & Jun07)
I’ve spoken at a couple of P&G Earthday events aimed at promoting greater awareness amongst [...]
Apr
Shopping Trauma (Feb09)
I don’t really like shopping – particularly when it entails actually going out of [...]
Christmas waste (Jan08)
One of the most striking things about Christmas is the amount of waste we [...]
Jan
Interior designers be damned (Jun07)
I stayed the night with friends in Holland Park. Only a year ago they [...]
Jun