by Michelle Marks | Mar 18, 2020 | Your Business and the Environment
Coronavirus, Behaviour Change and the Environment Whichever way you look at it, it’s clear that we’re in this strange new coronavirus reality for a while. Breathing Space for the Environment From an environmental perspective blue skies over Wuhan, reduced air travel...
by Michelle Marks | Feb 13, 2020 | Uncategorized, Your Business and the Environment
The Size of the Domestic Food Waste Problem Imagine something ludicrous! Imagine an area the size of China was being used to cultivate food which went straight in the bin. Actually, change that. Image all that food was processed, shipped by air or sea, sent to...
by Michelle Marks | Jan 30, 2020 | Your Business and the Environment
Food Waste Impacts There’s a Climate Emergency going on and what we don’t eat has a lot to do with it. Whether you work in the food sector or are a consumer, we all eat and therefore, everyone of us has a role to play in the food system. With vast quantities of food...
by Michelle Marks | Oct 4, 2019 | News
Stoke-on-Trent Solar Panel Installation Goes Wrong for Council and its Tenants While listening to Radio 5 Live this morning, a news item highlighting disgruntled tenants caught my attention. Many council tenants in Stoke-on-Trent were dissatisfied, to say the least,...
by Michelle Marks | Sep 4, 2019 | News
Young Climate Change Activist Roughing Negative Press There’s been a lot of controversy over Greta Thunberg’s recent sailing across the Atlantic to New York. She’s due to attend the UN Climate Action Summit later in September. The 16 year old, who has greater courage...
by Michelle Marks | Jul 1, 2019 | Your Business and the Environment
Sustainable Business and Design Thinking Work on planning new developments has taught me one thing is for sure. Achieving your business goals and sustainable outcomes cannot be done in isolation. Both are necessary elements for ensuring a secure and resilient future....
by Michelle Marks | Feb 20, 2019 | Your Business and the Environment
Inspiring Leadership – It’s Inside All of Us “Have you ever had a bad boss?” That was the opening line at a speaker event I recently attended. Most of the people in the room sheepishly raised their hands. It’s sad, but not surprising there’s so many of them out there....
by Michelle Marks | Jan 28, 2019 | Your Business and the Environment
Travel Plans for the Workplace and Clean Air Zones ‘Easy wins’ are things you can achieve with great results, especially when they are not too complex or costly to implement. A Workplace Travel Plan is part of sustainability planning which can reap rewards – with a...
by Michelle Marks | Nov 20, 2018 | News, Your Business and the Environment
The recent IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report paints a grim picture of the planet’s future, yet at the same time there’ is still room for optimism. We have a window of opportunity to respond to the global environmental challenges which humanity...
by Michelle Marks | Jul 20, 2018 | Your Business and the Environment
England football fever may be over, but there’s much for Gareth Southgate to build on following his team’s wonderful foray as far as the semi-finals. Plus, I learnt a valuable lesson under the heading “You Only Know What You Know.” Learning from a Failed Event I’m old...
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