This year has been another big year for the environment. We’ve seen plastics and plastic pollution hit the...


7 ways to make your summer holiday more sustainable
Research shows that 1 in 10 European tourists book eco-friendly holidays – choosing to stay local, or travel...

7 easy ways to declutter your home
This spring, Global Action Plan launched our Simplify Life campaign – a tool and guide to inspire people...

5 things millennials love that climate change will affect
Millennials. The avocado-loving, coffee-drinking, experiential generation (or so the stereotypes say!). I wanted to know how climate change...

5 ideal ways to help reduce air pollution
In the lead up to National Clean Air Day (15 June), I wrote this article for Ideal Magazine...

Is The Day After Tomorrow today?
On 2nd June 2017, the 45th President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, announced the US...

Why we need to encourage the younger generation to connect with nature
In 2013, a report by the RSPB found that just one in five children in the UK are...

Finding your passion – climate change and I
I was recently asked to speak at an event at my old secondary school. The brief was simple...

Holiday Guilt – when sustainable travel just isn’t an option
So yesterday I booked a last minute holiday. A well deserved, much needed, 5 day trip to Mallorca...

Earth Overshoot Day – another year of abusing our planet
Yesterday was Earth Overshoot Day 2015 – the day on which we exceed our annual budget for ecological resources....

Building Sustainable Futures – how CSR is becoming CSV
Simone Hindmarch-Bye is the co-founder of Commercial Group, and the brains/heart behind their CSR policies and achievements. Simone...

Sustainability in the Competitive World of Business
As mentioned in my first blog post, I attended Commercial Group’s annual CSR Day titled ‘Who Cares Wins’....

Who Cares Wins – what corporations can do to make a difference
Last week, I attended Commercial Group‘s annual CSR Day which was this year titled ‘Who Cares Wins’. At the event...

The Power of Sustainability in the NHS
If you read any newspapers or watch the news on TV you’ll have seen the negative headlines about...