Eco Insights: Snapshots of Sustainability in Brazil Little observations, experiences and sustainability connections made during a recent holiday in Brasil in March 2018. From containers made from nature to plastic on the beach and circular economy discussions. Disclaimer: I’m afraid the Amazon, Football, Carnival and Rio do not feature, so perhaps a different taste of […]
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For 5 weeks over summer 2016 I was lucky enough to be one of the startup business coaches on the Climate KIC Journey Programme. See this previous post for more background and an overview here. Here’s a taster of the 2nd week of trips and inspiration in the Netherlands. The Netherlands – Week 2 Building Sustainably – Materials,
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For 5 weeks over summer 2016 I was lucky enough to be one of the startup business coaches on the Climate KIC Journey Programme. With a group of 36 students from universities across Europe, we spent 2 weeks based in Den Haag visiting and being inspired by a range of urban and academic sustainability initiatives,
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Winter inspiration – Loch Callater “The future lies before you, like a field of fallen snow; Be careful how you tread it, for every step will show.” – Unknown Winter Song The browns, the olives, and the yellows died, And were swept up to heaven; where they glowed Each dawn and set of sun till
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Before you know it a month or two have passed in a whirlwind and it can take some time (and you need to give yourself this space) to step-back and take it all in. I’m not going to go into any depth at the moment on some of the activities, projects, family meet-ups, weddings and holidays,
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This week I’ve been reminded on thoughts around transparency and building action, the need for more explicit storytelling, connecting and consideration of design consequences. This has been instigated by both managing to visit the Scarcity Waste Exhibition at Somerset house ( well covered in this People Tree blog ) and the photo compilation in the Guardian on
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After a couple of busy weeks filled with conferences, workshops, launches and talks – C2C Bizz district and Living Labs launch, Circular Economy trade opportunities between the Netherlands and the UK and the Resource Event at the excel – the friday and weekend sunshine was a welcome reminder that after all the learning, connecting and