Make positive change by design

Materials made from biological sources are not new; they are as old as humans making things to meet their needs. In fact, we were…

Having worked in sustainable and circular design for over two decades, I’ve seen the landscape shift significantly over the last 6–12…

This year we saw several advancements in the formalization and activation of the circular economy, including the release of the 3 main ISO…

The new ISO Circular Economy 59000 series of standards is a game-changer for businesses transitioning from a linear to a circular economy…

At The UnSchool, we have been anti-celebrating Earth Overshoot Day for several years now. It’s been fascinating to watch the significant…

This is part 3 of a 3 part series. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here.

This is Part 2 of a 3-part series. Part 1 is here and is recommended reading before this article.

This is Part 1 of a 3 part series on this topic.

There has been a steady growth in interest in actioning a circular economy, which is critical to us living sustainability on this beautiful…

The circular economy transformation is seeking to remedy unintended consequences and negative externalities like pollution, waste…

People just can’t help but adopt new acronyms, and ESG is one that we first started to hear more prominently around 8 years ago. Since…

The European Union has long been at the forefront of environmentally-focused legislation, having introduced the Waste Electronic and…

Do we need to close the sustainability skills gap to support a global transformation to a sustainable, circular & climate positive economy?

Excerpt from Part 3 of my New Guidebook: Swivel to Sustainability: A Guidebook to Full Systems Business Transformation

Excerpt from Part 2 of my New Guidebook: Swivel to Sustainability: A Guidebook to Full Systems Business Transformation

Swivel to Sustainability: a Guidebook to Full Systems Business Transformation is now available to purchase as a digital ebook (with the…

Here’s something that we don’t talk about enough: all humans are biological beings. This fact is one that can never change, no matter how…

There is a recurring theme in the world of sustainability — every few years, stakeholders start calling for it to be left behind and for a…

Wishcycling is when people place non-recyclable items in the recycling and hope those items will end up being recycled. The unfortunate…

It should not come as a surprise to anyone that our current linear economy relies on continuous sales, which requires things to wear out…

This year’s theme for the United Nations World Environment Day is Reimagine, Recreate and Restore. Every year on the 5th June, the UN…

Over the years, my team and I have created a range of free, open-access toolkits to support changemakers in adopting the skills needed to…

The Disruptive Design Method (DDM) is a systems-based approach to creative problem solving for tackling complex social and environmental…

The Circular Economy is all about the transformation of the way we do business, create goods and services, organize society and ultimately…