Dominic Tantram - Author at Terrafiniti

31st July 2019

Sustainability specialists -frustrated and lonely?

Why is it sustainability specialists can find their jobs both frustrating and lonely? It’s usually a wider business problem. There are many reasons for this, some more visible than others. Based on real conversations, I look one of the main issues that often underlies the frustration. I often work with sustainability managers and directors. While […]

31st May 2019

Portraits of sustainability – where are sustainability skills gaps?

Every organisation has sustainability skills gaps, but do you understand where they are and the problems they are causing?
Ensuring your organisation identifies and addresses skills gaps is crucial – it’s as important as getting your strategy right.

20th December 2018

2019 trends in sustainable business

We look at what businesses will (or really should be) focusing on in 2019 and what should be in your strategy and plans.

7th December 2018

Sustainability Simplified

Looking to develop sustainability in your business and focus on what’s really important? (but you need a joined-up approach, while minimising risk) then these tools can really help …

7th December 2018

UK Budget 2018 – any finance for a sustainable future?

The budget indicates the government’s funding priorities. We cut through the noise and look at what’s important for the environment and sustainability.

31st October 2018

UK Budget 2018 – any finance for a sustainable future?

The budget indicates the government’s funding priorities. We cut through the noise and look at what’s important for the environment and sustainability.

28th September 2018

Sustainable Business: cost or value?

Why you should look at sustainable business as a source of business value rather than a simply a cost of business.

31st August 2018

The business case for sustainability – can we make money?

Many people are driven by purpose, the ethical dimension of sustainable business. But all businesses need to make money, we explore where value can be found in sustainable business.

31st July 2018

Sustainability Simplified

Practical and concise guidance to develop sustainability in your business and focus on what’s really important. A series of free resources to address the critical challenges of business sustainability for practitioners.

29th June 2018

Cost or value? Why is sustainability strategically undervalued?

The business case for sustainability is (shockingly) still either not recognised strategically (i.e. it is understood as an additive factor for operational efficiency or marketing/PR but not as a strategic value creation/destruction factor), or in many cases it is little understood at all.

30th April 2018

Sustainability Managers: key challenges to best practice

Sustainability management has in many ways entered the mainstream, but practitioners are often hampered by resistance, apathy and misunderstanding. There are many examples of excellence in specific areas, but few companies are pursuing a transformative agenda at significant scale.

28th March 2018

Mind the massive (gender pay) gap!

All UK companies with more than 250 staff must report their gender pay gap by 4th April 2018. The relatively small proportion who have reported are revealing a hugely asymmetric gender pay gap.

23rd November 2017

Autumn Budget 2017 – funding a sustainable future?

What did the 2017 budget mean for sustainability? A concise overview of what it means.

31st October 2017

Decoupling Population and Consumption

Population growth is routinely blamed for many sustainability issues – this video explodes the myth

31st July 2017

Build a sustainable business – on strategic resilience

VIDEO – Building strategic resilience through sustainable business practice starts with understanding the risks and dependencies of the business within the context of a changing world.

30th June 2017

Sustainability context – exploring and managing in a complex world

Sustainability is a strategic issue but might require a longer-term perspective than is normally taken. How can you navigate your sustainability context?

25th May 2017

Something stinks here – why is there a die in diesel?

Diesel air pollution contributes to 40,000 annual deaths in the UK. Weak regulation and ‘cheating’ have contributed towards a health crisis that affects us all.

16th March 2017

Sustainable Business Model Canvas

Sustainable Business Model Canvas – the building blocks you need to plan a sustainable business model, operations and best practice – all on one page!

15th November 2016

Air pollution matters. Why shoot ourselves in the lung?

Earlier this month law firm Client Earth won its air pollution case against the UK Government in the High Court over illegal levels of air quality across the country. So why is it that a law firm has stepped in to achieve something that would appear to be in everyone’s best interest?

26th October 2016

Bloomin Ada – why is diversity trapped in the 19th century?

Ada Lovelace is generally credited as being the first computer programmer. 173 years later, how have things changed for women in STEM careers?