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Challenges and proposals for radical re-thinking and change.

Net Zero Alcohol Strategy *

With increasing warnings from scientists, it’s very clear that we must reduce our alcohol use and set a reduction pathway towards Net Zero Alcohol.
To deliver our goal we have identified a strategic framework which will flexibly deploy multiple policy solutions, as appropriate, to realise our vision. So why not pour a glass of your favourite tipple, sit down, and take a read?

Article by: Dominic Tantram Topic: Blog, Provocations, Satire

Sustainable Aviation?

On the 28 November 2023, the first long-haul passenger plane powered with ‘sustainable’ air fuel took off. SAF offers an ostensibly attractive path for decarbonisation for the airline industry – the lifecycle greenhouse emissions can be up to 70% lower than conventional fossil-based fuels.

While this in many ways represents a significant breakthrough (SAF is currently perhaps 0.1% of global aviation fuel use) there are major challenges ahead.

Article by: Dominic Tantram Topic: Blog, Provocations, Sustainability Issues, Sustainability Shorts, Sustainable energy, Sustainable Products, Sustainable Transformation
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Something in the air – the burden of air pollution

Small particle air pollution – when will we clear it? PM2.5 (small particle) air pollution is one of the most harmful types for human health, exposure has been linked to heart and lung disease, mental health and many other conditions including stroke, cancer and mental health. Air pollution also disproportionally affects children. A global study …

Article by: Dominic Tantram Topic: News, Provocations, Sustainability Issues
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Sustainable intent – not just for Christmas

Intent in sustainability can be the difference between differentiating a strong (if nascent) approach from a shallow one.
But intent can be difficult to demonstrate to a cynical world.

Article by: Dominic Tantram Topic: News, Provocations, Sustainability Shorts, Sustainable Value
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Fossil fuel subsidies – pouring petrol on the climate fire?

An IMF report this week (6th October 2021) suggests the fossil fuel industry receives subsidies of $5.9tn per year – or a more understandable $11m per minute. The climate crisis is already big enough – why are we stoking the fire?

Article by: Dominic Tantram Topic: News, Provocations, Provocations, Thoughts and Big Ideas, Sustainable energy

Driving change in a crisis – can we do it?

COVID-19 has provided an enormous shock to our way of life and economy. It’s still unfolding, and the consequences are unclear and uncertain.
Yet amongst this turmoil, there's a growing recognition that life after COVID-19, should that be possible, could and must be different.
Does our current situation provide the conditions for improving life and building a better world?

Article by: Dominic Tantram Topic: Blog, Provocations, Provocations, Thoughts and Big Ideas, Redefining Value
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Nature | Sustainability Issues 2020

Nature is slowly climbing our collective consciousness. As WWF have put it ‘the world is where we live’. We’re waking up to the fact that we can’t continue to use our land, water, air and oceans in ways that damage, disturb, pollute and degrade them. Will 2020 be the year that we turn the corner away from decline?

Article by: Dominic Tantram Topic: Blog, Natural Capital, Provocations, Provocations, Thoughts and Big Ideas, Sustainability Issues, Sustainability Shorts
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Transforming the business case for sustainability

In a business context it’s often been necessary to justify why sustainability is important with a business case. While it gets less visibility now, it’s still common to see the symptoms of not having a good business case, or one that’s not widely implemented.

Article by: Dominic Tantram Topic: Blog, Hints and Tips, Practical Guidance, Provocations, Provocations, Thoughts and Big Ideas, Redefining Value, Sustainable Business Management, Sustainable Business Strategy
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Sustainable Business Culture

Any change in organisational priority implies a change in organisational approach and capacity. Successful sustainability must be approached as a change issue, in the norms, values systems and structures of an organisation as much as the specific ambition, goals and performance commitments of a sustainability strategy.

Article by: Joss Tantram Topic: Blog, Practical Guidance, Provocations, Sustainable Business Management, Towards 9 Billion

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.

Article by: Dominic Tantram Topic: Blog, Provocations, Provocations, Thoughts and Big Ideas, Sustainable Business Strategy, Tools and Solutions
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The sustainability of profit – stop looking back

Profit isn't very useful for measuring sustainability, or even for telling us much about economic viability. Why? Because profit is a lagging indicator and sustainability is inherently about long-termism. Delivering sustainability requires forward-looking indicators.

Article by: Joss Tantram Topic: Natural Capital, Provocations, Redefining Value, Sustainable Economics & Finance
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Autumn Budget 2017 – funding a sustainable future?

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

Article by: Dominic Tantram Topic: Blog, News, Provocations, Redefining Value
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