Category Archives: Sustainability

Thinking Tank 21.03.2011 Global or local?

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Catherine

TweetThe subject for this week’s Thinking Tank discussion Is Local or Global? Where would you start to make the world a better place? When I worked in multinationals and international development, I was all for global solutions. The more time … Continue reading →

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The Earth Talks Back. Thinking Tank 21.01.2010

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Catherine

TweetWe structured our debate a little differently this time, asking participants to have a conversation with Planet Earth. This approach gave a different flavour to the debate – making it a bit more immediate and touching. Here is some of … Continue reading →

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Communicating Sustainability. Thinking Tank 21.11.09

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Catherine

TweetThere were clearly two camps in November’s Thinking Tank and many statements split the vote. Some overlap though on the issues and the challenges – and the wordcloud below shows the importance of changing people’s minds through costs / taxation, … Continue reading →

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Why is Sustainability boring? Thinking Tank 22.10.2009

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Catherine

Tweet In this lively debate featuring participants from the World Bank, Insead, green organisations and business, joined together to identify their shared views on sustainability. The debate centred around turning sustainability into something for everyone. This word cloud summarises the … Continue reading →

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