How the Profit Motive Sucked the Soul Out of Music
Nothing is valued unless it can make money Every decade of the twentieth century was defined by a distinctive sound. Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry in the 1950s. The Beatles and Jimi…
Why is the Climate Crisis Getting Worse When Companies are Embracing the Triple Bottom Line?
The triple bottom line provides an illusion of change The Triple Bottom Line (TBL) was a term coined by John Elkington in 1994. The TBL is a “sustainability framework that examines a…
Why Is It Cheaper to Travel 10,000 Miles By Plane Than 400 Miles by Train?
Economic incentives reward environmentally destructive behaviour The mayor of Manchester, Andy Burnham, recently posted a tweet comparing the cost of a return journey from Manchester, UK, to various destinations. Burnham found…
Why the Never-Ending Sale Needs to End to Prevent Social Collapse
Consumerism is eating the world alive They live in million-dollar mansions, drive sports cars, and wear diamond-encrusted watches. They fly around the world in private jets, relax in lavish hotels, and only…
Why Every Job Lost to Automation Brings Us One Step Closer to a Universal Basic Income
Automation has always been something to fear, but it should be something to celebrate During the nineteenth century, the Luddites, a radical group of textile workers, did all they could to…
Five Reasons Sustainability Consultancies Are Not Making Companies More Sustainable
Consultancies are great at helping companies provide an illusion they’re becoming more sustainable “It’s now or never.” The IPCC’s latest report provides yet another damning warning; emissions must start to decrease…