BioRegional Blog
BioRegional Blog
Read the views of our expert team on the latest sustainability issues.
David Cameron and the ‘UN Panel on aid’
24.05.2013: Freya Seath gives her opinion of David Cameron's role with the UN's High Level Panel on the Post 2015 Development Agenda.
One Planet Living - Maybe mass hypnosis is the solution?
Ben Gill, International Project Manager, One Planet Communities Maybe it’s due to living in an austerity wracked country (Greece) or the recent disturbing news that we have already passed 400ppm of CO2 in the atmosphere , but it seems to me tha...
Energy from Waste - let down by the planning system
On Wednesday night I watched as our local authority and One Planet partner Sutton Council gave planning permission to Viridor to build a 300,000 tonne per year energy from waste (EFW) plant.
The People’s Design Lab – hate waste, love redesigned products!
Ellen Scrimgeour on the importance of good design in avoiding waste.
Ethical Outfits at Buckingham Palace
01.05.2013: While searching for an ethical outfit to wear to her OBE Award ceremony in March, Co-founder and Chief Executive Sue Riddlestone learned a lot about the challenges of dressing sustainably.
Bee-keeping in Greece - a lifelong love affair
30.04.2013: Ben Gill on bee-keeping in Greece and our symbiotic relationship with bees and other pollinators.
Moo Baa Mondays for Cundall
27.03.2013: Simon Wild, CEO of Cundall Australia, reflects on his experience of becoming a One Planet Company.
Going the distance – how my Dad’s advice has stood the test of time
07.02.2013 To make sustained progress on sustainability, we'll have to take the long view...
Lost in translation: Eco product training in China
01.02.13 Lesson one of my week in China delivering eco-products training – translating sustainability learnings from one country to another is not always simple.
An aspirational lifestyle for 7 billion people?
Sue Riddlestone, Co-founder and Chief Executive There is an unconscious and slightly patronising attitude out there in the world about doing our bit to help poor people with some aid, which does not seem to see the link to the casually well off lives...
It's the economy stupid
Here at Davos we participated in a fantastic scenario planning workshop with Schwab Social Entrepreneurs and business partners including Boston Consulting Group, Credit Suisse and Siemens. One of the scenarios we examined was that of a ‘Positiv...
Jinshan - BedZED China style
Sue Riddlestone, BioRegional In Guangzhou, China’s third largest city (pop. 20 million), there is a Chinese version of a One Planet Community called Jinshan. Daisy Chen and I have been there this week planning for an on-site visitor and trainin...
The future is better than you think
This is the subtitle for the book Abundance which I was given to read over Christmas by my colleague, Ronan. It was a mind-expanding and refreshing read – reminding us that there are a lot of good things out in the world. Statistics show that t...
Is it just me? New Year's Resolutions for 2013
Nicholas Schoon, BioRegional communications team Is it just me, or is everyone everywhere being particularly cynical and/or silent about their New Year Resolutions in this brave new dawn of a year? 2012 was a tough year, with probably another toughie...
August 22nd is Earth Overshoot Day 2012
22.08.12 Today is Earth Overshoot Day 2012. We have exhausted our ecological budget for the year.
Inside the Athletes' Village
02.07.12 Sue Riddlestone's photo blog from an invitation-only sleepover at the London 2012 Athlete's Village
Changed the world in our own small way – BioRegional’s influence on the Rio Agreement
22.06.12 Having been involved in the Rio+20 process for the last two years, we are pleased to see we have left a mark on the final Agreement.
One Planet Living makes a hit in Rio’s Favelas
21.06.12: Jim Fielder, BioRegional’s former Head of Sustainable Business posts from the Rio+20 Earth Summit, where he and Daniel Viliesid from BioRegional Mexico have been running a workshop targeting Rio’s favela communities.
Rio+20: inspiring business action for sustainability
20.06.12 On the Guardian Sustainable Business website today, Sue Riddlestone writes from Rio, suggesting that progress at Rio+20 requires that all stakeholders take responsibility for their own actions.
Urbanisation means sub-national government's commitment to sustainability vital
20.06.12 Pooran Desai writes that the Sustainable Development Goals should help sub-national government bring sustainability to a growing urban population.
The best place to live in the USA
18.06.12: Pooran Desai blogs from Rio+20 where today the Grow Community will be announced as the world's 5th One Planet Community.
Breaking unsustainable behaviour with a framework for action
16.06.12: The Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability forum was the venue for a workshop on One Planet Living around the world.
Report from BioRegional's official side event at RioCentro
15.06.12: Simon McWhirter reports from BioRegional's official side event at RioCentro Convention Centre
A sense of possibility – delegates' minds turn to post Rio delivery in New York
04.05.2012: Sue Riddlestone reports from inside the Rio+20 negotiating text discussions at the UN. Sustainable Development Goals look to be most obvious outcome from Rio.
Emerging ideas to emerging economies
17.04.12: Pooran Desai blogs from The World Economic Forum in Latin America. He argues that much of the battle for an environmentally sustainable future will be won or lost in the emerging economies.
How is the scientific community contributing to Rio+20?
03.04.12: We report from the Planet Under Pressure conference, where the scientific community considers its role in sustainability and some major announcements are made.
Overdrawn at the Bank of Natural Capital
29.02.12: Our CEO reports from the House of Commons' debate on Rio+20. Business is preparing for the resource squeeze more quickly than government – are they on to something?
BioRegional features in Outreach
27.01.12: BioRegional is featured in Outreach, which is the Stakeholder Forum's publication on environment and sustainable development.
Economics or Science?
27.01.12: Writing from Davos, Pooran Desai returns to the roots of economics to really question how we can build the future we want
Being a leader in this great transformation
26.01.12: Sue Riddlestone blogs for the WEF Davos forum “What are social entrepreneurs doing at Davos?”.
Heads of State will be at Rio+20
26.01.12: With 30 heads of state now confirmed to attend Rio+20 the event is on track to be officially called a summit. Will David Cameron be there?
New models
23.01.2012: On the train journey to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Pooran Desai gives his thoughts on the event's topic – The Great Transformation: Shaping New Models.
COP17 Blogs
Reports from our team in Durban, at the COP17/CMP7 UN Climate Change Conference in Nov/Dec 2011.
Warm welcome in Rio
23.08.11: Sue Riddlestone is in Rio for Earth Summit preparations. Can one planet living offer anything to residents in the favelas?
Taking one planet living to World Economic Forum
08.06.2011: BioRegional's co-founders talk about taking one planet living message to the World Economic Forum Europe where they have been awarded Social Entrepreneur accolade.
How about One Planet Living for Rio+20?
18.05.11: Sue Riddlestone, Director of BioRegional, gives her conclusions on the outcome of the conference.
Reflecting back home - government needs to act fast and be brave and strong.
16.05.2011: Rachel Bradley of B&Q reflects on the conference and implores government to take the warnings seriously.
Green insurance for One Planet Communities?
26.07.2011: Matthew Criddle MD of Naturesave blogs about why the company is green and the challenges that climate change is bringing to the industry and its clients.
The human factor looms large as world experts gather to discuss the future for biodiversity
30.06.2011: Our Executive Director Sue Riddlestone blogs from the Smith School World Forum on Valuing Ecosystem Services: From New Commitments to Strategic Action.
Zero Draft now available!
24.01.12: Our thoughts on the Rio+20 draft text. we are pleased to see a strong emphasis on developing a series of Sustainable Development Goals and reference throughout the text on the importance of major groups.
How do we go about changing attitudes and encouraging people to make change?
11.05.11: Rachel Bradley of B&Q considers yesterday's event and shares tips on ways to change attitudes and encourage people to make changes.
From concrete to chickens – how to live the good life
10.05.11: What have DIY, livestock farms and childhood anaemia in India got in common? They all featured in the event I spoke at on One Planet Homes and Food at the UN yesterday.
One Planet Living side event on homes and food is runaway success
10.05.11: One Planet Homes and One Planet Food side event at the UN CSD-19 - great attendance, cracking content and a host of excitable questioners.
One Planet Living at CSD19
May 6 2011: We persevere to get One Planet Living on the world’s agenda.
UN plans for Rio 2012 Earth Summit
12.01.11: BioRegional are at UN meetings in New York and Panama this week trying to bring one planet living to the 2012 UN Earth Summit.
COP16 Blogs
Daily reports from our team in Cancun. Mexico at the COP16 UN Climate Change Conference in December 2010