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July 29, 2026 Jim McClelland

Economics of expiration: Is stuff designed to fail?

Guest Blog by Jane Marsh: What drives manufacturers to make unsustainable products that are designed to fail, and why do consumers buy them?
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July 20, 2026 Jim McClelland

Why give us green data past its use-by-date?

Opinion: As the UK government publishes its Environmental Accounts for 2026, Jim McClelland asks why some of the sector data used is so old.
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July 1, 2026 Jim McClelland

Stop designing for nature; and start designing with it

Guest Blog by James Addison: Why designers should actively work with nature as part of their creative process, not just to add a green gloss.
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June 15, 2026 Jim McClelland

Watch and wait for make-or-break Carbon Budget

Opinion: As UK government commits to climate goal, Jim McClelland explains why smart money will play a waiting game with 7th Carbon Budget.
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June 3, 2026 Jim McClelland

How energy codes power industrial green building

Guest Blog by Jane Marsh: How energy codes standardise sustainability as the metrics of success for green building in industrial real estate.
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August 12, 2026 Jim McClelland

Consent for test-and-demo offshore wind in Wales

News: New Welsh Government approves first major offshore wind project, backing renewable energy aspirations with floating innovation testbed.

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Designer lipid fermented for eco hair and beauty

Wood COPECTO bank card in foreground, presented chip first to viewer by male hand, purple jacket, green trousers, white shirt out of focus behind.

Bank on wood for touch of premium sustainability

Close-up of griddled-brown mycelium steak being cut with a knife on wood chopping board to show reddish-pink interior texture similar to beef.

Funding for steak substitute from fermented fungi

Close-up of yellow and brown spiral latticework design in sunlight.

Baker’s yeast on rise in architecture and interiors

Channel: Circular Economy

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July 29, 2026 Jim McClelland

Economics of expiration: Is stuff designed to fail?

Guest Blog by Jane Marsh: What drives manufacturers to make unsustainable products that are designed to fail, and why do consumers buy them?

Continue reading

Close-up of almond hulls still on the tree, in sunshine, nut exposed inside.

Rethinking agri-waste for a circular food economy

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Funders back cellulose roll-out at industrial scale

Channel: Built Environment

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June 3, 2026 Jim McClelland

How energy codes power industrial green building

Guest Blog by Jane Marsh: How energy codes standardise sustainability as the metrics of success for green building in industrial real estate.

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Close-up of yellow and brown spiral latticework design in sunlight.

Baker’s yeast on rise in architecture and interiors

Diptych created using ChatGPT shows person sweating in bed at night on left, thermometer above, then looking tired at desk in office on right.

Heat of the night: How bad sleep hits hard at work

Channel: Food & Agriculture

Close-up of droplets of mostly clear liquid fat hanging from end of pipette and pooling below, against pinkish white backdrop.

Designer lipid fermented for eco hair and beauty

Close-up of griddled-brown mycelium steak being cut with a knife on wood chopping board to show reddish-pink interior texture similar to beef.

Funding for steak substitute from fermented fungi

Close-up of person in white coat and blue surgical gloves using dropper to apply sample to Petri dish in laboratory setting.

Biotech startup to grow rubber from dandelions

Channel: Climate & Energy

Offshore wind farm pictured against blue sea and sky, with one turbine in close-up in the foreground and two others shown in full at a distance.

August 12, 2026 Jim McClelland

Consent for test-and-demo offshore wind in Wales

News: New Welsh Government approves first major offshore wind project, backing renewable energy aspirations with floating innovation testbed.

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Watch and wait for make-or-break Carbon Budget

Onshore wind turbines pictured at sunset by water's edge.

Onshore winds of change blow hard across Europe

Channel: Business & Finance

Wood COPECTO bank card in foreground, presented chip first to viewer by male hand, purple jacket, green trousers, white shirt out of focus behind.

June 23, 2026 Jim McClelland

Bank on wood for touch of premium sustainability

News: Forget putting it on plastic, what today’s conscious consumer wants from premium banking is the look and feel of a wooden payment card.

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Close-up of person in white coat and blue surgical gloves using dropper to apply sample to Petri dish in laboratory setting.

Biotech startup to grow rubber from dandelions

Sustainability influence on consumer more stable

Channel: Biodiversity & Conservation

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Lawyers worldwide get nature-intelligent risk guide

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February 24, 2026

Bats in the city: Why urban areas become havens

February 19, 2026

Business must lead on biodiversity or risk extinction

Channel: Transport & Mobility

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Big boost for electric ferry maker flying over water

Illustration created using ChatGPT shows long queue of people roadside in Accra, waiting for minibus, with Black Star Gate in background.

January 28, 2026

Transport crisis and sustainable mobility in Accra

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January 28, 2026

Ports: Climate blindspot hiding in plain sight

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Guest Blogs

July 29, 2026 Jim McClelland

Economics of expiration: Is stuff designed to fail?

Guest Blog by Jane Marsh: What drives manufacturers to make unsustainable products that are designed to fail, and why do consumers buy them?

Continue reading

July 1, 2026 Jim McClelland

Stop designing for nature; and start designing with it

Guest Blog by James Addison: Why designers should actively work with nature as part of their creative process, not just to add a green gloss.

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June 3, 2026 Jim McClelland

How energy codes power industrial green building

Guest Blog by Jane Marsh: How energy codes standardise sustainability as the metrics of success for green building in industrial real estate.

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