In our third Earth Day Plastics vs Planet series, we spotlight the long-running partnership between Adidas and Parley for the Oceans. Since 2015, Adidas has been sprinting ahead in the race against ocean plastic pollution through its partnership with Parley for the Oceans. It’s an issue which is critical to ocean and planetary health –…
Category: sustainability ambition
Missing the Sustainable Development Goals
Since its inception in 2015, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have represented a global commitment to address pressing social, economic, and environmental challenges. The SDGs set ambitious targets to address global challenges and create a sustainable future for all. Despite the collective commitment of nations and various stakeholders, the journey towards sustainable development…
Neuro-Activism
One pleasant October morning in 2019, thinking designer Chris Thomason was crossing London Bridge on his way to work when he found traffic at a standstill. Extinction Rebellion activists had blocked the road junction and were using loudspeakers to raise awareness of the climate change issues they wanted people to pay attention to. Despite the…
Freaky Thinking about sustainability
When you and your team need to solve a workplace challenge, the go-to business process to identify new ideas is usually based around people sitting in a room brainstorming. However, decades of research have consistently proven this to be ineffective when compared to alternate thinking techniques. When we’re facing into the wicked problems of climate…