Leonardo DiCaprio used his celebrity status to address climate change at The Oscars. Some people on my Facebook timeline say he is not allowed to because he owns a huge yacht. This bothers me. He uses his celebrity status in a positive way and some people...
Many of my sustainability colleagues fly all over the world. They work on projects in Australia, live in China or enjoy exploring nature in faraway places. I don't. I stick to the Netherlands or to destinations I can reach by train, boat or bus. Why?...
Imagine a room filled with coffee experts and a heavily caffeinated Social Reporter, dependent on the brew but without much background on how it travels from cherry to cup. That was the setting of the session I attended at the 2015 Global Landscapes Forum. To spread...
De circulaire economie: Niets meer de vuilnisbelt op. Grondstoffen raken op of zijn steeds moeilijker te winnen. Tegelijkertijd groeit wereldwijd het aantal mensen dat hoogwaardige producten kan betalen. Met andere woorden: binnenkort is het gedaan met de consumptiemaatschappij. Tenzij we zo'n beetje alles opnieuw leren gebruiken. Elk...