Photo by Kenneth O’Halloran. I spoke to Sara Baume via Zoom during my lunch break on a Friday in mid February. It was the first sunny day in a while and just mild enough for the air to have that … Continue reading ‘When I’m on the Train I’ll Still be Reading’ An Interview with the Dylan Thomas Prize Long-Listed Author, Sara Baume
The year is 1966. Children from several British public schools are asked to predict what life will be like just thirty-four years later in the new millennium. Their answers are stark. One boy considers the potential of a rising sea, … Continue reading Stories we tell Ourselves about the Climate Crisis How Can We Change the Narrative of Hopelessness Around Climate Change
Sustainability is difficult. Modern socioeconomics support a system that is defined by transience and transaction; the purchase, consumption, and disposal of goods, often at the expense of both the environment and society. It is especially difficult for students, those who … Continue reading Accepting Imperfection A Guide to Sustainability at Trinity
The triadic ‘Environment’, ‘Social’, ‘Governance’ criteria or ‘ESG’ is swiftly gaining popularity amongst businesses, employed as an ethical compass for advancing strategy, communications, and corporate cultures. ESG initiatives orient companies towards their long-term responsibilities in the world. The implications of … Continue reading Does ESG Really Work? A Consideration of Purpose-Led Business
Originally Published in Print, April 2022 Art by Linde Vergeylen “String figures are like stories; they propose and enact patterns for participants to inhabit, somehow, on a vulnerable and wounded earth… In the face of unrelenting historically specific surplus … Continue reading The ‘Bee Bricks’ Philosophy Taking modest yet innovative steps towards sustainability and environmental recovery