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April 15, 2026 Jim McClelland

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

Guest Blog by Jane Marsh: Why organisations should not ignore effects of rising nighttime heat on employee performance, health and wellbeing.
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March 18, 2026 Jim McClelland

Rethinking agri-waste for a circular food economy

Guest Blog by Kent Swisher: How farmers and food producers are finding ways to create value for people and planet from agricultural waste.
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February 24, 2026 Jim McClelland

Bats in the city: Why urban areas become havens

Guest Blog by Jane Marsh: As bats become more at home in the urban environment, what does this mean for business and the built environment?
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February 24, 2026 Jim McClelland

Is global finance set to trump climate scepticism?

Opinion: As President Trump sets a bonfire under regulation, Jim McClelland asks: To counter climate scepticism, do we just follow the money?
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February 11, 2026 Jim McClelland

Power of art to connect and spark climate action

Guest Blog: Artist Emma Lamb explains the power of art to create emotional connections with environmental issues and spark climate action.
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April 13, 2026 Jim McClelland

Spring Break at SustMeme: Editor at Large…

News: Notification of Spring Break scheduled at SustMeme this year — running Mon 20/04/26 – Fri 01/05/26 — see you all again soon!

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Two workers in high-vis and white hard hats are shown installing solar panels on terracotta tiles of residential roof.

Mobilising Euros to help fund home solar in SE Asia

Candela P-12, the world's first electric hydrofoil ferry, pictured head-on, in full flow and up out of the water, coastline in background.

Big boost for electric ferry maker flying over water

Sustainability influence on consumer more stable

Black and white image of male stagehand in branded Connection Crew t-shirt, knelt on floor, working within structural frame on reverse of panel.

First for events crew company employing homeless

Channel: Circular Economy

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

March 18, 2026 Jim McClelland

Rethinking agri-waste for a circular food economy

Guest Blog by Kent Swisher: How farmers and food producers are finding ways to create value for people and planet from agricultural waste.

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Multiple clear Petri dishes in lab setting on off-white surface, some containing bright white powder or liquid, others green pine-like leaves.

Funders back cellulose roll-out at industrial scale

Illustration created using ChatGPT shows pile of construction waste, with big dollar-sign adorned bag of money in middle and bank building behind.

January 21, 2026

Does outsourcing add up for construction waste?

Channel: Built Environment

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April 15, 2026 Jim McClelland

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

Guest Blog by Jane Marsh: Why organisations should not ignore effects of rising nighttime heat on employee performance, health and wellbeing.

Continue reading

Image created using ChatGPT shows bats flying at night in urban setting, with cityscape of high-rise buildings behind, lights on, street traffic below.

February 24, 2026

Bats in the city: Why urban areas become havens

Illustration created using ChatGPT shows pile of construction waste, with big dollar-sign adorned bag of money in middle and bank building behind.

January 21, 2026

Does outsourcing add up for construction waste?

Channel: Food & Agriculture

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

Rethinking agri-waste for a circular food economy

Athletic large brown dog pictured indoors and side-on, stood on a white leather sofa, looking out of a corner window, plants and flowers on the sill.

January 8, 2026

Dog food carbon pawprint worse than human diet

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December 18, 2025

Investors in autonomous vehicles bet the farm

Channel: Climate & Energy

Two workers in high-vis and white hard hats are shown installing solar panels on terracotta tiles of residential roof.

April 8, 2026 Jim McClelland

Mobilising Euros to help fund home solar in SE Asia

News: Removing the obstacle of upfront cost, campaign to mobilise European capital helps finance home solar installations across Malaysia.

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February 24, 2026

Is global finance set to trump climate scepticism?

Illustration created using ChatGPT of solar PV on ground, with bright red performance line going down l-r, plus EFFICIENCY and DECLINE graph.

February 3, 2026

What happens when clean energy fails to deliver?

Channel: Business & Finance

March 25, 2026 Jim McClelland

Sustainability influence on consumer more stable

News: Survey shows sustainability influence stabilising as driver of consumer choice — is this the beginning of the end for the ESG backlash?

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Black and white image of male stagehand in branded Connection Crew t-shirt, knelt on floor, working within structural frame on reverse of panel.

First for events crew company employing homeless

Out-of-focus image of a diverse mix of office workers in suits, walking on polished surface, glazing all around, reflecting greenery to suggest nature.

Lawyers worldwide get nature-intelligent risk guide

Channel: Biodiversity & Conservation

Out-of-focus image of a diverse mix of office workers in suits, walking on polished surface, glazing all around, reflecting greenery to suggest nature.

Lawyers worldwide get nature-intelligent risk guide

Image created using ChatGPT shows bats flying at night in urban setting, with cityscape of high-rise buildings behind, lights on, street traffic below.

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

Candela P-12, the world's first electric hydrofoil ferry, pictured head-on, in full flow and up out of the water, coastline in background.

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

Large red cargo ship moored in river off Hamburg, viewed from stern and tethered to green berthing platform with solar electric in foreground.

January 28, 2026

Ports: Climate blindspot hiding in plain sight

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Guest Blogs

April 15, 2026 Jim McClelland

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

Guest Blog by Jane Marsh: Why organisations should not ignore effects of rising nighttime heat on employee performance, health and wellbeing.

Continue reading

March 18, 2026 Jim McClelland

Rethinking agri-waste for a circular food economy

Guest Blog by Kent Swisher: How farmers and food producers are finding ways to create value for people and planet from agricultural waste.

Continue reading

February 24, 2026 Jim McClelland

Bats in the city: Why urban areas become havens

Guest Blog by Jane Marsh: As bats become more at home in the urban environment, what does this mean for business and the built environment?

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