Challenges and Opportunities of Communicating Climate Change

Sustainability Communications Lunch with Tim Nuthall

At this month’s Sustainability Communications Lunch we were joined by Tim Nuthall, Media Manager of the Energy Strategy Centre at the European Climate Foundation.

Green Drinks Brussels Celebrates Its One Year Anniversary

Naomi, Bárbara and Richard at Green Drinks Brussels

Last week, Sustainability Consult celebrated the one year anniversary of Green Drinks Brussels.  Green Drinks is a non-profit international organisation promoting informal drinks for people who work on or are interested in the environment.  In May 2013, Sustainability Consult took the initiative to organise the first Green Drinks Brussels which saw a successful turnout of fifty people (and a dog)! 

Five More Cafés To Work From In Brussels

Last year, we wrote about Five Cafés To Work From in Brussels.  It seems to have struck a chord with those looking for a decent cup, comfy seats and – crucially – a good internet connection.  It has become our most popular blog post.

So here are five more cafés that we like to work from in Brussels when we get the opportunity.

Five Top Bioeconomy Tweeters

Source: Wikipedia

At Sustainability Consult, we are proud to have a number of clients in the bioeconomy space, who are helping decarbonise our economy through innovative fossil-free products.  We’ll be exhibiting once again at the World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology from 12-15 May in Philadelphia, the world’s largest industrial biotechnology event.

Five Twitter Don’ts

Following on from my Five Tips For Live-Tweeting blog, I wanted to share some things I don’t like to see organisations doing on Twitter.

Not all of my tips will guarantee a successful Twitter account – in fact, many of the world’s most popular accounts are frequently guilty of these transgressions. Nevertheless, you’re definitely not Miley Cyrus, so take a glance at my Twitter etiquette don’ts!

Subsidies to the Power Sector: Europe’s Best Kept Secret?

Sustainability Consult’s CEO, Kathryn Sheridan, moderated a heated debate at EWEA yesterday. The event ‘Subsidies to the power sector: Europe’s best kept secret?’ brought together speakers from the renewable and fossil fuel sectors with economists from the European Commission and OECD. Fossil fuel subsidies is a pressing issue since the G20 made a pledge to phase out market distorting subsidies. We supported the Global Subsidies Initiative on this issue some years ago.

Kathryn moderated speakers from the renewable and fossil fuel sectors

Politics 2.0: How The European Greens Are Embracing A ‘Common Campaign’

We were pleased to have the European Green Party’s Campaign Manager, Johannes Hillje, speak at this month’s Sustainability Communications Lunch. Johannes shared with us the party’s strategy for the upcoming European and national election campaigns.