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Nicholas Doyle is an old friend of SE², and we're thrilled to see him embark on his journey from Places for People, to his new role as Director at Adecoe.  He's never been one to sit on the fence, so we were delighted when he agreed to share his views on the state of the green industry as our guest blogger. 

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Last week, I had the privilege of speaking with some of those responsible for local delivery of fuel poverty schemes, people who are really transforming the everyday lives of many of the most vulnerable people in our society.

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To celebrate our tenth birthday, we would like to spark your creativity. We are launching two competitions - a photography competition and a short story competition – on the theme the climate change conversation.

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I’ve long been of the view that if we want to change people’s behaviour, we have to make it simpler than sticking with their old habits.  Kerb-side collections have increased recycling rates because you have to trip over the box on your way out of the house and no longer have to drive your empties to a facility in Sainsburys car park.   If standby buttons were designed out of some appliances and gadgets, we’d be more likely to simply switch stuff off.  Making a

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I’ve been a delegate at a couple of industry event recently – which in itself is pretty unusual for me as I’m normally the one at the front, directing proceedings.  Once my nosiness at a new venue subsides and I can calm the inner panic that the name badges aren’t quite straight (no – really…), I can sit back and actually listen to – and get involved with – the debate: which although sounds weird, is something I’m usually too busy to actually do.

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