REMINDER: Join us on 9 Oct, 10AM-11AM at LUMS LT 16/online for a session on Incorporating sustainability into research practice: Gaining insight from different perspectives by Dr Valerie Seymour and Dr Georgiana Allison. All LU staff & students welcome. Registration info here: tinyurl.com/sus-res

SEMINAR: Join us on 9 Oct, 10AM-11AM at LUMS LT 16/online for a session on Incorporating sustainability into research practice: Gaining insight from different perspectives by Dr Valerie Seymour and Dr Georgiana Allison. All LU staff & students welcome. Registration info here: tinyurl.com/sus-res

New paper from Pentland Centre Director Jan Bebbington & co-authors, documenting what a sample of ocean economy actors report on, issues salient to their businesses, and how corporate reporting in this area could be improved. Open access, read at this link ⬇

Are you missing your weekly dose of #TransformingTomorrow? Don't worry - recording for Season 3 starts this week, with first episode out in early Oct. And in the mean time - why not read co-host @thepaulturner.bsky.social's blog on seeing the SDGs everywhere during his summer hols. buff.ly/TSfqQRC

How do #businesses in Britain think about & understand #nature & #biodiversity wrt business activities? This is what we set out to discover via 2 surveys in 2022 & 2024. Findings & recs are now available, and we are running 3 *FREE* webinars for businesses in 2026. More info ⬇ buff.ly/7YPJZ8T

REMINDER: Join us on 18 Sep, 10-11 at LUMS LT14/online for a session on Uninformed and unethical consumer behaviour: What Australia's Modern Slavery Act represents as the ‘problem’ of modern slavery by Kyla Raby. All welcome. Registration required - More info: tinyurl.com/mslavery

REMINDER: Join us on 18 Sep, 10-11 at LUMS LT14/online for a session on Uninformed and unethical consumer behaviour: What Australia's Modern Slavery Act represents as the ‘problem’ of modern slavery by Kyla Raby. All welcome. Registration required - More info: tinyurl.com/mslavery

If you'd like to know what happened at our 10th anniversary Festival of Sustainability, there's now a dedicated page on our website where you can see pictures from the day, and see interviews with our guests about key elements of sustainability in business. www.lancaster.ac.uk/pentland/new...

June 2025 was a busy month for members of our People and the Ocean Hub, as they attended both the One Ocean Science Congress (#OOSC) and then the UN Oceans Conference (#UNOC3)! Find out more about the work they presented, and their reflections: www.lancaster.ac.uk/pentland/act...

REMINDER: Join us on 18 Sep, 10-11 at LUMS LT14/online for a session on Uninformed and unethical consumer behaviour: What Australia's Modern Slavery Act represents as the ‘problem’ of modern slavery by Kyla Raby. All welcome. Registration required - More info: tinyurl.com/mslavery

On 26 June we held a Festival of Sustainability to celebrate 10 years of the Centre, with friends within + outside the University. Thank you to those who celebrated with us on the day + all who have worked with us along the way. Here's to the next 10 years! 🎈 🎂 Photos below + in comments⬇️ 📷

REMINDER: Join us on 18 Sep, 10-11 at LUMS LT14/online for a seminar on Uninformed and unethical consumer behaviour: What Australia's Modern Slavery Act represents as the ‘problem’ of modern slavery by Kyla Raby. All welcome! Registration required - More info: tinyurl.com/mslavery

Negotiations on this global plastics treaty get back underway tomorrow. Dr Alexandra Harrington, who was involved in the previous round of negotiations, was a guest on our #TransformingTomorrow podcast earlier this year. Listen here: pod.co/transforming... @thepaulturner.bsky.social

SEMINAR: Join us on 18 Sep, 10-11 at LUMS LT14/online for a session on Uninformed and unethical consumer behaviour: What Australia's Modern Slavery Act represents as the ‘problem’ of modern slavery by Kyla Raby. All welcome! Registration required - More info: tinyurl.com/mslavery

#ICMYI: In the final episode of second series of #TransformingTomorrow podcast, Jan and @thepaulturner.bsky.social look back over the series and explore the ideas and themes that came up in their conversations. Listen here: buff.ly/FpPcJyg

In the last episode of the second series of #TransformingTomorrow podcast, Jan and @thepaulturner.bsky.social look back over the series and discover themes that emerged from conversations with guests on #sustainability and #business. Listen here: podfollow.com/transforming...

REMINDER: Join us on 17 July 13:00–14:00 MNGT School LT19/online, for a joint seminar by Pentland Centre and Dept. of Organisation, Work and Technology LUMS: Polar frontiers, polar orbits: The spluttering launch of Arctic commercial spaceports by Dr Mia Bennett. More info: buff.ly/c5QuBX6

REMINDER: Join us on 17 July 13:00–14:00 MNGT School LT19/online, for a joint seminar by Pentland Centre and Dept. of Organisation, Work and Technology LUMS: Polar frontiers, polar orbits: The spluttering launch of Arctic commercial spaceports by Dr Mia Bennett. More info: buff.ly/c5QuBX6

ICMYI: In the penultimate episode of this season of #TransformingTomorrow, Jan and @thepaulturner.bsky.social chat to Dr Michael Burgass about working with the world's largest companies on their biodiversity strategies! Listen here: buff.ly/6qE9uqb

REMINDER: Join us on 17 July 13:00–14:00 MNGT School LT19/online, for a joint seminar by Pentland Centre and Dept. of Organisation, Work and Technology LUMS: Polar frontiers, polar orbits: The spluttering launch of Arctic commercial spaceports by Dr Mia Bennett. More info: tinyurl.com/polar-spcprts

Businesses are engaging with #biodiversity more and more. This week on #TransformingTomorrow Jan + @thepaulturner.bsky.social talk to Dr Michael Burgass of Biodiversify about their work developing biodiversity strategies for some of the world’s largest companies. Listen here: buff.ly/6qE9uqb

REMINDER: Join us on Tuesday 8 July 2025, 14:00-14:50 at Charles Carter A05 for a seminar on Plastic Free July and the experiences of the Plastic Packaging in People's Lives Team by Dr Alison Stowell. Open to all LU staff. Registration required-More info: buff.ly/zkVf0tn

REMINDER: Join us on Tuesday 8 July 2025, 14:00-14:50 at Charles Carter A05 for a seminar on Plastic Free July and the experiences of the Plastic Packaging in People's Lives Team by Dr Alison Stowell. Open to all LU staff. Registration required-More info: buff.ly/zkVf0tn

#ICYMI - this week's guest on #TransformingTomorrow is Dr Alex Ryan, who shares with us her insights into the role of universities in brokering a sustainable world, and Jan and @thepaulturner.bsky.social weigh up the merits of a new name for the Centre... Listen now: buff.ly/0dxEQQP

SEMINAR: Join us on 16 July 13:00–14:00 MNGT School LT19/online, for a joint seminar by Pentland Centre and Dept. of Organisation, Work and Technology LUMS: Polar frontiers, polar orbits: The spluttering launch of Arctic commercial spaceports by Dr Mia Bennett. More info: tinyurl.com/polar-spcprts

SEMINAR: Join us on Tuesday 8 July 2025, 14:00-14:50 at CHC A05 for a seminar on Plastic Free July and the experiences of the Plastic Packaging in People's Lives Team by Dr Alison Stowell. Open to all Lancaster University staff. Registration required-More info: tinyurl.com/no-plastic-july

#TransformingTomorrow this week features Dr Alex Ryan of Learning Energy talking to Jan + @thepaulturner.bsky.social about her work helping universities and other organisations deal with #sustainability and the mindset changes needed. 🧠 Listen here: buff.ly/0dxEQQP

ICYMI: Join us on Tuesday 1 July 2025, 14:00-14:50 for a seminar on Plastic Free July and the experiences of the Plastic Packaging in People's Lives Team by Dr Alison Stowell. Open to all Lancaster University staff. Registration required-More info: tinyurl.com/no-plastic-july

REMINDER: Join us on Tuesday 1 July 2025, 14:00-14:50 for a seminar on Plastic Free July and the experiences of the Plastic Packaging in People's Lives Team by Dr Alison Stowell. Open to all Lancaster University staff. Registration required-More info: tinyurl.com/no-plastic-july

Coming to the end of our Festival of Sustainability today, we’re hearing from @lancasteruni.bsky.social Head of Sustainability Georgiana Allison about sustainability work here on campus, its impact, visibility and points of intervention.

And we’re off on our second panel on the Future Agenda in Sustainability in Business 🎤 with Jon Fitzmaurice of the Work Foundation, Richard Spencer of @icaew.bsky.social, Jan Bebbington, Jane Davidson and Nick Barter of Griffith University 👏

Yay, our Festival of Sustainability is under way! A lovely welcome at registration from Izzy and Laura, and our panel on Nature, Biodiversity and Business with Tim Lamont, Laura Giles, Duncan Pollard, Alona Armstrong and Neytullah Ciftci 🌳🐄

ICYMI: #sustainability, #antimicrobialresistance and #aquaculture all feature on this week's #TransformingTomorrow with Dr Oskar Nyberg and Dr Patrik Henriksson. @scienceacademyswe.bsky.social‬ ‪@unileiden.bsky.social‬ ‪@sthlmresilience.bsky.social‬ Listen here: pod.fo/e/2eba9a

This week's #TransformingTomorrow explores antimicrobial resistance Thai shrimp farming, when Jan + @thepaulturner.bsky.social talk to Dr Oskar Nyberg + Dr Patrik Henriksson. @scienceacademyswe.bsky.social ‪@unileiden.bsky.social ‪@sthlmresilience.bsky.social‬ Listen here: pod.fo/e/2eba9a

REMINDER: Join us on Tuesday 1 July 14:00-14:50 for a seminar on Plastic Free July and the experiences of the Plastic Packaging in People's Lives Team by Dr Alison Stowell. Open to all Lancaster University staff. Registration required-More info: tinyurl.com/no-plastic-july

This week's #TransformingTomorrow has Dr Chiara Donelli speaking to Jan + @[email protected] about why #culture has been overlooked in the #SDGs, but is important for #sustainability. We also discover that Paul speaks Italian, + the importance of hippies for sustainability. pod.fo/e/2e63d2

Why do the SDGs lack a goal around culture when there are clear links between e.g. history and the arts and sustainability? On this week's #TransformingTomorrow Dr Chiara Donelli, from University of Venezia, explains why, and why considering culture is essential for sustainability. pod.fo/e/2e63d2

SEMINAR: Join us on Tuesday, 1 July 2025, 14:00-14:50 for a seminar on Plastic Free July and the experiences of the Plastic Packaging in People's Lives Team by Dr Alison Stowell. Open to all LU staff . Registration required-More info: tinyurl.com/no-plastic-july

Don't forget to catch up on this week's #TransformingTomorrow, where @sreevas.bsky.social‬ of @uofgasbs.bsky.social talks to Jan + @thepaulturner.bsky.social about the benefits of communicating about his work on entrepreneurship and sustainability in novel ways. Listen here: pod.fo/e/2e1ff6

It's great to see Dr Andrew Jarvis of the Lancaster Environment Centre quoted in @newscientist.com magazine, urging the scientific community to agree on a single method for measuring global warming 🌍🔥

Businesses should not rely on #ModernSlavery or #ForcedLabour. Our researchers have the expertise to navigate complex supply chains where these appear + a track record of working with business, NGOs and regulators to prevent them. Read more in #TransformingTomorrow 2025. tinyurl.com/trto2025-10

🎉Join us for the Pentland Centre Festival of Sustainability! We are celebrating 10 years of the Pentland Centre on Thurs 26 June, 9:00 -17:30 at LUMS. All LU staff and PGR students welcome. ⏳ Only 2 days left until registration closes! More info: tinyurl.com/Fest-Sustainab

📢 Academics researching sustainability: people need to understand your work! Today on #TransformingTomorrow @sreevas.bsky.social of @uofgasbs.bsky.social tells Jan + @thepaulturner.bsky.social about his 🏆 work on entrepreneurship and sustainability, and making it accessible. pod.fo/e/2e1ff6

Ocean covers approx. 70% of the 🌍 + is a crucial site for #business + #sustainability. Our researchers navigate the intersection of people + the ocean, including #blueeconomy, #oceanjustice + seafood industry corporate sustainability. #WorldOceansDay #TransformingTomorrow tinyurl.com/trto2025-20

Need something new to read? Find out what Pentland Centre members have had published over the last few months. 📚📖 www.lancaster.ac.uk/pentland/new...

This week's #TransformingTomorrow features a fascinating look into the sustainability of #print and #digital, through the lens of small business. Steve Parkman of 42 Creative explains to Jan and @thepaulturner.bsky.social about his journey in design and #sustainability. Listen here: pod.fo/e/2ddf5b

The way the seafood industry operates is an excellent illustration of how a complex global supply chain impacts environmental, social and economic sustainability. As this article - which quotes Pentland Centre member @christinahicks.bsky.social - demonstrates. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

REMINDER: Join us on 19 June 2025, 10:00–11:00 BST at LUMS-WP B007 or online via Teams for a seminar on From Footprints to Mindsets- Sustainability Transformation in Universities by Dr Alex Ryan. All LU staff and students welcome! Registration required - More info: tinyurl.com/sus-uni

It's less than a week until the UN Ocean Conference, and the lead of our People and the Ocean Hub, Dr Celine Germond-Duret, will be attending with LU colleagues, and running a side event ‘Ocean justice: Championing fair and inclusive blue economy’.🌊🌊 Read more: www.lancaster.ac.uk/pentland/new...

In the first of our Local Heroes series Steve Parkman from Cumbrian design studio 42 Creative talks to Jan and @thepaulturner.bsky.social about the realities for small business of adopting sustainable practices. Warning, contains #H2G2 references. 🐁 #TransformingTomorrow Listen: pod.fo/e/2ddf5b