Contact SD Innovation
James Greyson
SD Innovation, PO Box 140, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 9DS, England

International phone: +44-1273 401 331 In the UK phone 01273 401 331
International fax: +44-1273 401 331 In the UK fax 01273 401 331

Email: innovation sdinnovation.co.uk
www.sdinnovation.co.uk

Profile of SD Innovation
SD Innovation is a research practice and consultancy specialising in lateral thinking and non-obvious solutions. It is led by sustainability analyst James Greyson, who has 15 years's experience of sustainable development theory and practice. James has worked with a wide range of client organisations including the University of Cambridge, Electrolux Group, The Co-operative Bank, UK local authorities and international NGOs. Please make contact if you wish to support or commission solutions on the scale of the problems we face.

Links

circular or linear economics?

front of pipe

precycling

sustainable development

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BlindSpot
http://www.BlindSpot.org.uk

Reinventing capitalism with one economomic instrument to quickly deal with climate and unsustainability.

Front of Pipe
http://www.frontofpipe.net

Throw away the whole idea of disposal. A new approach, strategy and ideas.

Gross Peaceful Product
http://www.grosspeacefulproduct.org.uk

A small change to national accounting can support a culture of peace.

Simultaneous Policy Organisation
http://www.simpol.org.uk/policy.php

Global network promoting solutions which work best internationally, such as precycling insurance and GPP.

Sustainability Institute
www.sustainabilityinstitute.org

A think tank dedicated to whole-system research and sustainable resource use, founded by the late Donella Meadows.

MIT System Dynamics Group
www.sysdyn.clexchange.org/sd-group

Jay Forrester founded the theory of systems dynamics and this group, now led by Prof. John Sterman.

European Topic Centre on Resource and Waste Management
http://waste.eionet.eu.int/prevention

European Environment Agency info on waste and pollution prevention, including many policy and technical links.

Centre for a New American Dream
www.newdream.org

Promoting better living with less materialism.

Creative Commons
www.creativecommons.org

Providers of tailored licences for distributing copyright material.

History of precycling

Precycling began with a public waste prevention campaign by Maureen O'Rourke in 1988. It could be the key to sustainable development becoming a reality.

The Natural Step
www.natural step.org

Swedish-based scientific consensus on principles for sustainability, founded by Prof Karl-Henrik Robert.