Creative Disruption Creative disruption is Reed Paget’s aim. He believes that by setting up very environmentally conscious businesses, and proving that they can succeed in the market place, he can…Read More
Reed Paget
Fran Monks
Year: 2010
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Jon Edgar
Fran Monks
Become a sculptor I interviewed the sculptor Jon Edgar as we walked between his sculptures in the gardens of the former estate of Jane Austen’s brother, Chawton House, Hampshire. It…Read More
Brigit Strawbridge
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Protect bees When I met Brigit Strawbridge in St Pancras Station, before the summer, she was at a crossroads in her own life. It seemed appropriate to meet her at…Read More
Tim Smit
Fran Monks
Organise a street party “Britain isn’t broken, it’s just a bit bruised around the edges. The reason that we don’t know our neighbours is because we’re all quite shy and…Read More
James Cameron
Fran Monks
Invest in reducing greenhouse gases One of the challenges I find with being both the writer and photographer behind How to Make a Difference is that moment when I have…Read More
Nigel Bell
Fran Monks
Work with people in other fields Nigel Bell, past retirement age now, still loves what he does enough to keep him at the office. He’s a professor of environmental pollution…Read More
Rama and Sujata Bhalla
Fran Monks
Redirect waste to where it is wanted Rama and Sujata Bhalla are the brains and the energy behind Giving World Online, a charity which takes business waste and redistributes it…Read More
Damian Hatton
Fran Monks
Form a football team Can football make a difference? Street League uses the sport to help some of the most vulnerable members of our society get back on their feet.…Read More
Paul Priestman
Fran Monks
Plant a Forest Buying two hundred acres of land and planting 60,000 trees on it, is not a way to make a difference that I would suggest is available to…Read More
Sally Grint
Fran Monks
Send emergency supplies to disaster zones If you are wondering what you can do to help, as the people of Haiti await aid, please donate to ShelterBox, one of the…Read More