“Working with Alan is never dull. His style is refreshing, and occasionally irreverent, and can provide a welcome jolt to organisations that think they have got it right. ”

Will Day

Special advisor to the UN and chairman of Children in Need

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“It might seem a bit early to be getting worked up for Copenhagen 2009
but already there's a momentum building towards this final round
of negotiations which will shape and finalise
Kyoto 2.”

Alan's Blog

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Welcome to Single Planet Living

If the planet were a business and the citizens of the world its customers, the executive board should be anxious. At face value the business is enjoying huge demand and growth. But behind the scenes, the supply chains are being overworked, it is using up resources at an unprecedented rate and causing material damage to its support systems. "Business as usual" looks unsustainable.

What is Single Planet Living?

Single Planet Living assists consumer-focused businesses embed the principles of sustainable development. Single Planet Living was inspired by 17 years of experience, the WWF and Bio Regional concept of One Planet Living, and founded by Dr Alan Knight.

Alan works with businesses and policy makers to understand each other's agenda to support a shift, through the lens of consumer products, to live profitably and within our planetary means. Read more

How I can help

My objective is to help clients unlock their own internal expertise, develop their skills and confidence to enable them to create and manage innovative product and consumer-focused sustainable development strategies within their organisations. Read more