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Opinion
Leading the Charge for Sustainability in 2023: How Your Business Can Make a Difference
If your business is looking to lead the charge for sustainability in 2023, here are a few strategies to consider.
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Article
The fashion industry v the planet: how can they work together?
The fashion industry currently accounts for up to 10% of global carbon dioxide output—that’s more than international flights and shipping combined!
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Video
Becoming a B Corp: the what, how and why
Video: Lightbulb Sessions: Becoming a B Corp This session sees GBEA founder Francesca James speak with a panel of B Corp business leaders including Pippa Murray of Pip & Nut, Jo-Anne Chidley of Beauty Kitchen and Gareth Jones of Town Square Spaces. Pippa, Jo-Anne and Gareth ...
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Article
Is Selfridges’ sustainability transformation the future of retail?
Selfridges have recently come out saying they want half of their transactions to be resale, repair, rental or refills by 2030. Dr Andrew White, Director of the advanced management and leadership programme at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School, discusses whether he thinks this is the future of retail.
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Analysis
Sustainable responsibility in hospitality; How can hospitality be more sustainable and what does the future look like?
In recent years we have seen the need for sustainability take over - with businesses having to change their business models to adapt to their customers’ changing needs and behaviours. With our knowledge of climate change increasing, and the effects becoming evident, people are far more conscious about the effects their own actions are having on the environment. So, people are now looking for plastic-free alternatives, re-usable products, and choosing businesses that are giving back to the environment over those that are disregarding the topic.
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Article
Aston Lark Insights: Is Environmental, Social and Governance on your agenda?
In this article we discuss the importance of a well thought out ESG strategy, taken from the original article by Alison Waters “Is Environmental, Social and Governance on your agenda?” at Aston Lark.
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News
Great British Entrepreneur partner GS1 UK is POWERING SUSTAINABILITY
We all agree climate change is no longer a topic for future generations, but considered a business imperative we must actively embrace today.
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News
Top sustainability trends for your business in 2022
2021 was a rollercoaster year for businesses all over the world, with the uncertainty of Covid-19 still at large and the effects of Brexit taking their toll. Amongst all of the unknown we’re facing as a society, the need for more sustainability, and awareness of how businesses are affecting the world is prominent – between consumers, businesses owners, and investors.
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Roundtable
The trouble with the property bubble: does the property sector need a bust?
Property experts get together in the latest roundtable to discuss the current issues with the property market and whether or not it needs a drastic change.
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Video
Did you know 91% of plastic is never recycled? Will and Tali will share their top tips and advice on how to make sure that the packaging of your products are sustainable to phase out the plastic
In this session, we’ll sit down with Will King, founder of sustainable business Above and Beyond and King of Shaves, and Earthcare Team Lead of Lush, Tali Davies.
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Roundtable
Standing out from the crowd: being individual amongst the socially conscious collective
Is the fight against pollution becoming convoluted? Is everyone too concerned about being concerned? Socially conscious businesses have seen a huge surge, with the pandemic also playing no small part in the increase of consumers who are careful where their purchases are coming from alongside businesses keeping a close eye on their products to ensure sustainability
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Analysis
Sustainability vs wellbeing: Balancing the office return
With pandemic restrictions gradually being lifted, reintegration to the office is now on the table, but is it for the best? Is there a balance to be found between sustainability and wellbeing that can give us the positives without the negatives?
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Article
Small and sustainable: How small businesses can have a big impact
With the majority of consumers becoming more and more environmentally conscious, it’s a given that businesses are going to have to adapt to this newfound attitude towards sustainability sooner or later. But how easy is it for those that aren’t globally spanning corporations to hit the ground running with new consumer culture?
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Feature
Is your business doing enough to reach net zero?
For companies, net zero means reaching a balance between the amount of greenhouse gasses produced and the amount removed from the atmosphere. Here’s how to make the pledge yourself.
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Article
“There’s no vaccine for climate change”: Opportunities for sustainable business
Ahead of World Environment Day 2021, we look at the opportunities for business - and procurement teams - to drive actionable and significant change.
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Analysis
Why it’s important for SMEs to be net zero
Back in June 2019, the UK became the first major global economy to pass laws to end its contribution to global warming by 2050. Here’s why it’s so important for the nation’s small-to-medium sized businesses to play their part when it comes to reaching net zero.
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Feature
Lockdown toilet paper venture Tanki cleans up with £1 million sales forecast
Tanki, an environmentally friendly toilet paper business rolled out since lockdown is set for £1 million of sales in its first year. Here’s how founder Matt O’Crowley grabbed onto a trend and ran with it.
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Feature
Fashion for good: Standing out when consumers look for purpose
Amidst the chaos of the Covid-19 pandemic, 2020 was a year when activism for human rights, racial and environmental issues became mainstream, according to Natasha Frangos, head of corporate at haysmacintyre.
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Feature
How the drink industry will evolve in an eco-conscious world
For a time, the focus of sustainability in the food and drinks industries lay on how our products were packaged. But as time moved on, the conversation progressed to how it’s transported and manufactured.
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Video
Sustainable brands: The now and the future
In this session Natasha Frangos, head of corporate at haysmacintyre, talks with Christopher Suarez, co-founder of Ssōne, and Kate McGuire, founder of Converted Closet, about the fashion industry’s journey on addressing the challenge of becoming more sustainable.