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28/04/2022

Individual and Family, Sustainability, Weekly Tip

Between 33-50% of all food produced globally is never eaten. Meanwhile, 1 in 9 people around the world go to bed hungry every night. These statistics are as shocking as they are terrible. Clearly, the way we manage our food needs to change, not just for people but for the planet, too. To […]

Sustainability Tip 57: Make Every Day Earth Day

21/04/2022

Sustainability, Weekly Tip

Happy Earth Day! Today is all about celebrating the wonderful world that we live in and, with this year’s theme, thinking about how we can invest in the planet for our future. The simplest answer, living more sustainably. As we talked about in our Invest in Nature article, Earth is our only […]

Sustainability Tip 56: Chew Plants, Not Plastic

15/04/2022

Individual and Family, Weekly Tip

Chewing gum is a regular habit for many. Yet, the fresh breath experience we all enjoy is one of the worst causes of litter in the world today. This is because most chewing gum is actually a single-use plastic. Just one piece contains as much as a straw. You may not even have […]

Sustainability Tip 55: Help The Bees

08/04/2022

Individual and Family, Weekly Tip

One of the first images that comes to your mind when thinking about climate change is probably a polar bear, floating on a melting iceberg. Yet, it’s important to remember that every species of plant and animal is under threat from climate change, including the ones in your own backyard. Take bees, for […]

Business Tip: Clean Green

04/04/2022

Business Tips, Sustainability, Weekly Tip

Cleaning is a necessary task, yet it doesn’t need to have such a devastating impact on our environment. From the chemicals inside to the greenhouse gases released during their products, cleaning products are harming nature, and it’s up to all of us to make better choices about what we use. The major concern […]

Wash Away Your Environmental Impact

01/04/2022

Individual and Family, Sustainability, Weekly Tip

From the earliest points in human history, we have always found ways to clean and groom ourselves, from Indian ‘soapberries’ used as shampoo to the ancient Egyptians grinding down beetles to make lipstick. However, as society and innovation progressed, people moved away from all-natural ingredients taken from the Earth to processed, packaged products. This, […]

Sustainability Tip 53: Choose to Refill

24/03/2022

Sustainability, Weekly Tip

When you throw a plastic bottle into the recycling, there’s no guarantee that it will actually be recycled. In fact, it probably won’t. According to the World Economic Forum, just 14% of all plastic packaging is collected for recycling around the world. Since the recycling process is so complex, huge amounts of ‘recycling’ that […]

Business Tip: Make Your Meals Sustainable

21/03/2022

Business Tips, Sustainability, Weekly Tip

Of all the many ways businesses can reduce their footprint, food is one area that often gets left to the wayside. Yet, it takes a tremendous amount of energy to produce and transport. On top of that, food waste alone is responsible for releasing around 150Mt of carbon dioxide. That’s almost 30% of the […]

Sustainability Tip 52: Wear Your Values

18/03/2022

Social Good, Sustainability, Weekly Tip

Environmental sustainability and ethics often go hand in hand. This is no wonder, as many feel that being sustainable is a moral duty to the planet and those who live on it. According to the Center for Humans and Nature, ethics is also inseparable from the ideas of justice, consequence, and proper use of […]

Sustainability Tip 51: Embrace Zero-Waste

10/03/2022

Individual and Family, Sustainability, Weekly Tip

Everyone has heard the phrase ‘reduce, repair, recycle’ before, and for good reason, too. Using less, and reusing what we have, is what sustainability is all about. After all, our planet has a limited amount of resources and a growing population. Demand for pretty much everything is at an all-time high; food, clothing, […]

Make Sustainability a Part of Your Strategy

07/03/2022

Business Tips, Sustainability, Weekly Tip

Why do businesses invest in sustainability? Partly out of necessity and because of our changing climate, yes, but also often because of the other benefits it can bring. In fact, sustainable initiatives in the workplace are now undeniably good for business. Yet, many companies just simply aren’t seeing the benefits or, in some cases, […]

News & Articles

Sustainability Tip 58: Don't Let Your Food Go To Waste

Sustainability Tip 57: Make Every Day Earth Day

Sustainability Tip 56: Chew Plants, Not Plastic

Sustainability Tip 55: Help The Bees

Business Tip: Clean Green

Wash Away Your Environmental Impact

Sustainability Tip 53: Choose to Refill

Business Tip: Make Your Meals Sustainable

Sustainability Tip 52: Wear Your Values

Sustainability Tip 51: Embrace Zero-Waste

Make Sustainability a Part of Your Strategy