Chile, a country I know well, is one of the most developed countries in the Southern Hemisphere but an astonishing two-thirds of the country is affected or threatened by desertification and drought. Of the 1.3 million people inhabiting the most affected areas, approximately 60% live in poverty. The trees in these areas were cut down … Mikro-Tek – Harnessing the Power of Fungi to Helping Reforestation
As a marketeer I love when a brand commits to addressing a significant social challenge at the same time as building relevant and credible brand equity and awareness. Domestos (remember “kills all known germs dead”?) has for the past decade embraced the challenge of helping to give tens of millions of people improved access to … Domestos – Doubling Sales While Giving Millions Increased Access to Toilets
I love three things about Allbirds . They label each of their products with its individual carbon footprint, they’ve developed alternative lower carbon raw materials for shoes, and they have a policy of sharing all their innovations openly with everyone. As you see from the image above they display the #carbonfootprint of each individual product from cradle to grave. … Three Things I Love about Allbirds
Heating water accounts for 15% of the household energy we use – second to space heating (63%) (Source: EU). Thanks to better insulation and ever stricter regulations on building energy consumption, space heating has been massively reduced over the past few decades. The same cannot be said of the requirements for hot water. 90% of … Reducing the Energy and Money We Pour Down the Drain
It’s wonderful when a place you really like also turns out to have brilliant #sustainability credentials. So I was delighted, when searching for a good example of sustainability in tourism globally, to come across Wren Urban Nest Dublin tucked away in the heart of Dublin, less than a kilometre from my home. (International articles referencing its sustainability credentials include CNN Travel, The … Wren Urban Nest Dublin – Leading the Way in Sustainable Hotels
Lack of housing is a massive issue here in Ireland, in the UK and across most of Europe. The Irish government has said it needs to build 50,000 new homes a year – and in the UK the figure is 300,000. However, as we build, we exacerbate the issues of #sustainability. The #construction sector has … Low Carbon Materials – Addressing the Challenge of Net-Zero Construction
The 2020 EarthShot Prize has been awarded to Notpla (a play on Not Plastic) who are replacing plastic with products made from seaweed and other plants. Co-founders and co-CEOs Pierre-Yves Paslier and Rodrigo García González met on an Innovation Design Engineering Masters at Imperial College London. Pierre had worked as a packaging engineer for L’Oreal in Paris and had seen first-hand both … Notpla – The Future is not Plastic – It’s Seaweed
It’s de-rigueur these days for fashion brands to talk about sustainability. Working out whether that’s hot air or meaningful action can be a challenge! Setting up a “sustainable” line or sub-brand while not addressing sustainability across the business is one of the ways greenwashing happens in the fashion industry. Here are two examples provided in … Good on You – Shining A Light on the Rather Unsustainable World of Fashion
An Post the state-owned provider of postal services in Ireland, is the first postal service in the world to attain zero emission delivery status in all major cities. As one of Ireland’s largest employers, operating one of the largest vehicle fleets in the country, and also running the largest retail network, An Post has deep roots … An Post – A Beacon of Hope
It’s staggering to realise that only twelve plant and five animal species make up 75% of what the whole world eats, and that just three foods – wheat, rice, and maize – comprise 60% of our plant-based intake. The impact of this on soil, biodiversity, agriculture, and human nutrition is enormous – you can read … Knorr Future 50 Foods – Eating Our Way to a Better Future
