We’re putting the spotlight on Pavegen this week – a British start up paving the way to new clean energy sources, whilst also building datasets for good use. Pavegen manufactured paving tiles that create renewable energy once they are walked across through harnessing the kinetic energy in your footsteps. Pavegen aren’t just a provider…
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Did Christmas just come again?
If you’re based in England and have school-aged kids, I’m guessing that for many, today is a good day… For those not in England, today is like Christmas all over again, but without the materialism. Our children are going back to school. It’s a day for the children and parents alike, a true…
Fighting for Flex!
We are at the beginning of Women’s history month, so we wanted to begin to celebrate Change Makers we admire – first up is Anna Whitehouse, or Mother Pukka as she often more commonly known. Anna has been galvanising people across the UK to embrace flexible working since 2015. She’s on a passionate…
Child slaves, the true cost of chocolate!
What is the human cost of production? Are we aware of, and are we happy with the true cost of the products we consume? Tony’s Chocolonely (a Dutch chocolate company) recently came under fire after it was removed from a list of ethical chocolate companies due to its ties with ‘Big Cocoa’. Big…
True sustainability starts with your brand
Sustainability is having its moment, and rightly so. Millennials and Gen Z are challenging brands to be truly sustainable, governments are setting targets (welcome back USA) and in 2020, Larry Fink of BlackRock put climate change and sustainability front and centre of the corporate agenda, as a precondition to investment. According to…
Under the Spotlight
We’re putting the spotlight on NotCo this week – a Chilean start up that’s embraced the challenge of inspiring people to use plant based alternative foods without sacrificing flavour According to the FAO (Farming and Agricultural Organisation of the UN) the farming of cows, pigs, sheep, chickens etc. account for 14.5% of global…
Beating the sustainability time bomb with innovation
The way brands innovate needs to change. As the Brundtland Commission for the UN put it over 30 years ago in 1987, “innovation should meet the needs of current generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs and aspirations.” Let’s fast-forward to 2030 and judgement day for how we…
Net Zero is not enough
The world is obsessed with Net Zero as we push towards climate change targets over the next 30 years. Why is our ambition so unambitious? Scouts are taught to leave nature as you found it. If you build a fire, you scrub it out completely. If you build a shelter,…