Corporate Responsibility for the Environment and a Sustainable Tomorrow
Surrey’s only green business awards resounded to a prediction that businesses face a pre-condition to operate based on their social-environmental impacts within the next decade as it celebrated the sustainability achievements of the winning 2023 businesses. The CREST23 Award winners were revealed at the CREST23 Business Convention at the WWF’s Living Planet Centre on Thursday … Read more
The idea of harnessing the sun’s power to run a home was too enticing to ignore. After a lot of researching and planning, we finally decided to install a solar energy system and complement it with a Tesla Powerwall. Here’s a first-hand account of our experience. Why We Chose Tesla Powerwall The decision to opt … Read more
It’s the summer holidays! One of the best times of year when you’re little, and perhaps one of the more stressful times when you’re a parent. Yes, it’s great getting to spend quality time with the kids, but there are only so many episodes of Hey Duggee, games of Pokemon and K-Pop medleys one can … Read more
Surrey’s prestigious green business awards, the CREST23 Business Awards is fast approaching but there’s still to time to scoop up amazing summer deals as a supporter and gain some free marketing benefits for your company brand. The climate change crisis is at the forefront for all business and policy leaders as well as your existing … Read more
Hot on the heels of roundtable energy talks at No 10, Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps announced that the UK is to host a landmark Energy Security Conference in London next year. Aimed at rewiring global energy resilience, the UK announced that it will host a new global energy security conference in 2024, to shore … Read more
The Ecowise team this month looks at whether it’s worth having an electric car through your company. There are undeniable negatives. These include, EVs are still more expensive than gas guzzling petrol and diesel cars, the limited range you can travel on a single battery charge, the length of time to charge a car, added … Read more
Rural researcher, Molly Biddell gives an insight into the inaugural Netwalk for Change at her family’s farm Hampton Estate As co-chairs of the Surrey Lieutenancy Climate Change Focus Group, we were delighted to be able to host the inaugural Netwalk for Change at Hampton Estate in June. The aim was to create a disruptive event … Read more
There is no real excuse why not to be an ethical business – is the emphatic message from Sally Pritchett, head of award-winning Surrey communications consultancy, Something Big. A Certified B Corporations company, where B stands for “benefits for all”, Sally explains that while Something Big was already essentially a living example of B Corp, … Read more
Claire Brown’s flowers really are fit for a King. Former winner of CREST Awards, Claire Brown of Plantpassion says: “I’m really proud to be able to tell you that my flowers grown here in the Surrey Hills, really are “fit for a King”, and buckets of blooms from Planpassion, along with 87 other members of … Read more
Looking forward to meet members of @SurreyChambers and offer an insight into CREST23 Business Awards, Surrey’s premier green business award programme, at their Networking Evening this Thursday, April 27th, at Send Business Centre. Dedicated to recognising and celebrating business sustainability by enterprises and organizations based or working in Surrey, we work in partnership with the … Read more