Herbs are something that can be grown in any household, even if you don’t have a garden. A balcony or windowsill are also ideal locations and most herbs will grow absolutely fine in pots, without needing to be planted out … Continue reading →

There have a number of policies, projects and initiatives to promote sustainable and active travel in recent years, but despite these efforts Britain still lags behind its European counterparts in terms of the proportion of journeys made by bike and … Continue reading →

It rarely strikes us to consider just how much rubbish we actually produce in the course of a busy working week.  As the joy of a meal and a break from work is the only thing running through our minds … Continue reading →

Celebrities can afford to live in the most luxurious and enormous mansions in the most expensive parts of the trendiest neighbourhoods, however some decide to make their homes environmentally friendly as well. These houses commonly feature solar panels for power … Continue reading →

Ecolabels are voluntary product labels intended to show consumers that a product has been produced or performs to environmentally friendly standards. There are many different environmental performance labels that are used around the world – the Ecolabel Index website [1] … Continue reading →

Sustrans is a registered charity founded in 1977 that aims to enable more people in the UK to walk, cycle or use public transport for more of their everyday journeys. The UK National Cycle Network was officially created in 1995 … Continue reading →

Living ‘Off the Grid (OTG)’ refers to living in a self sufficient manner without reliance on public utilities [1]. Off-the-grid homes are autonomous; they do not rely on municipal water supply, sewer, natural gas, electrical power grid, or similar utility services. A true OTG house … Continue reading →

Whilst gaining commitment to environmental initiatives can itself be a challenge once committed the success of managing these programmes can depend on the support of staff and colleagues which may require a cultural shift to change current attitudes and behaviours. … Continue reading →

One of the trends of the Web 2.0 era is crowdsourcing, enabling the development of new technologies, to pool knowledge (e.g. Wikipedia) or to solve issues with the power of the public (for example when BP was crowdsourcing ideas from … Continue reading →

In any organisation, or even any household, ultimate decisions regarding the future will be made by the person in charge. The same can be said for gaining commitment to the implementation of an Environmental Management System (EMS) or environmental initiative … Continue reading →