We all know the concept of sustainability. It is an ethical approach to business that keeps the environment and carbon footprint to the fore, allowing us to do what we have always done, but without making the mess we have always made. Though most bankers would probably put it more wordily. https://youtu.be/4YaAeqAuoz0 In annual reports [...]

When we think of sustainable business, we think of manufacturing. Can we source our raw materials more ethically, and reduce waste in the packaging? We think catering or grocery retail - can we reduce food waste? We don’t think about law firms. https://youtu.be/Qds1Chfo8uA But any business can become more sustainable, and we will only win [...]

You would be surprised how long a history environmental regulations have. They go back not decades but centuries, preceding the industrial revolution by hundreds of years. In 1306 King Edward 1 of England introduced a whole raft of regulations, designed to reduce smog, prevent pollution of the Thames, and to control flooding. The problems have [...]

A Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy A Zero Waste Economy is one in which reusing, repairing, and recycling (all the Rs, but different Rs than the traditional triad!) are the norm. It’s a circular economy, and one that Ireland and the EU are striving to move towards. https://youtu.be/ukVW2SNmw88 A circular, or zero waste, [...]

Right, there is a mind-blowing concept. We know what a zero waste company is - an ethical company that has put systems into place to manage their waste. The idea is that no waste goes into landfill - it is recycled, reused, composted, or otherwise dealt with. Now imagine that concept being extended to an [...]

We all know what a light well is. It is an open space in a building that is left unroofed to allow light and air in. It reduces lighting bills, and helps control the temperature. And it is passive - no power is used. And we all know the alternative to light wells used by [...]