With public concern around single use plastics (SUPs) at an all-time high, the National Trust commissioned us to review the approaches being taken towards single-use packaging across a number of its properties, as well as the waste prevention initiatives being put in place. Although the Trust has already made a [...]
On 25th March two of our leading sustainability consultants led a sold-out session at the Greater Manchester Green City Summit on reducing plastic waste. The event took part in the Public Sector Space in parallel with the wider GM Green Summit, with the space focusing on inspiring the public sector [...]
We have developed a toolkit for Changing Markets Foundation which outlines measures that US state governments and manufacturers can implement to improve carpet reuse and recycling. Today only 5% of carpet in the US is recycled, with 90% going to landfill. Carpet is largely made of plastic from fossil fuels [...]
Our Head of Sustainable Business Mark Hilton is published in a new book examining the future of the circular economy with regards to business. Designing for the Circular Economy examines the impact a circular economy approach has on both business models and policy alike. Mark, an industry leader in the [...]
Our Sustainable Business team has been working with US-based multi-stakeholder not-for-profit organisation ReFED on two new guides designed to help the restaurant and food service industries reduce up to 16m tons of food waste, the equivalent of 1.5 billion meals a year. Not-for-profit ReFED led the development of the guides [...]
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published a Eunomia report investigating the total costs to businesses of investing in energy efficiency measures. The UK Government’s Clean Growth Strategy aims to help protect the climate and environment while increase productivity, creating jobs, and boosting earning power. Central [...]
We have recruited five new consultants, including industry veteran, Duncan Oswald, who joins as Senior Consultant in Scotland. Duncan has 25 years’ experience in the industry, and is now part of Eunomia’s growing resource efficiency team. He previously managed Ecodyn Ltd, which he founded in 2000. Duncan’s experience and network [...]