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You've probably heard the term "carbon footprint" in relation to climate change, but for a business owner, it's more than just an environmental buzzword—it's a critical metric for sustainability and operational efficiency. So, what exactly is a business carbon...

Join us for a series of 3 online events created to help you design a plan for Net Zero. WHY BOTHER? The UK Government has made a legally binding commitment to reduce the UK's greenhouse emissions by at least 100% from 1990 levels, by 2050.  These are challenging...

If you've recently been asked to take on sustainability responsibilities in a company that makes or sells physical products, you might be asking yourself - 'What are the biggest sustainability risks or hotspots in our products and packaging?'.  You’re not alone,...

So what is the Circular Economy? First and foremost, the Circular Economy is an opportunity.  It’s an opportunity to make money, save costs and do better for the environment.  But what does it actually mean? If you work in manufacturing and are just starting to...

Margaret Munro of ISO Expertise and Dr Vicky Lofthouse of  EN:ABLE Sustainability have joined forces to offer businesses with an interest in improving their Environmental Management Systems and reducing costs/generating value through sustainable innovation,  a  FREE...

Refillable packaging has come a long way in the last 20 years.  Back in 2003 no major retailers in the UK operated any schemes in the reuse of primary packaging [1], and now there are many, especially in personal care, beauty and cleaning. By 2032, the global...

I already feel like a winner! I’ve spent the last 2-3years following my dream to help companies improve the sustainability performance of the products they make and sell. That is all I’ve wanted to do since I was 20 yrs old. On top of that, I've just had the most...

The Design Abacus is a highly visual way of seeing problem areas; it quickly communicates the good and bad characteristics of the ‘thing’ being assessed and assesses different ‘focal areas’ such as energy use, materials and social impact. It is one of very few tools...

Small changes can make a big difference.  What is the ONE THING that you could do to reduce the sustainability impact of the products you make and sell? 💡Could you use less material? 💡Should you be using a different material? 💡Could you make them lighter? 💡Could you...

I quite often get asked where to look for cool stuff. Do I have a list of go to places for examples of sustainable innovation…? The answers is no - I don’t. What I have is a love of innovation and a decent helping of curiosity. When I first created the now defunct...