Here’s a handy guide we’ve found on the EECA website. Power from the people: a guide to micro-generation has been produced by the EECA in response to ongoing requests for information on micro-generation from the public. From the EECA: The guide it is intended to provide guidance to ... keep reading
Written by Celsias Team in April 2011, about Energy Saving, hydro energy, Industry & Business, Sustainability, Water (2 comments)
The beginnings of a funky wallet or handbag can come from the most unusual of sources. Ragbag is a collaboration between an Indian company that delivers raw plastic material, and designers in the Netherlands who conceive, make, and distribute funky bags and wallets to Europe’s young urbanites. The Indian ... keep reading
Written by The Next Plays in October 2010, about Corporate Social Responsibility, Design, Economics, Pollution, Recycling (3 comments)
In 2007, UK retailer Marks & Spencer launched a sustainability plan—a plan Jonathon Porritt called a “new benchmark” for major retailers. Plan A (“because there is no Plan B”) is a hundred point plan for the company, its suppliers, and its customers. In a nutshell, it sets out 100 commitments ... keep reading
Written by The Next Plays in October 2010, about Accreditation, Agriculture & Food, Branding, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Corporate Social Responsibility, Economics, Emissions, Sustainability (3 comments)
‘Industrial symbiosis’ is a term used to describe a group of businesses that use each other’s residuals (waste and by-products) as raw materials. The guiding philosophy is that cooperation generates better results and provides opportunities for companies to increase production without necessarily consuming more energy, water and raw materials ... keep reading
Written by The Next Plays in September 2010, about Air Quality, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Corporate Social Responsibility, Economics, Emissions, Industry & Business, Sustainability (6 comments)
The rise of locavores (those who choose to eat locally grown/produced food) and the slow food movement are responses to the old adage “we are what we eat.” A vital ingredient in the new wave of food consciousness is control: we want to know about what we consume. Global ... keep reading
Written by The Next Plays in September 2010, about Agriculture & Food, Consumerism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Industry & Business, Innovation, Technology (1 comment)
Insulation made from buckwheat and mushroom derivatives? Why not. Greensulate is Ecovative Design’s award-winning sustainable alternative to synthetic insulation. Both better and cheaper than synthetic alternatives, it requires little energy or expense to produce because it’s grown from organic material. It also resists temperature change, stops fires and ... keep reading
Written by The Next Plays in September 2010, about Consumerism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Energy Saving, Innovation, Sustainability (1 comment)
There’s nappies (or diapers) you can dispose of in your rubbish (that inevitably end up in landfill) and there’s cloth nappies, which don’t employ the most pleasant or time efficient of wash techniques. Then there’s company gDiapers, who has provided a third option — a nappy you ... keep reading
Written by The Next Plays in September 2010, about Accreditation, Consumerism, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Pollution, Sustainability (3 comments)
Giving inquisitive and commercially-focused minds access to leading research and development (R&D) is one of the main focuses of the Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) programme. And when you introduce reputable venture capital companies into the mix, you have the potential to fast track new ventures. The United States’ National ... keep reading
Written by The Next Plays in August 2010, about Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Corporate Social Responsibility, Design, Economics, Green energy, Industry & Business, Innovation, Politics & Government, Solar, Sustainability (2 comments)
It’s all too easy to take fore granted the process involved in the production of clothing, prior to it sitting pretty on your body. In a bid to provide track the value chain of its clothing, in 2008, Icebreaker introduced an internal label bearing a Baa code, which can ... keep reading
Written by The Next Plays in August 2010, about Accreditation, Agriculture & Food, Branding, Consumerism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Design, Industry & Business, Innovation, Sustainability (1 comment)
With around 25 percent of Amsterdam having access to navigable waterways, transport company Mokum Mariteam is reacquainting the city with a simple canal-based delivery system that means less traffic congestion, air and noise pollution. The canals have been used to transport merchandise though history, but this lessened with the arrival ... keep reading
Written by The Next Plays in August 2010, about Air Quality, Climate Change, Corporate Social Responsibility, Economics, Emissions, Energy Saving, Finance & Money, Green energy, Industry & Business, Pollution, Recycling, Sustainability, Transport, Water (2 comments)
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