“I was working for a large pharmaceutical company, and it was all about profit margins and driving more and more for the shareholders” - Mandy Powell The Goodwash Company is the brainchild of two Welsh international sports people, Mandy Powell…
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Sausage rolls and social goals – Greggs Winning Hearts
As a modern business, it is our duty to stand for more than just profit...We're dedicated to helping people, protecting the planet and working together - Greggs. Greggs is a national UK bakery retail business that had, in 2023, a…
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New Emerald Journal Publication: Harmonious Entrepreneurship, A Sustainable Model for Addressing Global Inequality
We are pleased to announce the publication of our latest research paper, "Harmonious Entrepreneurship: A Sustainable Model for Addressing Global Inequality," in the Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies by Emerald Publishing. This study demonstrates how the disruptive HES entrepreneurial business…
Resolution at Work: From Conflict to Collaboration
ACAS estimates the cost of conflict to UK organisations is around £28.5 billion per year and suggests that 9.7 million employees per year experience conflict at work. Resolution at Work is at the forefront of workplace mediation and conflict resolution, offering…
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Celebrating Innovation: HES chapter in ‘Extracurricular Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Activity, Vol. 19’
A special update to announce our chapter in "Extracurricular Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Activity: A Global and Holistic Perspective, Vol: 19," expertly edited by Dr Sarah Preedy and Dr Emily Beaumont. The contribution of myself and David is on the Beta…
Breaking the Cycle: Inside Out Support Wales’ Mission for Social Change
“I was diagnosed with dyslexia at 35, which explained some of my behaviour and attributes growing up, but back then I did not understand why I acted in certain circumstances” - Chris Leslie, ex offender and Director of Inside Out…
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Sustainable Revival: Eco Nubia’s Cultural Renaissance
Our mission is to help local communities to discover their own natural and cultural heritage treasures…put them into action using sustainable tourism practices in order to gain financial and psychological benefits - Ahmed Yehia The small River Nile island of…
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Sustainable Threads: The Bombus Artisanal Ethos
Sustainability is about the balance of looking after ourselves, our planet and each other – wherever possible, minimising harm and leaving the world and its people in a better position than I found them - Amber Jones Amber Jones is…
From Marginalised to Empowered: The Journey of Rebecca Bowyer
Until we restructure this education system, we are failing our young people -Rebecca Bowyer While there is growing awareness of Neurodiversity and the special educational needs of Neurodiverse children and young people, many non-neurotypical pupils and students still struggle to…
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Healing, Teaching, Empowering: The Multifaceted Mission of Love Zimbabwe in the Heart of Cymru
“Tolerance, inter-cultural dialogue and respect for diversity are more essential than ever in a world where peoples are becoming more and more closely interconnected" - Kofi Annan After being accused of teaching politics to her pupils in Zimbabwe, geography teacher…
Seeds of Change: The Micro Greengrocer Cultivating Community & Sustainability
“I had a yearning to do something completely different with my skill base, something more holistic and community-focused" -Amanda Wood For Amanda Wood, the COVID-19 pandemic was life-changing. Prior to its outbreak in 2020, she was working as a programme…
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Oasis Cardiff: Championing Entrepreneurial Spirit for Refugees in Wales
“I wanted people to have a safe space where they could come and tell stories and where they could integrate into the wider community’ - Reynette Roberts Oasis Cardiff aims to facilitate the integration of refugees and asylum seekers into…
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Agood Company Turning Profits into Environmental Protection
“I want to be able to look into my kids’ eyes and honestly say, ‘I did everything I could to hinder climate change” (Anders Ankarlid) Founded in 2019, Agood Company is a Swedish B-Corp that employs 28 people, only 14…
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Refuge to Revolution: Thrive Group Wales Empowering Women with Enterprise
#IWD24 ##InspireInclusion “Business can and does give back and it only takes one small gesture, like offering someone a job, to make such a massive difference” - Donna Griffiths, Business Development Manager, Bouygues UK International Women's Day is a chance…
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Oddbox: Transforming Waste into Food Wellness
“I knew my startup idea couldn’t just be another commercial money spinning operation…It also had to in some way help people and also a cause that was far bigger than me” (Deepak Ravindran) In 2016, Deepak Ravindran, an MBA graduate,…
n-ergy’s Impact: Education, Peace, and Reintegration
We pour our heart and soul into our work and believe that the greatest achievements are driven by Passion. - Donna Turner-Not, n-ergy I am immensely proud of our caring, inclusive culture, where we set the highest standards and expectations…
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High Altitude Harvest: The Renaissance of Welsh Cider Making at Welsh Mountain Cider
“The project is developing a model of small scale agriculture, independent of subsidies, on marginal land and promoting natural cider and minimum intervention orcharding.” - Bill Bleasdale and Chava Richman Although apples have been used to make alcoholic drinks in…
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The Sustainable Studio: Empowering Creative Enterprise and Advancing SDG 16
"Innovation and sustainability aren’t just about what we create, but how we create, and who gets to participate in the process." - Sarah and Julia, Co-founders of The Sustainable Studio In Cardiff, a transformative force is reshaping the creative landscape,…
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A Pioneer’s Rise and Ethical Dilemma: A Cautionary Tale of The Body Shop
“The business of business should not just be about money, it should be about responsibility. It should be about public good, not personal greed” (Dame Anita Roddick). Possibly the first example of a modern harmonious retail enterprise, The Body Shop…
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Zero Waste, Maximum Taste: The Fuel Hub’s Journey to Revolutionise Healthy Eating
“Our focus is on running a company that operates on a completely zero food waste model. Sustainability sits at the core of everything that we do…” (Michelle Laithwaite) The Fuel Hub is an online premium meal preparation business that delivers…
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HES collaborates in ‘Pathways to Peace’
In the contemporary sustainability crisis and our concern about the planet and global warming, we must never forget that sustainability is about people and their ability to live peacefully and in harmony with each other. With the problems in Eastern…
Addressing the Sustainability Challenge: the need for harmony
“Sustainability is not just about adopting the latest energy-efficient technologies or turning to renewable sources of power. Sustainability is the responsibility of every individual every day, it is about changing our behaviour and mindset…” (Joe Kaeser, Former CEO of Siemens…
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Green Revolution: From Garage to Global with Firefly Green Fuels
“We’re in the fight against climate change. That’s what has driven the business so far. I am proud of what I do; this has never felt like a proper job” - James Hygate James Hygate, the founder and CEO of…
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Cultivating the Future: Kindling Farm’s Vision for Sustainable, Community-Led Agriculture
“The world needs new models of agriculture: farms that are of course productive but also sustainable for many centuries to come; that are resilient—able to adjust to climate change, that are people-friendly, offering plenty of good jobs and supporting local…
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Harmonising Innovation: The RNCM Shaping Tomorrow’s Musical Entrepreneurs and Changemakers
“RNCM mobilises musicians to graduate into the world’s confident risk takers, innovators and changemakers” - (RNCM, 2023) In December 2023, the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), based in Manchester, became the UK’s entrepreneurial University of the Year. Founded in…
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Aquacycl’s Vision: Pioneering the Transformation of Water Treatment
“Access to safe water is a human right which almost a third of the planet is being denied. But cleaning polluted waterways requires energy, and we must ensure that our efforts to heal the planet don’t inadvertently create new harm"…
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Christmas Greetings from Harmonious Entrepreneurship
Harmonious Horizons: Fostering Ethical Leadership at Lampeter with Maharashtra Political Leaders
In November, I had the opportunity to contribute to the new Executive Leadership Programme at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David’s Lampeter campus as part of their Global Futures initiative. The pilot programme has been developed to support the…
Sustainable Sips: Totally Welsh Changing Dairy Dynamics
“Totally Welsh has always been about more than just dairy for us. The Brand embodies the Welsh community spirit." (John Horsman, General Manager Totally Welsh) Towards the end of the 19th century, milk began to be sold in bottles in…
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Empowering Echoes: Tales from The (Pop) Factory
bubbles: Sebastian Sørensen Porth is a town of some 6,000 people located in the Rhonda Valley, the former coal mining region of South Wales. In 1897, two local grocers, William Evans and William Thomas, opened a factory, the Welsh Hills…
GEW2023 Showcase Event: Dafen Primary School
Congratulations to Dafen Primary School, an EntreCompEdu Pioneer School, for a Spectacular GEW2023 Event title image approved by Dafen Primary School Last Thursday was a remarkable day for Dafen Primary School as they celebrated a 'triple whammy' event during Global…
GEW 2023 Day 2: Celebrating Entrepreneurial Excellence & Sustainable Futures at Dafen School
As we delve into the second day of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2023 at Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society, the essence of our mission comes to the fore: instilling entrepreneurial thinking in young minds as a cornerstone for a sustainable and harmonious future.…
Global Entrepreneurship Week: To Celebrate or Not to Celebrate, That is the Question
Three years ago, in Global Entrepreneurship Week 2020, Felicity and I founded The Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society, now a limited spinout company of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, the 2022 Triple E European Entrepreneurial University of the Year. We…
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Washed-Up Cards: Turning the Tide on Plastic
“The cards aren’t going to dent the million of tons of plastic entering our rivers and oceans every year but if it helps spread a little love and gets a few people to be a bit more conscious about their…
Kääpä Biotech: Nature-Inspired Medicinal Mushrooms
“We solve the same problems as regular technology companies. We just look to nature for our inspiration and answers” - Eric Puro NutraIngredients 2021 Start-up Award winner KÄÄPÄ Biotech: ‘Our passion led to the win!’20-Dec-2021 By Will Chu Founded in 2018,…
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Navigating Academia and Community: A Week in the Life of HES
It's been a whirlwind of a week for all of us at the Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society (HES). From thought-provoking academic panels to community showcases, we've been busy showcasing our mission and impact. Our Voice in Academia: The Panel DiscussionThe journey…
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Our bilingual celebratory ‘Welsh Harmonious Treasures’ booklet
To celebrate UWTSD's Sustainability Week 2023, David and I have gathered together the selection of 10 Welsh Harmonious Treasures we showcased during our ‘Food Pirates’ Adventures at Lampeter Food Fest 2023, a joyful collaboration with Associate Professor Luci Attala and Professor…
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Sustainable Suitehearts: Mr & Mrs Smith Craft Luxury Hotels with a Conscience
“I promise to keep sustainability as a key part of our business strategy and to continually promote sustainability to our members, our partners, and our hoteliers. Through these means and through our future innovations, I think it is vital for…
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From Wall Street to Green Street: The Evolution of 1st Hotels
“We’re surrounded by the systems of the natural world that, when left untouched, know exactly how to self-balance, self-regulate, self-cleanse and restore harmony” - 1st Hotels American billionaire Barry Sternlicht graduated in 1982 from Brown University and obtained an MBA from Harvard…
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Woven with Value: LittleLeaf Organic Cotton
“Our business is based on solid values: great products with good design, made ethically and sustainably without doing harm to others or our planet” - Lisa and Philip Ingram LittleLeaf Organic Cotton). Lisa Ingram has a DPhil, four young adult…
Bee1’s Trailblazing Path Fostering Climate Awareness in School
"At Bee1, we believe that the most sustainable solutions arise at the intersection of education, innovation, and social responsibility." - Bee1 Mark Douglas, former Director of NatWest Bank across Wales and the Chairman/Founder of NatWest Cymru, transitioned from shaping a…
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An Entrepreneurship Education Rising Star
Today I learned that Christine Samy Habib has been awarded a Senior Lectureship at Leeds Trinity University. I first met her in 2007 when I left the UK to help set up what was essentially a social enterprise, the British…
Blooming Sustainability: Electric Daisy Flower Farm
“As artisan growers we are custodians of the land we work on, and we protect it with our sustainable approach to everything” - Electric Daisy Flower Farm The global market for fresh cut flowers is estimated to be US$36.4 billion, with…
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Shining Together: Celebrating the team at IEEC2023 and the Harmonious Path Ahead
David and I are thrilled to report on our recent contributions to the 17th International Entrepreneurship Educators Conference (IEEC) hosted this year by the University of Surrey, where, once again, colleagues and peers in enterprise and entrepreneurship education from the…
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Ananas Anam and Pinatex
“We need to be more responsible about the environment, the economy, the people. Because now more than ever it is more than a necessity it is an emergency” - Dr.Carmen Hijosa In India, Fleather, a leather substitute, is being made…
Welcome to the Future
“The medieval university looked backwards; it professed to be a storehouse of old knowledge. The modern university looks forward and is a factory for new knowledge”. [“Darwin’s Bulldog” the English biologist, Thomas Huxley 1825-1895] Professor David A. Kirby, BA., Ph.d is…
KeepCup: Brewing Change One Reusable Cup at a Time
“We are a business built on the advocacy of individual users. We are at our best when we arrive at decisions that consider all of the perspectives and look forward with optimism and authenticity” - KeepCup Born in Glasgow but…
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HES Summer 2023 Reflections
In the words of the 1963 Cliff Richard “Summer Holiday” song “We’re all goin’ on a Summer holiday, No more work in’ for a week or two”. That being the case, we want to reflect on our achievements at the…
HES contributing to Sustainability and Prosperity at Learned Society of Wales Colloquium
Wales has in place a series of policies and strategies to address the sustainability challenge and recognises the important role that education can play in ensuring that the needs of the present are met without compromising the ability of future…
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The Power of Petals: The Daffodils’ Role in Combating Global Warming
In the picturesque Welsh countryside, farmer Andrew Evans is involved in a pioneering trial with implications for the global environment. At his farm in Welshpool, Powys, he is introducing daffodil compounds into his cattle's diet to reduce methane emissions. The…
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‘Food Pirates’ Adventures at Lampeter Food Fest 2023
Greetings, landlubbers and sea dogs alike! I am delighted to recount our boisterous and highly energetic adventure as the #FoodPirates at the Lampeter Food Festival 2023, hosted by the University of Wales Trinity Saint David at UWTSD Lampeter-Llambed. Our 'Food…
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Baladi Home and Studio Meem: promoting artisan entrepreneurship in Egypt
I’m always intrigued by how creative the people are. When I go home and try to come up with my own designs, I can’t come even close. - Manar Moursi There are an estimated 20 million palm trees in Egypt.…
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HES celebrates doctoral and entrepreneurial journey
What a remarkable few months it has been for Felicity, which the Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society is delighted to celebrate. First she successfully defended her Doctoral thesis on 14th February, 2023, then she received her Doctoral Certificate, dated 5th May, her…
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Olarro Lodge, Keyna
“You look at things you enjoy in your life, but much more important is what you can do to make the world a better place” - Paul Allen, 1953-2018 Located on a 2,000-metre-high ridge overlooking the Masai Mara national game…
Love Cocoa and H!P Chocolate
“Love Cocoa and H!P Chocolate are at the forefront of sustainable chocolate innovation” - Richard Koch, British Entrepreneur, Management Consultant and Angel Investor The name Cadbury is world famous, especially in the world of chocolate and confectionery. The Quaker, John…
Watson & Pratt’s: where shopping is social & produce is local
“We believe in supporting a form of agriculture which will ensure our, and future, generations will have choice and opportunity…” Lucy Watson and Ben Pratt Lampeter, a small university market town in mid-Wales, has a history of sustainable organic food…
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Deri Reed’s Culinary Journey for Community and Planet
“I always work with as many local producers as I can to source local, seasonal and organic produce. I am proud to call these suppliers my friends and love the opportunity to create exciting dishes with them” - Deri Reed…
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Congratulations Dr Healey-Benson
I am delighted to share the exciting news that Felicity has recently been awarded her Doctorate degree and her graduation ceremony is scheduled for 11th July 2023. Her Doctoral research has focused on exploring how Higher Education educators develop Higher…
Avocado Power: Biofase’s Bioplastic Revolution
“Everything that exists on earth is part of a natural cycle. The problem with plastic is that it does not belong to any of these cycles” - Scott Munguia. In 2014 Scott Munguia, a Chemical Engineering student, founded Biofase in…
Tir Glas: A Sustainable Haven for Bees
“Welsh bees have evolved over millions of years to survive and prosper in our fickle climate. If nature has decreed Welsh bees suitable for our country, then why go against it?” - Peter Jenkins, Lampeter Beekeeper Increasingly universities are being…
Nature Friendly Farming, Esgairllaethdy Farm, Myddfai
“Producing high quality food, looking after the environment, managing air and water quality, enhancing biodiversity and wildlife and taking care of our most valuable asset -SOIL – is what we as farmers should be doing. We are on this planet…
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Food Fest Ahoy! Charting the Course of Sustainable Food Innovation
We are thrilled to collaborate with UNESCO-BRIDGES UK Hub on an exciting event at Lampeter’s Food Fest (Gŵyl Fwyd Llanbed) on Saturday 29th July 2023. Between 1-4pm, join us on an epic adventure in the historic Old Hall at the University…
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Loch Fyne Oysters: Empowering Communities, Restoring Oyster Waters
“Johnny’s contribution to the Cairndow area transformed it from a place with few jobs, a dwindling population and little ambition to a thriving, forward thinking community” (Virginia Sumsion, Johnny Noble’s niece). Loch Fyne is a Scottish sea loch or lake…
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Offploy CIC: Empowering Ex-Offenders for Better Futures
"Having the mindset, ambition and motivation to be an entrepreneur is a gift, and it's important that gift is used in the right way" - Jacob Hill Jacob Hill, an award-winning serial entrepreneur and ex-offender, founded Offploy CIC in 2016.…
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Tap Social: Brewing Change Through Beer, Baking & Second Chances
“I used to channel my energies into the wrong things. I was successful but now I know that if I had channelled my energies into something positive I could have succeeded there too”. (Cooper an ex-offender and Tap Social employee)…
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The Crowning Glory – service above self
“It will no longer be possible to give so much of my time and energies to the charities and issues for which I cared so deeply, but I know this important work will go on in the trusted hands of others”.…
Avallen Spirits: The Planet-Positive Spirit Brand with moral purpose
“The truth is that few companies are making the changes required to their business practices to make the urgent impact we need…” - Tim Etherington-Judge Stephanie Jordan and Tim Etherington-Judge launched Avallen Spirits, a private producer of Calvados (a cider brandy…
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Ceilán – natural skincare with purpose
“Ceilán is a perfect example of the butterfly effect - the way in which small, seemingly insignificant events can have a massive impact on the future” (Dr Shelini Surendran) Siddha medicine is one of the oldest systems of traditional medicine…
The Wellbeing Farm – journey to B-corp
“The sustainable equilibrium of our planet is facing huge challenges. But at The Wellbeing Farm, we are working to create a solution, and to make our green story even greener”. (Celia Gaze) Who would have thought a wedding and corporate…
Reviving Rural Economies: The Inspiring Story of the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association
“We have to think big. Who would have thought 20 years ago we'd have got where we are now". (Dr. Matthew O'Callaghan, OBE) In 2015, food historian Dr Matthew O’Callaghan, Chairman of the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association, was awarded…
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Charterhouse School Sustainability Conference
David and I are thrilled to report our participation in the Charterhouse School Sustainability Conference, that took place on March 14th in Surrey. The conference brought together educators, students, and thought leaders to share and discuss ways in which we can…
Melin Tregwynt: The Revival of Welsh Wool Production and Sustainability
Recently there has been a change in customer buying patterns with many also wanting to buy sustainable and local products” (Eifion Griffiths). While many businesses claim that sustainability does not fit with the business case and consumers do not demand…
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Hiut Deim Company, the sustainable denim pioneers
Jean image Source: http://www.albionman.com/ “Companies with a soul are so much more interesting than companies motivated purely by profit" (David Hieatt) In 1995 at the age of 36, David Hieatt co-founded Howies, a niche active clothing business that wanted to produce…
Crystal Doors Fostering Sustainability and Community Growth
We are a small company with a turnover of £3 million, but we are making an impact way beyond our size. The manufacturing industry is beginning to wake up and take notice of the climate and ecological emergency around us,…
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Aduna spreading Baobab love
“The binary model whereby making money is the domain of business and doing worthwhile things is the domain of charity is analogue technology in a world that is now digital” (Andrew Hunt) In 2004, Andrew Hunt, co-founder and CEO of…
Divine Chocolate that empowers
“We need a future for cocoa farming which is sustainable- not just for chocolate companies and chocolate lovers but for the people growing the crop” (Sophi Tranchell, MBE, Group CEO Divine Chocolate UK, 1999-2020) Each year, some $100 billion is…
Phool and Fleather: India’s transformative biomaterial company
image compiled from images from @ Phool.co FB “Sustainability goes across everything I do….For example, there’s no leather; it’s free from PVC. There are lots of woven materials, which means a lot less waste” (Stella McCartney, fashion designer). The global…
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Winds of change – Modvion
“The fact that something has not been done before, does not mean it can’t be done at all” - (Modvion) Modvion, founded in 2015, is the brainchild of two engineers, Joakim Orneblad and Otto Lundman, who graduated from Chalmers University’s…
Gingsters sustainability journey
“Sustainability is integral to our journey with the focus on social responsibility becoming more important for our planet and environment” (Ginsters). For the inhabitants of the English county of Cornwall (population 568,000) the pasty is part of their heritage and…
HES contributes to new Emerald Entrepreneurship publication
David, Iman, and I are delighted to see the publication of the Emerald Publication "Bleeding Edge Entrepreneurship" edited by João J. Ferreira and Patrick J. Murphy. Our chapter (3) is entitled "The Leopard's spots are changing: an evolutionary approach to ecological…
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ICSB – Humane Entrepreneurship Mini-Globe Award
Pleased to share that at the annual ICSB Mini Globe Award Ceremony held on 16th January 2023 I was delighted, honoured and humbled to receive the Award for Excellence in Humane Entrepreneurship for the development and promotion of Harmonious Entrepreneurship. Apart…
TerraWaste
“Towards a pollution-free planet with a pollution-free process" - Kristaps Cirius, CMO TerraWaste Largely as a result of man's entrepreneurial innovativeness, we produce 2.01 billion tonnes of waste a year, 86% of which is non-recyclable, and, as a result of…
London Christmas Tree Rental
“Having a greener Christmas isn’t about making big sacrifices. If we each take small steps, collectively we can make a big difference” - Catherine Loveless, London Christmas Tree Rental At a time when deforestation is estimated to contribute some 10%…
Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society (Ltd) ORB’s membership
The Society is pleased to announce that it has become a member of the Organisation for Responsible Business (ORB). We have done so not only because we are a responsible business, a spinout of the University of Wales Trinity Saint…
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Call for contribution to Sustainability, An International Open Access Journal
HES encourages you to contribute a research or comprehensive review article for consideration for publication in Sustainability, an international Open Access journal which provides an advanced forum for research findings in areas related to sustainability and sustainable development. HES's Professor…
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A Happy and Harmonious Christmas Everyone
Over 2000 years ago three Wise Men from the East travelled to Bethlehem bearing gifts of Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh. Since then gift giving at Christmas has become a tradition. This Christmas we bring to you, virtually, of course, gifts…
Gwinllan Hebron Vineyard’s rare organic wine
“We strive to work within and in harmony with the ecosystem rather than attempting to radically alter and control it” (Jemma Vickers and Paul Rolt) Hebron vineyard, located on the Pembrokeshire/Carmarthenshire border in the foothills of the Preseli mountains in West Wales,…
Cilgwenyn Raw Local Honey
“We are all intertwined yet we, humans have the biggest affect, and not always in a good way” (Dr Rhodri Owen). Symbolically bees are associated with love and romance and are considered to be guardians of the natural world. As…
Dafen School showcases fun and focused entrepreneurship education for GEW2022
Our EntreCompEdu Pioneer pupils of Dafen Primary School, Wales supported by UWTSD continue to shine bright as they spotlight their growing entrepreneurial competence whilst remaining focused on their sustainability commitment. Taking the opportunity to celebrate their third Global Entrepreneurship Week…
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Earthshot Prize 2022 – HES predicts a winner
HES is encouraged as another of its carefully selected harmonious entrepreneurship case studies has been selected by the Earthshot Prize judges as amongst the best and most ingenious solutions to repair and regenerate the planet. This year, UK’s Notpla. founded…
Bargoed Farm Caravan and Camping site
“Environmental sustainability is not only important to us personally, but our clients are clearly concerned about these issues too, and have welcomed the changes made to the site”. (Geraint Thomas). According to Trip Advisor Bargoed Farm Caravan and Camping site…
CAT and Dulas Engineering
“In such seclusion, so far from the pressures under which most people live, I had the feeling that something new, some fresh and saner way of living might be demonstrated” (Gerard Morgan-Grenville 1931-2009). Located in a 100-year-old disused slate quarry…
Rodda’s clotted cream cultivates community spirit and charity
Cornish Clotted Cream – the food of the Gods (former Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone, 1809-1898) In the UK, according to the 1935 Goodheart, Sigler and Hoffman song “everything stops for tea” but not only that - on the last…
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HES celebrates Entrepreneurship Education
It is wonderful to celebrate with UWTSD, home to the HES Society, on its 40th anniversary of Entrepreneurship Education. A triple celebration of GEW2022, UWTSD's 200th year, and the university's long and productive journey with entrepreneurship education, also marked by…
Takachar transforming waste biomass
In 2021, 30-year-old Vidyut Mohar, an India Engineering entrepreneur and Sustainability graduate of the Delft University of Technology, won the inaugural Earthshot prize with his business partner, Dr Kevin Kung, a biological engineering graduate of MIT. In 2015, they had…
Oxwash: shrinking environmental costs and impacts
“Focus on the team first, then the customer, then the investor and expect from your team what you expect from yourself. You can achieve a lot, but you are only human” - Dr. Kyle Grant Each year the £70bn garment…
The Library of Things
“If everybody in the world consumed resources at the rate we do in the UK, we would need 3.5 planets to sustain us” This was the realisation that prompted three friends, Emma Shaw, Rebecca Trevalyan, and Sophia Wyatt to start…
Denbies Wine Estate
“Once I do one thing, I just can’t wait to get on to the next challenge” - Sir Adrian White Once a pig farm, the family-owned, award-winning Denbies Wine Estate in Dorking is not only one of England’s largest single…
Zero Carbon Guildford
“We aim to build a strong resilient community that can cope with the challenges of a rapidly changing planet” - ZERO Carbon Guildford. On 21st November 2021, Zero Carbon Guildford was opened in the centre of Guildford, a university town…
ORB: The National Organisation for Responsible Micro, Small and Medium Sized Businesses
“What was initially launched without specific altruistic intent became precisely that: a passion for making a difference that transcended the desire for personal financial gain” (Jill Poet). The National Organisation for Responsible Micro, Small and Medium-sized Businesses (ORB) is a…
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