“The crafting world is full of the idea that more is better. We want to change that, showing that higher quality is better, preloved is better, re used and repaired is better” (Jan, co owner of The Snail of Happiness)…
Read More The Snail of Happiness: Circular Crafting and Community Wellbeing in Rural Wales
“We are resilient, ambitious and committed to working together towards a healthier, happier and more prosperous future for our village and the region. Collaboration and determination are at the heart of everything we do”. (Mari Arthur). Dr Justin John, a…
Read More Tetrim Teas: Brewing a Sustainable Future in Wales
“Something that started off as the two of us grads building sunglasses in our living room, has grown into a global brand built on local community, that’s funded by sustainable innovation” - Zoe Watkiss Ali and Zoe Watkiss graduated from Manchester…
Following the inspiring momentum of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2024 (GEW2024) last week, we reflect on the incredible ways entrepreneurship transcended traditional boundaries this year, fostering pathways for meaningful and sustainable change. Fresh from success at ISBE 2024 with research on…
“We believe that planet, people and profit are all equal when it comes to how we run our business” - Coaltown Coffee The former mining town of Ammanford in South Wales, population circa 5500, is probably the last place in…
Read More Grounds for Success: Coaltown Coffee’s Journey from Garage to Global
From Enterprise Education to Action! Incredibly excited to begin to peel back the curtains on an organically unfolding rich tapestry of effort, networking, engagement and visionary ambition. The Harmonious Heroes Initiative represents months of dedicated work, building on layers of…
Read More Empowering Llanelli’s Future: The Harmonious Heroes Initiative Takes Flight
“The very people growing rice are the ones left behind by the industry and society" (Lincoln Lee) It is not just in the rice production sector that the planet and its people are exploited. In the drive to make as…
Read More Rice Inc: Empowering Farmers, Transforming the Rice Industry
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime" - Lao Tzu, 5th century Chinese philosopher In the Philippines village women are assembling and selling…
Delighted to welcome back a new delegation as part of the UWTSD Executive Leadership Programme aimed at supporting the Global Futures Initiative, based at the UWTSD’s Lampeter campus. This initiative is crucial in developing future leaders who are equipped to…
Read More Supporting the UWTSD Maharashtra Future Leaders Programme: From Policy to Practice
“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…
Read More Seeds of Change: The Micro Greengrocer Cultivating Community & Sustainability
"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,…
Read More The Sustainable Studio: Empowering Creative Enterprise and Advancing SDG 16
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…
“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…
Read More Cultivating the Future: Kindling Farm’s Vision for Sustainable, Community-Led Agriculture
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…
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…
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…
Read More Global Entrepreneurship Week: To Celebrate or Not to Celebrate, That is the Question
“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…
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…
Read More Navigating Academia and Community: A Week in the Life of HES
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…
Read More Our bilingual celebratory ‘Welsh Harmonious Treasures’ booklet
“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…
“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…
“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…
“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…
Read More Deri Reed’s Culinary Journey for Community and Planet
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…
Read More Food Fest Ahoy! Charting the Course of Sustainable Food Innovation
“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…
Read More Reviving Rural Economies: The Inspiring Story of the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association
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…
Read More Melin Tregwynt: The Revival of Welsh Wool Production and Sustainability
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,…
Read More Crystal Doors Fostering Sustainability and Community Growth
“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…
“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…
“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…
“Beautiful things happen when you distance yourself from negativity” (Karina Sudenyte) Mother of twins, 22 year old Karina Sudenyte and her husband Maciek Kacprzyk were students at the University of South Wales in Cardiff when they set up “Get Wonky”…
"The problem is much worse than we think. We have to wake up" - Dr. Monika van den Bos Verma of Wageningen University, Netherlands Food waste is one of the major global sustainability problems. According to the UN Food and…
At a time when global food prices are rising higher and faster than at any time in the last decade, an estimated 1.6 billion tonnes of food is wasted each year. About one-third of the food produced globally contributes some 8…
“The best way to help a community is to give it the faith and knowledge to help itself” - New Scientist, 2nd August, 1962 Rosario, estimated population 1.7 million, is located 300kms (186 miles) North West of Buenos Aires, Argentina.…
Read More Rosario Garden Project: urban regeneration seeds hope
19th March 2022 David and I, as co-founders of the Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society, were delighted to be invited to participate in the recent launch of UWTSD's Canolfan Tir Glas, and the 'Resilience and Harmony Centre' Open Day. We believe in…
Read More HES Supporting Resilience & Harmony in the Community
"I want to see people feeling that they're proud of working for [Burns Pet Nutrition Ltd] and [for them to] put that bit extra in, in terms of the activities we're engaged in" - John Burns In the heart of rural…
“Young entrepreneurs and innovators are working hard to create a low carbon energy market” - Jeremiah Thoronka Mankind needs an alternative to fossil fuels. Solar, wind and water-generated energy are all possibilities, but with the present technology, they can be…
Humanity is the washerwoman of our society that wrings out its laundry in tears - Karl Klaus, 1874-1936 The handwashing of clothes is a simple but time-consuming and energy-sapping task that has been a significant source of invention for centuries.…
The extraction of oil, coal, and minerals brought, and still brings, a cost to the environment -- Irish singer/songwriter, Bono, 1960 A HES case study based in Wales to celebrate #GEW2021. Wales, often referred to as “the land of song”…
We must “remember our unique power as human beings and our continual ability to lead, innovate and problem solve. People can achieve great things”. (HRH The Duke of Cambridge) Launched in October 2020 by HRH Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, the Earthshot…
Read More Sanergy, a HES case study, finalist in The Earthshot Prize
credit: seed (Photo by Joshua Lanzarini) This last week, Felicity and I have been busy promoting Harmonious Entrepreneurship “in the flesh” so to speak. First, we spoke twice at the 15th annual Enterprise Educators UK (EEUK) conference hosted by Aston University (ieec.co.uk).…
"Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn"- Benjamin Fanklin 1706-1790 We are excited to share with you all, our dedicated HES supporters, that the first iteration of our foundation level online course…
Read More HES MOOC – Principles of Harmonious Entrepreneurship launched
For two student entrepreneurs, Josh Shefner and Claire Friona, long-established idioms are a living reality. Both are students of Engineering at Milwaukee School of Engineering, and both are passionate about poverty elimination and the eradication of waste. They are also…
Read More “Waste not want not” (1772, idiom) or “wilful waste makes woeful want” (1576, idom)
In the mid 19th century the Harmonious Entrepreneur Sir Titus Salt built Saltaire, a Yorkshire industrial village that is now a UNESCO world heritage site (harmonious-entrepreneurship.org). 166 years later, in 2016, Saltaire produced another harmonious enterprise. Dr Jackie Mulligan, a…
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