“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”.…
Category: conservation
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…
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…
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…
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%…
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…
Egyptian University ‘Chito-Shrimp’ feeds multiple sustainability projects
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime”. Formerly known a SIFE (Students into Free Enterprise) Enactus is the world’s largest experiential learning platform.…
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Argan oil harmonious ventures
oil pic credit: Pixabay “The entrepreneur shifts economic resources out of an area of lower and into an area of higher productivity and greater yield” - John-Baptiste Say (1767-1832) Today Argan oil is considered the most effective anti-ageing oil in…