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Impress Print Services becomes the first publication printer to achieve The Planet Mark™

Impress Print Services specialises in eco-friendly print services and is celebrated as one of only a handful of Carbon Balanced Publication Printers in the country. The Planet Mark™ certification augments an impressive sustainability agenda held by Impress, underpinned by an ISO 14001 accreditation and World Land Trust partnership.

Carolina Karlstrom: Behaviour change – the key to energy efficiency

In the second of a series of blogs for The Planet Mark™, Carolina Karlstom founder of sustainability advisory & coaching company Jade Advisory discusses behavioural change within organisations. Why behaviour change? Reducing the use of energy and becoming more energy efficient is often one of the “low hanging fruits” of any

The Planet Mark™ Five Year Anniversary Awards

The awards, which are set to become an annual event, will present a chance for Planet Mark™ holders to celebrate their sustainable achievements, network with and learn from other businesses in The Planet Mark™ community. Their launch will also be an important milestone for The Planet Mark™ Certification programme itself, which celebrates

Carolina Karlstrom: the business case for taking climate action

Climate change is the most pressing and critical challenge humanity has faced in its history. We don’t have the time to rely on regulators to pass appropriate climate mitigation and adaption legislation. Climate action from across all industry sectors, whatever the size of organisation is essential, required and indeed increasingly

Earth Overshoot Day 2018: Mankind has eaten into its yearly supply of natural resources – in under seven months

To match our current consumption of resources, we would need the equivalent of 1.7 earths, according to Global Footprint Network GFN, an international research organisation that makes a yearly calculation of how far humanity is falling into ecological debt. Earth Overshoot Day began in the 1970s when growing populations and increased

CLARITY-The Soap Co. launches new brand BECỌ onto supermarket shelves

The new BECỌ products, which have been designed so consumers can purchase without compromise on social and environmental concerns, will launch onto supermarket shelves from July. BECỌ, which stands for Better Considered, is a new sister brand to The Soap Co., a premium luxury brand created by CLARITY, the UK’s oldest social enterprise

GreenZone invests in EV fleet to cut carbon and be one step ahead of ULEZ charge

GreenZone has just taken delivery of its first EVs – four zero emission Renault Zoes and one zero emission Nissan ENV 200 (pictured). The company has also purchased a Hyundai Ioniq plug-in hybrid electric vehicle to join its fleet of company cars and installed four charging pods outside its head offices in West London. It said it

CNG achieves The Planet Mark™ sustainability certification

CNG, which is based in Harrogate, Yorkshire, supplies energy to more than 45,000 business sites. The decision to report its carbon footprint for the first time followed a recent move by the company to move into electricity, with a key focus on renewable energy. “We realised that we needed to practice what we preach and start making

Oktra slashes carbon footprint by 30%

The reduction means Oktra has retained The Planet Mark™ sustainability certification for a fifth consecutive year. Oktra has been measuring and reporting its carbon footprint for eight years and has been a holder of The Planet Mark™ since 2014. Oktra’s total carbon footprint in its latest reporting period stood at 85.3 tonnes of

Albus Environmental achieves The Planet Mark™ sustainability certification

Albus Environmental, based in the South East of England, provides bespoke healthcare waste management service to a variety of businesses including doctor’s surgeries, dental practices and nursing homes. Albus Environmental is already accredited to internationally recognised environmental accreditation ISO14001, but by achieving