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#MOVETHEDATE // Earth Overshoot Day marks the date

#MOVETHEDATE // Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year. In 2021, it falls on 29th July. 🌍That’s 23 days earlier than in 2020!

But Earth Overshoot Day didn’t always exist, there was a time when a year’s worth of resources lasted the year, and we can get back to that.

How? Firstly, by valuing the resources we have. Considering what it really means to drive where you could cycle, buy where you could fix, and waste where you could share. Find out more at overshootday.org @globalfootprintnetwork

#sustainablefuture #movethedate #overshootday #earthovershootday #regenerationgeneration #ecologicalfootprint #biocapacity #ethicalbusiness #consciousbusinessowner #SDGs #sustainablebusinessstrategy

WEDDING FOOTPRINT // The average carbon footprint

WEDDING FOOTPRINT // The average carbon footprint of a wedding in the UK is 14,500 kgCO2eq, which is more than the average yearly footprint of a household! The reason it's so high is that the average wedding brings together a large number of people, usually from different areas of the country, has a

Don't be average! Plan your wedding with it's carbon footprint in mind. Chose a venue that is sustainable, in an easily accessible location, have a plant based wedding breakfast and source your flowers from a local flower farm. Hire or buy a pre-loved wedding attire and encourage your guests to do the same.

If you'd like to find out the carbon footprint of your wedding, @less_stuff_more_meaning have created a wedding footprint calculator. As our wedding culture is similar across the globe, the calculator is applicable internationally – for both couples and suppliers.

#sustainablewedding #consciouscouple #reduceyourfootprint #lowemissionwedding #ethicalwedding #consciouswedding #ecowedding #weddingoffset #weddingfootprintcalculator #wedspiration #ecoweddinginspo #gettingmarried2022 #ecobride #mindfullywed #bethechange

BUSINESS DECLARES // We're proud to be a supporter

BUSINESS DECLARES // We're proud to be a supporter of @bizdeclares who are proactively raising awareness of the urgent need to accelerate action to address climate change, biodiversity loss and social injustice.

🤝Together we celebrate all companies who declare, recognising that no one is perfect. We are part of a coalition of the willing looking to collaborate and accelerate action.

🤝Together we are pushing the boundaries, facilitating conversations on the many complex challenges businesses are facing. We urge faster action than the Paris agreement.

🤝Together we engage with business leaders who want to add their voice to the resounding, collective call for change.

Business Declares works closely with other climate initiatives to ensure their work is additive, maximising reach and effecting real change, this includes our official partnership with the UN @cop26uk #RacetoZero Campaign.

The Business Declares Network has three objectives:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
1️⃣ Support a network of business leaders who are united in their public declaration of the climate emergency.
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2️⃣ Provide resources to help businesses set and deliver upon their Climate Emergency Plans, and collaborate with existing aligned networks.⠀⠀
3️⃣ Convene business leaders and provide an opportunity to learn, share and support one another.

Are you ready to declare?
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#businessdeclares #bizdeclares #climateemergency #unracetozero #togetherforourplanet #sustainablebusinessleaders #consciousbusiness #ethicalbusinessowner #ecopreneur #sustainablestrategy #collectiveaction

TALK ABOUT THE POSITIVES // It's all too easy to g

TALK ABOUT THE POSITIVES // It's all too easy to get bogged down in the things you have to stop doing when thinking about sustainability. But what about all the positive experiences? The knowledge you'll gain, the skills you will develop? The community that you will become part of?

We're all about progress and not perfection and want to encourage as many businesses as possible to make meaningful positive changes.

Build a business that you’re proud of. One that has sustainability at its core. 💚

#sustainableweddingalliance #purposedriven #ethicalbusiness #sustinablemission #sustainablejourney #ecobusiness #positivegrowth #ethicalbusiness #businessplanning #drivechange #sustainableweddingindustry #businessgrowth #sustainableweddingbusiness #consciousbusiness #consciousbusinessleaders #consciousbusinesses #consciousbusinessowner #sustainablebusinessowner #sustainablebusiness #sustainablebusinesses #sustainablebusinessnetwork #weddingbusiness #sustainableweddingmovement #responsiblebusiness

PLANTING A FOREST // As part of our commitment to

PLANTING A FOREST // As part of our commitment to removing CO2 from the atmosphere, fighting climate change and protecting biodiversity, we plant a tree for every new member that joins the Sustainable Wedding Alliance. 🌱The trees are planted in the UK through @thefutureforestcompany who have committed to plant 50 million trees in the UK by 2025. Once they finish planting a forest they do the same thing again, and again, and again.

Hundreds of trees become thousands, thousands become millions, and millions of trees will have a significant impact on the climate crisis. This nature based approach is not the only solution to climate change, but it’s real, here now and already making a measurable difference to global CO2 levels.

They own the land their trees are planted on, so they can guarantee permanence of the forest and carbon sequestered – once it’s planted, it will stay. 🌳 Many other tree planting projects have poor protections around this, selling future carbon with no guarantee the tree will still be there.

Forests are a lifeline for both people and planet, and are the second largest global store of carbon on our planet.

#membertrees #climatechange #climateaction #collectiveaction #supportingreforestation #generationrestoration #greenbusiness #climatechangesolution #responsibletogether #protectnature #protectourplanet #treeplanting #protectourplanet #consciousbusiness #ethicalbusiness #sustainablebusiness

SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY // While it's unrealistic

SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY // While it's unrealistic to think that you can become fully sustainable overnight, all businesses can start moving in the right direction. The first step is to put in place a Sustainability Strategy.

Creating a Sustainability Strategy will make you think about all elements of your business and the ways in which you can balance people, profit and planet. Once formed it should be a working document, shared amongst team members and, if appropriate, your customers.

A good strategy will guide you through your sustainable journey, helping you to make key decisions and keep on track.

We work with our members to help them create long term strategies, with realistic, achievable objectives and goals to help them become sustainable. If you'd like us to assist you with creating your strategy, or take a look at where you're at so far, please get in touch 📩

#sustainabilitystrategy #businessplanning #strategyforgood #sustainablebusiness #consciousbusiness #bemoresustainable #sustainableweddingbusiness #ethicalbusiness #ethicalbusinessowner #consciousleader #sustainableweddingaccreditation #sustainableimpact #thrivingbusinesses #sustainablemanagement #businesswithpurpose #buildbackbetter #sustainableweddingalliance #forpurposeforprofit #sustainablebusinesspractices #sustainablejourney #progressnotperfection #beaconsciousbusinessowner

GREENHUSHING // I know you will have heard of gree

GREENHUSHING // I know you will have heard of greenwashing, but have you ever heard of greenhushing?

Greenhushing is when businesses underreport their sustainability practices to their customers, suppliers and stakeholders... but why would they do that I hear you say... Well the truth is that some companies are now so worried that their sustainable efforts will be seen as greenwashing that they avoid talking about it altogether.

The term was coined by the consulting firm Treehugger who claimed to regularly meet with customers and companies, that were shy about their sustainable initiatives.

You will have heard us talk about this before, but please remember, progress is better than perfection. If we all take small sustainable actions today, we will build a better future for tomorrow. 💚

Don't be a greenhusher - shout about your sustainable goals, be proud of what you have achieved and encourage others around you to do the same!

#greenhushing #progressnotperfection #sustainablebusiness #sustainablestorytelling #environmentalfriendly #greenbusiness #ethicalbusiness #sustainabilitymatters #thoughtleader #sustainableimpact #purposedrivenbusiness #valuedrivenbusiness #corporatesocialresponsibility #ethicalmarketing #marketingsustainability #calloutgreenwashing #consciousbusiness #consciousentrepreneur #socialentrepreneur #socialentrepreneurship #ecopreneur

CARBON SAVINGS // In June the @carbontrust publish

CARBON SAVINGS // In June the @carbontrust published the Homeworking Report, which analyses the carbon savings of working from home pre, during and post the pandemic.

The study included avoided emissions from reduced commuting and office use along with the additional domestic emissions. Key findings include:

🍃In most countries, offices generate higher carbon emissions than commuting creates

🍃Seasonal, regional and individual behaviour patterns lead to different saving scenarios for homeworking

🍃Potential carbon savings aided by hybrid working could save up to 12.2mt of CO2 emissions per year - equivalent to 83 million flights from London to Berlin

Based on the findings, the report recommends ways in which businesses and governments can plan and incentivise hybrid working to accelerate decarbonisation, while also addressing the challenges that changes may pose to cities, transport, local economies and infrastructure suppliers.

#carbonsavings #carbontrust #CO2reduction #carbonsequestration #climateaction #generationrestoration #carbonemissions #healthyplanet #carbonfootprint #carbonremoval #bemoresustainable #sustainablebusiness #ethicalbusiness #businessthatcares #consciousbusiness #sustainableweddingalliance #sustainablebusinesspractices #sustainablejourney #progressnotperfection #beaconsciousbusinessowner #goldstandard

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