What we love in May 2019 - choose hope. Choose action. Choose a future.

One thing that we are occasionally asked is whether customers can account for assets that have been claimed outside of the system either internally or by 3rd parties. 

The reason this is asked is that there may have been a period of reuse before implementing the system that you want to track, or a charity may have turned up on site and taken extra assets that you want to account for. 

What follows are the main reasons why the climate emergency movement is bursting into mainstream.

Awareness is the first point of taking action. 

I am a firm believer that everyone is on their own journey of awareness.

By making people feel guilty it stops them becoming aware.

By slamming them with info it stops them becoming aware.

So in the following article we have just picked out the biggest threat articles. 

The following makes for depressing reading but remember we have the technology and power to be able to fix this problem. (We summarise this here)

"We need action, not hope on fighting Climate Change.” These words, spoken by 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg, are resonating around the world.

"We need action, not hope on fighting Climate Change.” These words, spoken by 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg, are resonating around the world.

We can’t ignore climate change. It’s real and is causing serious changes to our planet, including rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and deforestation. It’s wreaking havoc on our wildlife and habitats, while putting more and more people's lives and homes at risk across the globe.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are a conservative organisation and they’ve predicted we have 12 years to fix climate change, with urgent and unprecedented action, or we will have societal collapse.

Just 12 years.

During this critical time, we’re sharing information about climate change threats, impacts and solutions based on the scientific facts. Read this round-up for an overview of the indicators of climate change and the Environment Agency’s recent report provides comprehensive coverage on the impacts and adaptation measures. 

You can also access lots more articles and information in our What We Love blog.

On paper fixing climate change is easy- IF we change processes...is it worth it? Probably!

1) Switch to Renewable Energy

2) Switch to a Circular Economy

3) Reforest the Earth

4) Switch to veggie then vegan diet. 

This month’s tools and tips is focused on how we can address the climate emergency by implementing sustainable actions individually and within our workplaces and communities.

Don’t be fainthearted, just do it!

When it comes to video marketing, leveraging your workforce is an excellent way to have a powerful impact on other members of the organisation, as well as external partners.

We’ve spoken about this topic in this past, showing how some of our partners have used a staff video to increase participation in reuse, namely by getting senior figures to take part and encourage engagement.

We are joined by Paul Graham, Utilities, Waste and Sustainability Manager at Kingston Hospital. Paul will be discussing:

Being a Sustainability Manager is more than just a job, it’s a lifestyle and a mentality.

Sometimes it doesn't even feel like work because you are so absorbed in this mission.

Those who are most successful in this position are the people who understand that delivering sustainability is a part of their character and not just a means of getting paid.

The most successful also understand they cannot do it alone, that sustainability is achieved via collaboration.  Which subsequently means collaborative skills are top of the list. 

In the past being successful has also been about the long game and waiting for the planets to align...but this has to change.

If you did receive a certificate, you’ll know what we are talking about, and if you didn’t, you might be asking ‘Hey! Where’s mine?’.

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