Business Declares has always encouraged businesses to speak out about important issues which impact the climate, ecological and social emergency.At our inception 3 years ago we galvanised businesses to publicly declare a climate, ecological and social emergency, we were then early business advocates...
Here in this article from Smiley News by Blyth Brentnall, one of our Directors, Ben Tolhurst, takes us through the steps that Business Declares believe a business should take to become sustainable, according to climate science and business expertise. An overview of the steps to take:Raise awareness...
Here are some words from UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, about the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Report which launched in February 2022. See the full opening speech...
Riverford Organic Farmers are members of Business Declares’ network and their magazine, Wicked Leeks, shares plenty of insights as to how we can all adopt sustainable practices in our day-to-day lives.The Autumn 2021 Issue features our insights on how infinite economic growth with finite planetary...
Letters to the Earth is a powerful and creative initiative in collaboration with Business Declares and is an opportunity for CEOs and business leaders to pen their own letter reflecting on their hopes and fears about climate, planet and society, in the run up to UN COP 26. This initiative was...
Smiley Movement are a non-profit community interest company which aim to drive uplifting, regenerative change to environment and society. As part of this movement, an article was written by journalist, Blyth Brentnall, in which Business Declares share 4 tips for businesses to adapt and become...
In a world in which the overlapping climate, nature and health crises are outpacing us all, hope often seems in short supply. Experts say we have entered the sixth mass extinction. More than half of the globe’s wildlife has been lost in living memory. Ecosystems and habitats worldwide are being...
With an estimated 17 million homes having an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating below Band C, the UK has a lot of work to do in retrofitting these properties with energy efficient improvements to meet its ambitious net zero targets by 2050. The enormity of this task cannot be understated....
Managing Director of Impact Hub King’s Cross Devi Clark highlights why it might be time to embrace imperfect action, and what the next steps are for their climate transition:Action on the Climate Emergency; Like many others, I sometimes feel overwhelmed by the scale of the climate change...
Thank you to REAL Sustainability for supporting on our successful 21 January 2021 Event, brilliantly convened by Safia Minney of REAL and Ben Tolhurst of JLL and Director of Business Declares.The CEE Bill emphasises the interconnectedness of the climate and natural world. If we decarbonise the...
Humans, like many mammals, have always produced waste. Indeed, to the field ecologist’s delight, water voles (Ratty of Wind in the Willows fame) naturally leave untidy piles of leftover leaves from their last meal as a sure sign of their presence on riverbanks. Dumps of human feeding remains, or...
The Covid 19 pandemic has left many households struggling. But for some, the cut in outgoings has led to significant savings.The financial impact of the UK pandemic on households has been very divisive; it has left many families struggling to make ends meet, but for the fortunate there has been a...