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Posted on 26/03/201813/06/2018

Start Somewhere – Share and Connect (On and Offline) (5)

Start Somewhere - Share and Connect (On and Offline) - Sustainability Tip (5) This is the final tip in the 5 part series looking at everyday activities,…

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Posted on 27/02/201804/04/2019

Always Question And Make Your Choice Count (4)

The Role, Responsibilities and Choices of Product Designers and Buyers Having trained as a Product Design Engineer, I've always enjoyed solving problems, looking at peoples's…

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Posted on 14/02/201831/05/2018

Try a Taste of Sustainability (3)

This is 3rd in a 5 part series looking at everyday activities, organisations and campaigns that support contributing to sustainable change. Although focused on Reading UK, it…

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🌻 🌻 🌻 when a flower can bring a smile to your face and even root me back to reflect on my values (so I planted loads around the garden). 😊 Sometimes I’ve found it’s good to have something that can remind, help you pause a minute and reflect on life and work or just be in and enjoy the moment (If you’ve ever been to my website you may have noticed that these guys also feature there too) 🌻 I’d love to hear if you have any “things “ you use to ground, help you stop and pause and be......or maybe just smile 😊 Happy Friday folks! . . . . . . #sunflowers #liveyourvalues #businesswithpurpose #sunflower🌻 #fridaymotivation #inspiredbynature #rdgukbusiness #loveyellow #plantingforbees #nationalsimplicityday #pausewithplants #growinggood When you’re lucky enough to go to Wimbledon and you find they’ve a special sustainability exhibition! 🎾🙌 Great to see them talking Circular Resources in a public event context. Also discussions on food systems and design. Although....... it may be a bit to ease the major sponsorship by a bottled water company..... 💧 However the good news is that there were loads of refill points everywhere so you could refill your flask to your hearts content and ignore the marketing! Alongside plenty or recycling facilities available to encourage others. 💙 The other lovely thing that I hadn’t really anticipated was the greenery and flowers everywhere that really helps to soften, calm and cool the place ( as well as probably improve the air quality). Think the one round court 1 is by @biotecture_ . 🌿 AND yes there was some great tennis! Brilliant to see the 15 year old Cori Gauff. 👏 . . . . . . . #wimbledon #evianwater #cirulardesign #greenwalls #livingwalls #refill #refillrevolution #ecoevents #urbannature #corigauff #tennis🎾 #ecodesigner #sustainabledesign I give you a slightly aubergine 🍆 or banana 🍌 shaped courgette! But this is how they grow in the wild ( or in our back garden ) or in fact potentially everywhere, it’s just that we don’t see them often in the supermarket where only the chosen “perfect looking” straight ones make it there! Some shops are beginning to reintroduce “wonky” fruit and veg or really normal diversity of shapes and sizes but it’s still pretty boring and clone like out there...... So alongside all this getting them naked again ( less plastic please), let’s also look for the joy in shape and variety! 🙌 A stat often used around food waste from the @fao is that 1/3rd globally gets wasted - either from the front end growing and transporting, the shops or in our homes, restaurants. When so many in the world are hungry or starving, this really shows a broken system. Growing your own also really does connect and remind you of the time, effort and water that goes into food ( looking up water footprinting and or carbon footprinting can show you the amount for different types as well) So let’s not waste it all! 💦 . . . . . . . #growyourown #urbangrowing #courgette #wonkyveg #wonkyvegrevolution #greenliving #foodwaste #nakedveg #plasticfreejuly #plasticfree #ecordguk #packagingfree #circularfood #zucchini #sdgs #globalgoals #waterfootprint #carbonfootprint #sustainabledevelopmentgoals More trees please 🌳 🌳 🌳 Just one of the reasons that trees are AMAZING and some of the best things to have in a “smart” city. The topic of Urban heat islands, heatwaves has been a growing focus and recognition of a real tangible impact of climate change and the way many industrialised cities have traditionally been built, separating the green. One that now can cause illness & even death. 🌇 Now, like many things, we need to rethink our infrastructures, infrastructures that now often feel the effect of extremes with increased heat or then flooding..... 🌳 So who’s definitely thanking the shade of a tree today? 🙌 . . . . . 📷 @greenpeace_be via @lessplasticuk . #thankatree #urbanheatislands #heatwave #climatechange #britishweatherproblems #ecodesigner #systemsthinking #greencity #sustainablecities #100resilientcities #plantmoretrees #treesareamazing #smartcities #inspiredbynature #urbanliving #urbannature #greendesign #circularcities #urbandesign #urbanplanning #intheshade #greenliving #technicalnature #lowtech #rdguk “Never feel you’re too small to bloom or that you need to wait so you don’t stand out. There is beauty and strength when you go at your own pace” 🌷 Said the little poppy growing through the patio 💚 . . . . . . . #poppies #gardenwisdom #inspiredbynature #beautyintheeveryday #natureswisdom #rdguk #noticethelittlethings #designnature #timetobloom #ecodesigner #ecocoach On being human and acknowledging we haven’t really figured out how to best use this tech we’ve speedily created. Tech that has and is, developing faster than we can think of the potential consequences, impact ( good and bad ). . We’re seeing some of the huge effects now to our climate.... what will our next choices, designs, economic models hold? . Latest news I heard is that our memories, remembering and retaining information, are getting worse thanks to the internet...... . 📷Recommend #notesonanervousplanet by @mattzhaig piecing together what many are feeling. . . . . . . . #ecodesigner #circulareconomy #tech4good #sustainabledesign #humannature #beinghumam #designconsequences #hardwaredesign #unintentedconsequences #ecoinspiration #industrialengineer #designengineer #mindfulmonday #quotesthatinspire #technicalnature #startupnature #digitaldetox #materialvalues Things hotting up in the garden this weekend☀️ . Oh and hello summer 👋 . . . . #yellowborder #redhotpoker #gardeningforwellbeing #happyplace #loveyourgarden #getoutsidemore #summertime #summersolstice #recharge #seasonalliving #inspiredbynature #creativenature #inspiredbynature #caversham #berkshirelife #rdguk So packaging has been making the headlines a lot recently for all the wrong reasons! However bad, over packaged, wrong choice of materials, much of it may be......the stuff we buy often needs some sort of packaging at some stage of its journey, wether between production to manufacturer, to retailers or into our homes 🏡 So just what is the future of packaging? Well the @newplasticseconomy from the @ellenmacarthurfoundation have published a great report summarising, highlighting and exploring the benefits and opportunities of reuse. It’s got a great overview of existing and emerging business models and examples for these. 👍 So if you’re in a business with packaging that needs a bit of a rethink or you’re looking to try out alternative products and services that are tackling the issue then I recommend you head over to their website and have a read. 🙌🥤☕️🍻♻️ 📷 graphics from @ellenmacarthurfoundation @newplasticseconomy report . . . . . #reuse #reuseables #plasticfree #breakfreefromplastics #circulareconomy #circulardesign #businessmodels #materialvalues #ecoliving #rdguk #rdgukbusiness #berkshirebusiness #zerowasteliving #startupbusiness #packaging #sustainablebusiness #waronplastic #waronplasticwithhughandanita #reduceruserecycle #ecoinsights #circularbusinessmodel #circularinsights #ecodesigner #industrialdesign #packagingdesigner #packagedesign Anyone else feel like they’ve been walking around with their hood up the last week or so, in a state of semi constant sogginess? ☔️ Anyway, today’s looking a wee bit brighter and hopefully not another one to get caught in a down pour! 🌧 Today’s clean air day in the UK with @globalactionplan encouraging people and businesses to take choices that reduce, mitigate air pollution rather than contribute. Over 29,OOO deaths a year in the UK are attributed to bad air quality ( and thousands more people young and old suffer from connected conditions) 💨 Actions to take could be as simple as choosing to walk or cycle to work or school. If you’re going to drive - car pool to reduce the number needed and no idling! 🚗 On a product front there’s also the potential for businesses to look at their supply chains transport, alongside even designing products that support the shift to cleaner greener transport. It’s not just transport though that can contribute but also manufacturing and other industries.... and as we know many of the products we buy are made in other countries. Let’s not just shift the bad air elsewhere ( like so often our carbon). 💨 So breathe in, breathe out (and don’t forget to thank a tree) 🌳 . . . . . . #cleanairday #airpollution#britishweatherproblems #systemthinking #ev #electricvehicles #airpollution #sustainabletransport #ecodesigner #rdgukbusiness #yellowraincoat #ecochoices #ecocoach #greenliving #getousidemore

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