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Conscious Cleaning chemical free cleaning product contact dermatitis covid19 eco friendly environmentally conscious environmentally friendly fumes hygiene protective gear sanitation social sustainability team support toxic Aug 08, 2022

In today’s world of instability, there are certain parts of our daily lives both personally and in business that we feel we have SOME amount of control over. 

The COVID Climate that still shadows us daily, has reinforced the idea of personal responsibility across the globe and it came down to the s...

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The 7 basic steps to reduce your carbon emissions carbon emissions carbon neutrality communication culture of sustainability drinking water energy conservation energy consumption environmental education hospitality waste measuring monitoring reducing staff training sustainability team education team training waste production water consumption Aug 01, 2022

Allow us to steal 3 minutes of your time today to show you just how simple it is to reduce your hotel’s carbon footprint and even achieve carbon neutrality. 

Sustainability is a word that is thrown around constantly and in so many scenarios that it becomes an unachievable task and a blurry concept ...

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Green Skills for Hospitality, the first qualification of its kind confederation of tourism & hospitality green skills hospitality management Jul 18, 2022

In collaboration with the Confederation of Tourism & Hospitality (CTH), Fifty Shades Greener has created the first Level 4 certificate in environmental sustainability management in hospitality. 

This is the first qualification of its kind to be regulated as an official qualification on the Ofqual f...

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How to Avoid Food Waste in Hotels and Restaurants food sustainability food waste hospitality food waste hospitality waste management Jul 11, 2022

Do you own or run a Hospitality Business? And do you know how much money are you putting in the bin? 

There is a staggering statistic that 70% of the Food Waste produced by Hotels and Restaurants is actually avoidable. While we are putting food in the bin there are millions of people starving in ot...

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How To Reduce Waste at Your Hospitality Business green business hospitality waste management hotel waste management Jun 20, 2022

In this piece I will offer some handy tips that any Hospitality business can take to start reducing their waste production, and what happens when you produce less waste? You save MONEY off your waste bill! 

Waste is one of the most colossal challenges of our times. Waste production continues to inc...

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Sustainability is the starting point and Circularity is the end game building materials circular economy circularity consumption convenience culture culture of sustainability design efficiency fixtures and fittings hotel renovation life span linear economy reuse sharing economy single use alternatives throwaway culture Jun 06, 2022

The linear economy or “take-make-use-waste” model is being exposed for its severe negative consequences environmentally. 

Society is realising that our systems are no longer serving us. On our current trajectory worldwide, waste generation will have increased by 70% by 2050 – that’s 3.4 billion met...

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Irish Chef becomes the first qualified Green Manager worldwide carbon emissions confederation of tourism and hospitality cth energy reduction enviromental sustainability management in hospitality environmental education environmental impact environmental management in hospitality environmental sustainability food waste framework of education green manager green skills irish hospitality irish hotel level 4 level 6 ofqual rose hotel tralee uk hospitality upskill May 03, 2022

Odran Lucey, executive chef at the Rose Hotel in Tralee, Ireland, has become the first person in the world to successfully complete a brand-new qualification for Environmental Sustainability Management in Hospitality.

Fifty Shades Greener (FSG) and the Confederation of Tourism & Hospitality (CTH) j...

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'Luxsustainability' - Sustainable Luxury Tourism luxsustainability sustainable luxury sustainable tourism May 02, 2022

When we think of luxury within hospitality, we think 5 star hotels and spas, Michelin star restaurants and extravagant comfort. Often, we don’t associate sustainability with this opulent experience.

However, incorporating practices into your operation that reduce the impact you are having environme...

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Blue KmC² Living Labs Network - Our Year of Hope blue kmc² living labs network circular economy year of hope May 01, 2022

For the year of 2024, the team here at Fifty Shades Greener (FSG) has decided to focus its energy and efforts into spotlighting small, community driven sustainability projects from anywhere in the world that are operating on a grass roots level.

The world of sustainability itself can often be perce...

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The Studio - Our Year of Hope shatila refugee camp the studio year of hope May 01, 2022

For the year of 2024, the team here at Fifty Shades Greener have decided to focus our energy and efforts into spotlighting small, community driven sustainability projects from anywhere in the world that are operating on a grass roots level.

Our fifth story features The Studio, an organisation which...

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Sustainable Food - the Why and the How broken food system community food air miles food sustainability food system food waste fresh produce green house gases green purchasing local suppliers organic pesticides seasonal sustainable food sustainable menu Apr 04, 2022

Food is necessary for human survival, yet, over the last few decades, the fast-paced society and world capitalist economies have slowly but surely made us lose our connection with the food we eat.

Producing food requires a huge environmental effort: land that has been deforested, species that have ...

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Vedda Organic Teas and Natural Medicines - Our Year Of Hope natural medicine vedda year of hope Apr 03, 2022

For the year of 2024, the team here at Fifty Shades Greener have decided to focus our energy and efforts into spotlighting small, community driven sustainability projects from anywhere in the world that are operating on a grass roots level.

The world of sustainability itself can often be perceived ...

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