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DIY Sustainable Cleaning Products - Put To the Test! air quality baking soda cost savings culture of sustainability eco cleaning esg green clean individual action lemon sustainable cleaning Jan 15, 2024

At Fifty Shades Greener sustainability is a priority in everything which we do.

In this spirit it was decided that as a team we would each test out different homemade DIY environmentally friendly cleaning recipes and share our experiences in a blog.

Giving our readers insight as to what solutions...

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SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities - Sustainable Development Goals culture of sustainability sdg10 sustainabledevelopment Aug 07, 2023

In 2015, leaders from 193 different countries agreed on 17 global goals they felt the world needed to achieve by 2030. Sustainable Development Goal 10 aims to reduce inequality within and among countries.

Why is Equality Important to Sustainability?

Equality is fundamental to a stable, just, prosp...

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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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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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Creating a Culture of Green Leadership culture of sustainability green leadership green team Mar 01, 2022

Creating any new culture in an organisation can feel daunting, particularly for industries recovering from the impact of the pandemic.

The Four Leadership Types

Professor Christina Edger from Birmingham City Business School highlighted 4 types of leadership from the Covid crisis:

  • Deniers: angry
  • ...
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Sustainability in Film & TV carbon emissions co2 culture of sustainability ditch the disposables film film industry hollywood reusables sustainable transport tv Sep 13, 2021

Lockdown life was and is tough. People do what they can to get through it and one such thing for me, was watching TV in the evening. Escapism was easy and I am privileged to have access to free TV and films. 

Viewing my favourite shows however, I began to notice something that I hadn’t before. The ...

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Caring For Our People benefits to green business culture of sustainability staffcommunication sustainable team team work Jun 21, 2021

Those who work in the hospitality industry are feeling a shift in perspective post-lockdown in Ireland.  Many have remained with their previous employer and have returned for the new season, but some have moved on to a new business or even a new industry.

This lockdown (#3) has given us all time to...

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Why do we not have clear guidelines to avoid Green Washing? culture of sustainability green marketing green washing loyalty responsible consumerism sustainability sustainable labels trusted brands May 10, 2021

The Irish times has published an article entitled “Five trends in Green Finance”. It states that:

“The European Commission published a statement this year estimating that 42 per cent of corporate websites contain “exaggerated, false or deceptive and could potentially qualify as unfair commercial pr...

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Help! How do I engage my team with new ‘Green’ actions? climate change communication culture of sustainability environmental awareness food sustainability greenteam hr leadership staff ideas staffcommunication stafftraining team Apr 19, 2021

Last week I was invited to speak at the Hospitality & Tourism Expo organized by the Restaurants Association of Ireland.

When I finished my presentation the audience and I had an opportunity for a quick Q&A, with one questions coming up several times:

How can I get my team to engage with Green Acti...

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