Changing behaviour

Making change permanent

Genuine sustainability will never come solely through legislation and corporate directives. It requires a step-change in behaviour, one that makes conserving resources the default position for communities, consumers and businesses.

We can work closely with you to develop services and products that are both relevant and easily accessible. However, even a change in attitude does not automatically lead to a change in behaviour - help will be needed to break those old habits.

With that in mind we can offer a range of specific services that have been proven to help achieve this behavioural change. These include:

• Research services to assess current attitudes and behaviours.

• Communication and school education services to inform, educate and persuade

• Technical consultancy services to develop and deliver relevant, accessible services
   and products.

Of course incentives can be sticks or carrots. But our experience has taught us how to target different groups in different circumstances to ensure the very best results.

Resource Futures' cross-discipline working means we can ensure you find the right mix to change attitudes and achieve the behavioural change you are aiming for.

Project Synopses

Engaging the Residents of North London with Love Food Hate Waste

Resource Futures recruited and managed two embedded Outreach Workers to support the North London Waste Authority’s, WRAP funded, Love Food Hate Waste campaign. During the seven month period, the Outreach Workers organised and delivered over sixty roadshows in supermarkets, businesses, libraries and at community groups, across NLWA’s seven constituent boroughs, to engage more than 3,500 people with the campaign.

Working with the Community Sector Training Course

In 2006, Resource Futures were commissioned to produce a Training Module for inclusion in WRAP’s Advanced Recycling Manager’s Training Course on how to work with the community sector.

Assessing Bulky Waste in Northern Ireland

Resource Futures carried out a comprehensive review of bulky wastes in Northern Ireland. The review considered quantities arising, types, sources and destinations of bulky waste materials; and importantly the capacity for reuse of such material.The report is intended to be a useful contribution to the waste prevention strand of the Northern Ireland Waste Management Strategy.

News and Events

Resources North Summer Seminar - 9 July 2010

Food for Thought: Cogitating, Deliberating and Digesting the Food Waste Issue

Friday 9 July 2010
Heath Training and Development Centre, Free School Lane, Halifax, HX1 2PT

Resources North Spring Seminar 2010

Resources North Spring Seminar 2010 – Briefing Note
Commercial and Industrial Waste: Whose Business is it Anyway?

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