31 July 2024
Geographic information systems (GIS) provide a more visual way of understanding data. But how can GIS maps help to bring about sustainable outcomes?
Read more15 July 2024
We’ve seen first-hand how volunteering days can give our people a renewed sense of purpose, deepen connections and create a sense of community.
Read more14 June 2024
This Sunday marks World Refill Day, a day of action designed to accelerate the transition away from single-use materials and towards refill and reuse.
Read more28 May 2024
Washable nappies have proven the environmental and cost-saving benefits of switching to reusable. Could washable period products be next?
Read more3 May 2024
While a growing number of outdoor companies are addressing the environmental impacts of their clothing and accessory lines, there remains a significant blind spot: circularity in the sports and outdoor equipment sector.
Read more27 April 2023
Caroline Beardkins, HR Manager at Resource Futures, explains how we are uniquely positioned to ‘go beyond’ for our people, to help them grow and thrive.
Read more26 April 2023
Gloucestershire Real Nappy Project advisors, Kirstie Clarke and Lucy Hague, share different strategies for buying and using cloth nappies, as well as tips for optimal drying.
Read more19 April 2023
A blueprint for anyone with an interest in developing repair and reuse initiatives, and in finding routes to engaging new audiences.
Read more25 January 2022
Rather like our response to the global pandemic which has delayed it, I do have hope that COP26 could be the catalyst for significant change.
Read more9 December 2021
A three-step approach to help for governments and industry tackle marine litter from fishing and aquaculture.
Read more25 November 2021
Rather like our response to the global pandemic which has delayed it, I do have hope that COP26 could be the catalyst for significant change.
Read more1 November 2021
Rather like our response to the global pandemic which has delayed it, I do have hope that COP26 could be the catalyst for significant change.
Read more12 October 2021
In combining expertise from the upstream and downstream of the fashion and textiles industry, Carla Worth, Consultant at Resource Futures, and Alan Wheeler, Chief Executive Officer at the Textile Recycling Association (TRA), explore the impact of sustainability becoming mainstream and highlight why stakeholders must prioritise collaborative and cross-sectoral working to achieve a global sustainable fashion industry.
Read more31 August 2021
During the most challenging year, in the grip of the global pandemic, CAG Devon groups have risen to the challenge and blown previous yearly achievements out of the water
Read more29 July 2021
In a blog for Plastic Free July, our Senior Consultant Hanna Plant asks if trust-based reusable schemes are the answer to reducing our plastic footprint and the amount of single-use plastic that ends up in our environment and oceans.
Read more13 July 2021
In June 2021, Resource Futures happily announced that Bristol had been awarded the status of Gold Sustainable Food City by the UK partnership programme, Sustainable Food Places. On the back of this excellent news, Hanna reflects on our other work around food waste, why it’s important, and what we still hope to achieve from our work in this area.
Read more2 June 2021
With the three Defra consultations on extended producer responsibility (EPR), deposit return scheme (DRS) and collections consistency now released, local authorities have increasing clarity on the likely impacts of the Environment Bill on their future waste and recycling services. There’s never been a better time to review your Council’s waste strategy, but where do you start?
Read more6 May 2021
Following the May 2021 UK local elections, is the green light for the collections consistency consultation imminent? Our Senior Consultant Abigail Mason sums up some of the key questions local authorities are hoping to have answered in the consultation.
Read more31 March 2021
This guide will walk you through five steps to help you embrace the circular economy in your business by enabling a circular business model.
Read more25 March 2021
Despite the challenges of 2020, the Community RePaint Network adapted to new ways of working in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and even welcomed four new schemes. Find out how schemes were able to continue operating and distributing reusable paint to their communities.
Read more23 March 2021
With fieldwork put on hold in 2020 due to the Covid-19 lockdown, our evidence team lead and appointed Health and Safety Advisor, Peter Wills, applied his skills and knowledge to help staff work safely from home and to get client projects safely up and running.
Read more12 March 2021
With the second DRS consultation imminent, our Principal Consultant Will French revisits the first round: how it was received by local authorities, key developments since then, and what we can expect next.
Read more4 March 2021
To celebrate B Corp Month, Resource Futures Consultant Katie Powell shares her experience of working for a business that prioritises people and planet.
Read more23 December 2020
In a challenging year for so many, the environment and sustainability may not be at the heart of our choices, but it is possible. Our Junior Consultant Olivia Sweeney shares her tips for a sustainable Christmas and a green New Year.
Read more2 December 2020
Listening to Kate Raworth use familiar language to explain the concept of Doughnut Economics, Resource Futures Senior Consultant, Kate Chambers realised the importance of words in opening the circular economy conversation to novices and experts alike.
Read more18 November 2020
The new ban on some single use items on 1 October 2020, following Scotland’s ban in 2019, signifies the growing commitment across the UK to address single use plastics. Now, in the midst of a global pandemic, we are faced with a fresh onslaught of single use plastics being used to tackle the spread of the virus. Senior Consultant Hanna Plant looks at where that leaves reusables, and what the future may hold.
Read more13 November 2020
The most common thing I’m asked for when presenting is examples of successful circular economy models to help prove the business case. This request suggests people remain to be convinced. Similarly, its regularly suggested that circularity in business is a ‘leap of faith’ or ‘high risk’ and that consumer demand is not yet there to …
Continue reading “Circularity hidden in plain sight”
Read more2 October 2020
Pete Wills, Senior Consultant at Resource Futures, has been looking at the emerging opportunities made available by new technology to help identify post-production and post-consumer plastics in the field, and in particular plastic film. He considers the challenges for the waste sector and how this advanced technology will improve the identification of plastic types and thus aid their sorting, disposal and routes to recycling.
Read more30 September 2020
David Lerpiniere, Head of Global Resources and Waste Policy at Resource Futures, says we must redouble efforts to create a global circular economy, not only for the health of our global citizens, but of our planet and our future.
Read more24 August 2020
Consultant Katie Powell’s new found love of sewing during lockdown has taken her on a sustainability journey looking at how we can minimise the environmental impact of the clothes we buy.
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