Sustainable Shipping: How do we Shape the Future of Shipping? By Bronagh Loughlin  Overseas shipping is the most popular method of transporting materials and goods internationally. In the UK, 90% of what the country consumes has been imported from other countries. This is not just referring to consumer goods but also to dry bulk goods from timber to grain and coal for power stations.   Unfortunately, while shipping is an efficient form of transport, it has

The Triple Bottom Line Could Help Us Achieve Carbon Neutrality By 2050 By Bronagh Loughlin  Sustainability has often been a mentioned goal of businesses, governments and non-profit organisations in the past decade, however, measuring the degree to which an organisation is being sustainable can be challenging.   Generally speaking, while businesses do focus heavily on elements such as customer satisfaction and quality, profit is also an incredibly important part of business as it is what enables

The New World of Work Can Drive Sustainable Business Models By Bronagh Loughlin We are watching our world break down. Our oceans are filling up with plastic, our air is being polluted each day and all the while animals are becoming extinct and sea levels are rising. The effects of climate change are very real, from droughts to fires to storms and much more.   The COVID-19 pandemic led to a lockdown that saw most people

Using Inclusive Business to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals By Bronagh Loughlin We’re living in scary times of uncertainty. Not only are we learning to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic but our planet is continuing to be wounded by our actions right in front of our eyes.   From rapidly burning fossil fuels to chopping down rainforests and watching many species become extinct to the levels of single-use plastic we allow to enter our oceans and

Systemic Change Towards Sustainability in Business By Bronagh Loughlin Sustainability is becoming a huge buzz word and a big trend when it comes to marketing, advertising, selling and purchasing products. Sustainability practices are being adopted by many businesses, big and small.   However, there are still lots of businesses that are yet to make efforts to become more sustainable, knowing the impact their business model has on the environment. Systemic change towards sustainability in business is