Part of a series of blogs from Emma Burlow, Founder of Lighthouse Sustainability. Biodiversity– knowing your Bees and Seas… Businesses are becoming more competent at understanding their carbon emissions, identifying target areas and starting to act; but we see a wide knowledge gap when it comes to the impact businesses have on Biodiversity and their […]
Part of a series of blogs from Emma Burlow, Founder of Lighthouse Sustainability. Too busy for Biodiversity? Thanks to Zero Hour for this brilliant video (see below!) I’m a biologist at heart. Nature, plants, animals, the life support systems we all rely on, it all fascinates me. There weren’t many jobs involving nature when I […]
Ecosurety is the market leading producer compliance scheme investing in quality recycling. The organisation works on behalf of its members to source quality evidence and ensures they comply with the UK’s packaging, e-waste and batteries regulations. The opportunity As the only B Corp certified compliance scheme in the UK, Ecosurety is committed to deliver change […]
Part of a series of blogs from Emma Burlow, Founder of Lighthouse Sustainability. Money, money, money. Must be funny? In a rich man’s world? Not funny ‘ha ha’ that’s for sure. But maybe funny that despite my best efforts to post useful sustainability-framed content on LinkedIn, my ‘Taylor Swift is the least of our worries’ […]
Boston Scientific is a leading medical technology company headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Specialising in the development and manufacture of medical devices, it employs over 35,000 people globally, contributing to healthcare innovations worldwide. The opportunity Boston Scientific has a keen focus on sustainability but is challenged with compartmentalised knowledge. A strategic focus is to embed environmental […]
PrescQIPP are an NHS funded not-for-profit organisation that supports quality, optimised prescribing for patients. They produce evidence-based resources and tools for primary care commissioners and provide a platform to share innovation across the NHS. They do this via bulletins and briefings, data, webkits, and webinars. The opportunity Despite having a number of specific resources on […]
Part of a series of blogs from Emma Burlow, Founder of Lighthouse Sustainability. Sustainability is a team sport. After years of being told that we need to raise awareness and understand the evidence, we are now realising that knowing the rules, and even having a goal to win, isn’t enough to succeed. Stories from Sustainability […]
Beko PLC is the UK and Ireland subsidiary of Arçelik A.S., one of the largest household appliance producers in Europe, distributing over 2.9 million products every year. As number one in the large home appliance sector in the UK, 1 in 4 homes has appliances from Beko. The opportunity The Lighthouse team have been working […]
Part of a series of blogs from Emma Burlow, Founder of Lighthouse Sustainability.
Lighthouse Turns 3!
Part of a series of blogs from Emma Burlow, Founder of Lighthouse Sustainability.
Is anger the answer?
Part of a series of blogs from Emma Burlow, Founder of Lighthouse Sustainability.
On Pace…
As long-standing collaborators and allies, Junxion and Lighthouse Sustainability Ltd are delighted to announce a formal strategic partnership. This partnership will combine Junxion’s purpose, strategy and impact measurement know-how with Lighthouse Sustainability’s carbon, circularity and sustainability education expertise. It marks a significant milestone in our shared commitment to creating a better future. We are delighted […]
After a busy start to the year, we are thrilled to announce two new members of the Lighthouse Crew! We welcome aboard Farah Lodhi-Jones, our new Training Manager. Farah’s LinkedIn profile. Farah has lived and worked in China, Kenya, Indonesia, Spain, and Italy on projects centred around climate change issues. She has an MSc in […]
Can you believe Lighthouse Sustainability is 2? As our business continues to grow, we are excited to reflect on our achievements – it’s good to do that right? Being a small company means that we are a tight group. We work closely and personally with our clients and partners. Heading up Lighthouse Sustainability is […]
With COP27 a matter of days away, we’ve been reflecting on how you and your business can get to grips with the climate change challenge. What are we hearing? It is becoming more and more evident that businesses want to act. There are gaps in knowledge, but engagement is high. They know we can’t wait […]
By partnering with Play It Green, we have become a climate positive organisation. Through this partnership, we will make an immediate environmental and social impact through the trees we plant to lower our carbon footprint and accelerate our journey to net-zero. Through Play It Green’s unique three-step solution to climate change, Repair, Reduce, Regive, a […]
Are you wondering what people thought of our Carbon Literacy courses? The feedback from the courses so far have been really positive with constructive feedback to our ever evolving course. Emma has been running her bespoke Carbon Literacy accredited training courses for business since February this year. So far 6 cohorts are trained with one […]
Lighthouse Sustainability is proud to be joining Business Declares and the fast growing network of businesses who acknowledge the Climate and Ecological Emergency. Our aim is to reach Net Zero by 2030 by reducing our emissions and improving our impact on biodiversity. Concern for both people and the planet are not new to us and […]
Carbon Literacy for Business Understand climate change and how to reduce your carbon footprint at this Carbon Literacy Project accredited training for business. Lighthouse has launched its first open Carbon Literacy course for business. Tickets now available for May 2022! http://ow.ly/oxY250IktAM About this event Carbon literacy is an awareness of the carbon dioxide costs and impacts […]
Our first edition of The Beacon is out now! The Beacon will share news about our services and achievements, sustainable business highlights and give priority access to our upcoming courses. If you missed out on signing up to get our newsletter straight to your inbox, it’s not too late to subscribe on our website for future edition’s.
Checkout Emma’s article for Play It Green on Carbon, the Carbon Literacy Project and the new Open Carbon Literacy for Business Course that Lighthouse is now offering later on this year.
Understand climate change and how to reduce your carbon footprint at this Carbon Literacy Project accredited training for business. Lighthouse is running it’s first Open Carbon Literacy Course! Businesses and individuals taking part in carbon literacy training can expect to emerge upskilled and motivated to reduce their carbon impact both at work and in their […]
Emma spoke at the be Waste wise “Is There Such a Thing as a Sustainable Consumer” panel, alongside fellow experts in the sustainability field Jen Gale and Sarah Ottaway. With 60% of carbon emissions and 70% of biodiversity loss globally linked with consumption, the topic of how we curb and change the way we consume […]
Eco-friendly Website EFWA Accredited We at Lighthouse Sustainability are delighted to announce that we have received the Eco-Friendly Website Accreditation for our company website. Emma Burlow, the founder of Lighthouse Sustainability said: “Being a responsible corporate citizen is very important to us at Lighthouse Sustainability as sustainability and our social impact is something we strongly […]
Lighthouse Sustainability is excited to have on board two new team members. Lindsay, who started at the beginning of the year, is on a Government Kickstarter placement as a Marketing Associate. She will be supporting Emma with the running of social media accounts, learning new platforms for the marketing of the company, and supporting and […]
Business Live press report on Lighthouse Sustainability’s BCorp achievements News spreads quickly about Lighthouse gaining it’s BCorp certification Business Live article #BCorp #Start-up #News
Lighthouse has now officially joined the BCorp movement of companies across the globe striving to make business a force of good. BCorp Family: Business For Good #BCorp
Forest of Dean based start up company, Lighthouse Sustainability, has celebrated its first anniversary. We are celebrating by looking back at 2021 and what a year its been! #Startup #DoubleCelebration #1 #BCorp
The Circular Economy Meets Climate Emergency is a be Waste Wise panel exploring the critical role of circular economy in carbon reduction. Emma will be moderating on the be Waste wise “Circular Economy Meets Climate Emergency” panel, alongside fellow experts in the sustainability field Chris Whyte and Rebecca Griffiths.
The team at Lighthouse Sustainability would like to give a warm welcome to Luke Gennard, a junior consultant who started with us in early June! He’ll be on board helping keep things ship shape whilst we take on new and exciting projects. If you’d like to find out more about him, we gave him a […]
Perspectives from this fast-growing start up industry Is Reuse the New Recycling? – | be Waste Wise In 2019, a business that hands out 2.5 million straws and 30 million spoons each year admitted, “We’re not going to recycle our way out of this problem; we, and the rest of the world, need to get […]
‘Dear Emma, Thank you for submitting the B Impact Assessment for the Pending B Corporation application…..’#ActNow #BCorp 🤩https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6787356969616326657/
Thrilled to receive my certificate of Carbon Literacy yesterday and take part in a trainers workshop today. Happy to join this growing army of people who are taking a truly collaborative approach to upskilling individuals, businesses and councils. 17,000 + individuals now trained.Contact me if you’d like to train staff or become a carbon literate […]
Moderator Sian Cuffy-Young of Siel Environmental Services 11am AST
This webinar explores what makes CE business models work in practice with panelists from the UK and the US. Our panel, hosted by Emma Burlow, have first-hand experience of implementing circular business models and share the lessons they have learned, and their tips for success. Click to view the event
As a sustainability professional, in a vast sector and surrounded by a fast moving range of issues, making an impact is a real challenge. Access to good networks and support from peers is crucial to support us in our work, inspire our ambitions and make change happen. Sharing experience and learning from others is key to the rapid acceleration of progress that we need.
This webinar introduces two vital support networks where you can access mentoring support, the Circular Economy Club and Sustainability Mentors. We hear from Daniel O’Connor and Inna Chilik on how these networks are supporting the sustainability professionals of the future.