Image credit: Ben Harvey From an original drawing on the back of a large brown envelope to the beautiful building we have today. The Grain Store has been several years of hard work, with a vision to create a space where people could relax and retreat into nature, enjoying every aspect of the South Downs. [...]
At ICC Belfast, sustainability is more than ticking boxes. The organisation’s passionate team works together to put ESG at the heart of every decision. From operations to customer service, green principles are embedded throughout all departments to allow for maximum transparency across the business. Environmental responsibility is one of ICC Belfast’s eight company values, [...]
You could say the Caravan and Motorhome Club's sustainability journey began over a century ago in 1907 when a group of like-minded individuals came together with a shared love of the great outdoors and adventure. Their vision was to create a community that could enjoy the beauty of nature and the freedom a leisure vehicle [...]
Here at Visit South Devon, our unwavering commitment to sustainability drives us to make meaningful contributions to our local community and environment. With this goal in mind, we initiated a beach clean-up event. We sought the guidance of The 2 Minute Foundation, an exceptional charity dedicated to the idea that even two minutes of effort [...]
We are the Kindersley family, and our Green Story goes back over half a century to 1972 when our parents, a couple of ex-art student hippies, bought a derelict farmhouse in an overgrown wood high up on the downs above Lambourn in a sealed bid auction. Looking back, it was like the hit BBC show [...]
Our Vakanananu Journey Our journey as empty nesters began in 2016 when we left the UK, filled with a sense of wanderlust and a desire to explore new horizons. As we travelled through Australia, little did we know that our path would soon take an unexpected turn. With backgrounds in telecoms and customer service, hospitality [...]
We’re Marie and Brian Leask. We’re both from Shetland, with a lifetime’s experience of our islands’ heritage. We’ve been together since 2005, got married in 2019 and we run the award-winning Seabirds-and-Seals Noss Boat Tours. We grew up around boats and have extensive seafaring experience, having spent more than two years sailing a 52ft yacht [...]
In buying Banceithin and moving to West Wales, we hoped to slow down, downsize, live more sustainably, and generally remember how to appreciate the simpler things in life. Like many other people before and after us, the early River Cottage television series and books were our inspiration. The reality has proved to be very [...]
Take a dream - and make it realAfter too long working in the frenetic world of business we decided it was time to do something for ourselves. To create something unique and lasting that is the product of our ambitions and hard work, and change the tempo of our lives for the better. [...]
Gemma Wren runs a wildlife tour company in Lancashire, NaturesGems. This is her green story. "I set up NaturesGems in April 2021 after taking voluntary redundancy from the National Trust where I had worked for 13 years. Self-employment was a bold step but it was an opportunity I had to explore. Having had an incredible career [...]
