Day: 6 May 2021

Grow Your Own Food (Sustainably) With Box + Sprout’s Eco-Friendly, Food-Growing Subscription Box

The gardening industry comes with major sustainability challenges, – such as the issue with single-use plastic, and unsustainable peat compost. Box + Sprout are looking to change that, – by making it easy for young, millennial gardeners to grow their own food – sustainably.

We Flush Away (Or Bin) 11 BILLION Wet-Wipes Each Year. That’s As High As The Eiffel Tower, DAILY.

We’re flushing away (or binning) an astonishing 11 BILLION wet wipes each year. Wet wipes can take up to 100 years to biodegrade, and those millions of makeup wipes pile(s) as high as the Eiffel Tower, daily.

The COVID Pandemic Has Generated A BOOM In ‘Side-Hustle’ Start-ups

In 2017, there were 4.8m self-employed persons, – compared to 3.3m in 2001 (according to the Office For National Statistics). This number is expected to increase, as a result of the COVID pandemic, – particularly when it comes to the huge rise in side-hustles.

Camping Equipment Specialist, OLPRO – Wins The Queen’s Award For Enterprise (International Trade, 2021)

Camping equipment specialist, OLPRO, – has been named as a winner of the Queen’s Award For Enterprise (International Trade, 2021), – making OLPRO one of the first businesses to win the award post-Brexit.

Louise From Energy PR On ‘Loved Brands’

Louise Findlay-Wilson from Energy PR discusses their recent ‘loved brands’ report. She elaborates on what makes a ‘loved’ brand, and how you can create one yourself.