Brigita and Richard Bramley are the providers of sustainable five-star self-catering historic 18th-century barn conversions at The Dovecote Barns in Kelfield near York, North Yorkshire. Richard is the third generation to farm the family arable farm and is environmentally active at national level on behalf of the National Farmers Union, as well as being devoted [...]
David and Felicity Brown are farmers and providers of multi award-winning, accessible self-catering log cabins and glamping accommodation at Hoe Grange in the Derbyshire Peak District. David has lived on the farm all his life and is passionate about maintaining the local Peak District landscape. The holiday business was born out of an idea that [...]
Powered by a Green Passion Bryn Elltyd an eco guest house near Blaenau Ffestiniog in Snowdonia, North Wales has just undertaken the formal process of a Carbon Audit by Greenedge and have been judged to be Carbon Negative. Discribed by the Guardian Newspaper as ‘one of the greenest boltholes in Europe’. Bryn Elltyd is [...]
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Our Green Journey started in 1975 when we bought Stillingfleet Lodge, then an unloved farmhouse that had been empty for over a year. There was very little garden, mainly a vegetable plot with no shrubs or trees. The remaining three acres was grassland. Our aim then was to live "the Good Life," by going [...]
The Sanctuary Cornwall, is an offgrid eco lodge in Cornwall, set in 12 acres of steep hillside right above the River Fowey in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Sanctuary is the result of an idea of ours to provide accommodation for small groups and retreats, and also B&B guests, showing them that offgrid [...]
At IET Birmingham: Austin Court, we have come a long way to ensure that our venue and events only have an impact on our delegates, not the planet. As we know, events often come with a large carbon footprint – with many being held elsewhere, large numbers to cater for and lots of paper! With [...]
This week we were delighted to launch our Green Meetings Standard a new accreditation which will help event venues attract new business during their recovery from the pandemic. Hotels, conference centres, and other venues for meetings and events can now apply for the accreditation to measure their performance against our three pillars of caring for [...]
The Technology and Innovation Centre (TIC) is the University of Strathclyde's world-class research facility, offering conferencing facilities for up to 600 delegates in Glasgow's city centre. In September 2018, the Conferencing and Events (C&E) Sustainability Team was established to develop the venue's green credentials and deliver sustainable changes. The team has made substantial progress in [...]
As a Quaker run venue, our commitment to sustainability and green meetings started a long time ago. In 2009, we decided to drastically reduce our carbon emissions here at Friends House. More than ten years down the line, we have reduced our carbon footprint by 29%. Taps, bulbs, energy provider, we changed everything in order [...]
