Be Inspired Post

As a fashion house we are re-examining our part in the climate catastrophe and asking everyone to re-evaluate the values on which we buy and discard clothes.  What makes a t-shirt less valued than a couture jacket? What makes it easy to throw away an E-bay bought garment but keep your grandmothers’ hand-knitted cardigan safe?

“Comrie Croft is Scotland’s award-winning green destination including a farmstead hostel, group accommodation, camping, nordic kåtas, walking trails, wildlife viewing and some of the best compact mountain-biking in the country.” Nestled between the hills of rural Perthshire, it offers amazing views of the countryside and a wide range of outdoors activities. Aside from being a

Orbit Cups: on a mission to free Dundee from single-use cups!     The problem In Scotland, we use an estimated 560,000 single-use cups every day , around 40,000 of which end up littering our streets, parks and beaches.  A typical single-use coffee cup is a composite product, made of two materials: paper and a

Remake is a Crieff based community reuse charity with a scrapstore and is run by local volunteers and staff. Our purpose is to promote the reuse of materials for the benefit of our community. Remake is a local solution to a global problem. Remake was founded in 2011 and became a charity in 2013 and

Having been a part of the Perthshire community for over 150 years, we’re proud to support a number of projects close to our heart and home.  Our sustainability journey started back in 2008 and since then we’ve gone on to achieve the Green Tourism Gold Award in 2017. To achieve this, we’ve implemented a variety

We have a sustainability management system/plan in place (that covers environmental, social, cultural, economic, human rights, health and safety issues). We communicate our sustainability policy and actions to all stakeholders, including customers, to promote the importance of sustainability. Staff are also actively engaged in and trained on the sustainability actions taken. The Gleneagles Hotel recognizes

Aabalree is a B&B that opened its doors under new management in 2018. Managed by Peach and Maggie, it was launched with environmental sustainability embedded in the design of the space and the services from the beginning.     Specifically, in an effort to reduce their food waste, they asked their visitors to order breakfast

The refill station started as a tiny business in October 2018. We attend local Farmers Markets, organise pop-ups and provide occasional home delivery service.   Since then our stock grew from 5 food products to over 106, selection of cleaning products and lots of non-food items that can help reduce or eliminate single-use plastic and

Dundee and Angus Wood Recycling is a very inspiring Community Interest Company, located in the old Levi factory on Dunsinane Avenue. They take advantage of the huge premises to store their base resource- pallet wood. The company started when owner, Richard Green- a gardening instructor at NHS Tayside, started getting ideas about how wood can