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Circular Business Model for Egg Production Proves Promising in US

Stuart Mitchell

In a new case study, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) analyzes how Kipster, a Netherlands-based egg producer, has successfully expanded into the US market while maintaining a focus on carbon neutrality, animal welfare, and using surplus food for animal feed. The company has expanded to demonstrate the possibility of its circular business model for animal protein being both viable and profitable in the US, despite differing regulations, operating norms, and consumer cultures. A circular business model is designed to provide a product that, from source to end-of-life, has a net-zero or…

The Black British Business Awards Celebrates its 10th Anniversary Year

Stuart Mitchell

The Black British Business Awards (BBBAwards) are ringing in their 10th anniversary year. Since these prestigious awards were launched in 2014, they have recognised the outstanding achievements of inspirational Black professionals and entrepreneurs across Britain and all industries.  Nominations have officially opened for the 10th anniversary BBBAwards ahead of the ceremony in October. Nominations for this year’s BBBAwards can be made online via this link and the deadline for nominations is 17  March 2023.  For this anniversary year, the BBBAwards theme is #WeAre – celebrating the collective power of the Black community and their Allies coming…

New Deloitte survey reveals business leaders recognize the importance of trust, but do not consistently prioritize it in board governance strategies

Stuart Mitchell

The Deloitte Global Boardroom Program has released the results of its latest Board Frontier Topic survey, “How boards are nurturing and measuring stakeholder trust,” which finds global business leaders understand the importance of and feel responsible for building trust within their organization. Yet, few of those surveyed categorized their organization as achieving a high level of trust maturity and around a third said they have no consistent approach to maintaining trust or only prioritize it in the wake of a crisis. To better understand how companies—and boards, in particular—are addressing…

edie launches new explains guide on how businesses can become a B Corp

Stuart Mitchell

edie has published a new Explains guide for businesses, listing all the key steps, considerations and benefits for organisations that are aiming to become a certified B Corp. B Corp is a certification initiative whereby non-profit B Lab verifies companies across the globe to showcase that they are meeting the highest environmental and social performance standards, not only through their product or service, but across all aspects of their internal and external practices. There are more than 1,100 B Corps in the UK across 58 industries. Collectively, these companies employ…

Pukka Herbs becomes the second business to partner with ‘community benefit society’, Energy Garden, for 100% renewable community-owned energy

Stuart Mitchell

Organic herbal tea company, Pukka Herbs announces its partnership with Energy Garden, a ‘community benefit society’, to power its UK sites with 100% renewable electricity from community energy projects in the UK.  Pukka has signed on to a two-year power-purchase agreement, whereby the electricity required to power Pukka’s head offices in Keynsham near Bristol and warehouse, Quadrant, will be 100% bought from and provided by community energy projects. Pukka is the second company to commit to a renewable community energy partnership with Energy Garden, with the first being outdoor apparel…