Posts by Lisa McConnell
Scottish Leather Group confirmed as lowest carbon leather manufacturer in the world
Scottish Leather Group has published its 2021 Sustainability Report, detailing the company’s progress towards its key goal of zero impact leather manufacturing. The company, which is the world’s lowest carbon intensity leather manufacturer, has also announced that it is well on its way to being carbon neutral by 2025 – 20 years ahead of Scotland’s…
Read MoreJoin the launch of Experience Glasgow’s Regional Food & Drink Group
Last week Circular Glasgow was delighted to learn that an initiative aimed at reducing food waste across the city’s food and drink sector had been awarded funding through Experience Glasgow‘s Regional Food & Drink Group to implement a pilot with businesses from the city’s hospitality sector in the lead up to COP26. As lead organisation for…
Read MoreA recipe for post-Covid success: food and drink sector and the circular economy
Alison McRae, senior director at Glasgow Chamber of Commerce which hosts Circular Glasgow First published in the Scottish Sunday Express, May 30th 2021 A bitter taste was left in the mouth of businesses from every sector during 2020, and as one of the worst affected in the UK, the food and drink industry has found…
Read MoreGlasgow building’s scrap is an artist’s gold
HFD Group, the developer of 177 Bothwell Street in Glasgow, has become the first industry partner of Circular Arts Network – a pioneering initiative that supports artists and community groups through access to surplus or waste construction materials. Designed to be a ‘Gumtree for the arts’, the network aims to connect the creative community with…
Read MoreHow To Become A B Corp
Written by Hannah Cox, Founder of betternotstop Launched in 2007 by the non-profit organisation B Lab, the B Corp movement aims to create value for society through business; to both inspire and recognise socially, environmentally and legally responsible companies that voluntarily meet certain standards of public transparency, legal accountability, sustainability and performance. The “B” itself…
Read MoreInnovative partnership offers Climate Emergency Training to Glasgow businesses
Last week on Thursday 13 May 2021, environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful, announced an exciting new learning programme to deliver climate emergency training to SMEs in Glasgow ahead of COP26 coming to the city. At a Glasgow Chamber of Commerce event – Focus Forward – it was confirmed that, in partnership with the Chamber, and with…
Read MoreGlasgow business leading the way for a circular economy in fashion
It has been a busy month for our Glasgow Chamber member ACS Clothing who has not only become one of the first 40+ founding signatories for Textiles 2030, but has also joined the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Network as an emerging innovator. Textiles 2030 Textiles 2030 is the UK’s most ambitious voluntary agreement, designed to limit the impact…
Read MoreGlasgow becomes first UK city to sign Circular Cities Declaration
Glasgow has become the first city in the UK to sign the Circular Cities Declaration after receiving support from the council’s City Administration Committee in April. The declaration, which was developed by ICLEI Europe in partnership with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, recognises the city of Glasgow as one of the leading European cities working in…
Read More8 websites to help build your circular economy knowledge
More and more organisations are beginning to explore and understand the importance of a circular economy and its role in mitigating the climate crisis and reducing the global temperature whilst also providing financial and competitive business benefits. For those interested in why the circular economy plays such a significant role in reaching climate change targets…
Read MoreNew partnership aims to help shift UK towards fashion rental
Glasgow Chamber of Commerce member ACS has partnered with CaaStle, Inc., the technology and logistics platform upon which leading U.S. apparel brands launch and manage subscription-rental businesses. CaaStle will leverage ACS’s world class reverse logistics and distribution center to offer UK retailers a turnkey subscription rental solution complete with white-label front-end technology, IT integration,…
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