Blue Patch is the home of sustainable business
We advocate ethical values and brilliant design
Many amazing businesses are not only creating wonderful things, they are also supporting biodiversity, reducing their emissions and doing all they can to be greener.
If this sounds like you, or if you would like help to get started on your sustainability journey – come and join us at Blue Patch!
Join our collaborative network
- THE POWER OF POSITIVE SHOPPING connects sustainable businesses to shoppers, buyers, trade, specifiers, interior designers and each other!
- Feature in our mini-guide POSITIVE SHOPPING
- Do our free programme LET’S DO NET ZER0 and learn how to measure and reduce the carbon footprint of your business
- List your business in the Bluepatch.org directory
- Take advantage of our Retail Partnerships as part of the Power Of Positive Shopping for museum and high street stores
- Save money by collaborating with members to participate in trade and consumer fairs
- Get social! Our free Social Media Club brings you monthly trending Instagram topics and tips
- Enter the Blue Patch Sustainable Business Awards – free for members!
- Help tackle climate change. Blue Patch is a social enterprise and we invest 100%, every penny of surplus income, into community-owned renewable energy.
THE POWER OF POSITIVE SHOPPING
Blue Patch’s THE POWER OF POSITIVE SHOPPING connects shoppers with sustainable producers, creative makers and ethical service providers from the heart of our communities.
Our mission is to increase the visibility of the businesses shaping the UK’s low-carbon economy.
Since 2014 we’ve been putting on events and creating collaborative partnerships with retailers, museums and curators. We also provide free training to help members audit and reduce their carbon footprints – come on board!
Enterprise membership |
Foundation membership |
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| Share your story and values | ||
| Story & Ethos | Yes | – |
| Opportunity to feature in our newsletter, blog and social media | Yes | – |
| Affiliation logos | Yes | Yes |
| Business description and (optional) opening times | Yes | Yes |
| Video and social media | ||
| Add a video | Yes | – |
| Images | ||
| Mobile-friendly gallery of 12 images | Yes | – |
| Opportunities | ||
| Free entry to the Blue Patch Sustainable Business Awards | Yes | Yes |
| The Power of Positive Shopping – a national campaign | ||
| Discount for the Positive Shopping publication | Yes | – |
| Pitch to Buyers | Yes | Yes |
| Apply for pop-ups and trade fairs | Yes | Yes |
| Net Zero | ||
| LET’S DO NET ZER0 programme | Yes | Yes |
Protecting the Planet!
We help members to reduce carbon emissions
Blue Patch’s free programme LET’S DO NET ZER0 enables every business, from sole traders to manufacturers, to get started in auditing and reducing their carbon footprints. The programme runs on a loop and our resources are available on the Member’s Hub (our members own ‘home page’!).
‘ Let’s Do Net Zero’ series so far, really good as we’ve been completely discombobulated by the whole thing and where on earth you start and how you start! Your programme breaks it down into manageable, meaningful chunks so we feel we can at least’ start!’ Thanks so much for putting this together, it’s brilliant!
Rebecca, Blue Patch member since 2016
The Positive Fund: powering community-owned renewable energy across the land
Every Membership is making a difference. 100% of Blue Patch’s surplus income funds community-owned renewable energy projects. Since 2019 we’ve funded projects in Brighton, Oxford, Swansea, Glasgow, Bristol and London. As the fund grows so too will our environmental impact – every single membership is helping to tackle climate change and provide clean energy for all! Read more.
Meet some of our amazing members!
Here’s a snapshot of some of the great people we have as members!
“Well done Blue Patch for being on the leading edge of the curve and thanks for promoting Laura’s Loom. I have to say of all the groups I’ve joined (and left) over the years, the only group that I feel really cares about my business is Blue Patch. You’re always finding ways to help promote your members in a way that I’ve never experienced with any other marketing group. It makes being a member more than worthwhile, so thanks for that too.“
Laura Rosenzweig. Laura’s Loom
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