Environment
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Picturing The Good Future
Published 16 September 2021On September 15th Blue Patch designed and hosted Picturing The Good Future’. Funded by Southwark Council. This was a pilot for developing a constructive community-based ‘conversation’ with a focus on the Green Economy, post covid. We used a local church hall, an airy space where people could easily drop in. The hall is normally a […]
Can advertising stop climate change?
Published 19 April 2021Can advertising and marketing campaigns focused on sustainable and ethical business be used to promote sustainability and the vision of a thriving planet? Ads are an excellent way to target specific niches. Used effectively, they can spread awareness of an issue, raise brand visibility or sell a product or a service. According to Statista, the […]
London Climate Action Week 2020 – Build Back Better
Published 30 June 2020How to Save the Planet…a learning opportunity! It’s London Climate Action Week this week. Check in on how organisations are responding and discover what you can do to help the climate crisis. Part 1. 1-3 July, is digital and brings together world-leading experts and policy makers to drive the national and international Covid-19 climate policy response, […]
This is the Circular Economy: CE Week 2020
Published 29 May 2020Forget business as usual. Right now we’re experiencing a different kind of economy – one that includes clean air and bird song. We’ve been enjoying the simple pleasures of a walk in the park or taking the bike for a spin, baking bread and quality time with the family. When patterns break, it allows a […]
On waiting for Earth Day
Published 22 April 2020Welcome to Earth Day 2020 4:00 am Looking through my window to the garden, I barely make out where buildings stop and sky starts. No birds yet, just the clock ticking. At the onset of the lockdown I felt erased, detached from purpose. Now I feel the opposite, that time has been reclaimed and life […]
What does net-zero mean for British businesses?
Published 16 December 2019In the past few months the discussion on climate change has intensified, with strategic conversations taking place to shape policy both globally and locally. Earlier in 2019, the UK became the first country to pledge to bring all its net emissions to net zero by 2050. A few cities have stepped up to the challenge with Bristol […]
Global Wind Day: may the force be with you…
Published 14 June 2019Save the fact that it’s been raining cats and dogs recently, we hope the weather will lift and bracing gusts of wind soar across the heavens. Putting fresh air to good purpose is one of the most energy efficient replacements to fossil fuel in the UK – wind power. Hold on to your hats and […]
What we learned from asking our fashion brands about sustainability.
Published 25 April 2019The 24th of April marked the 6th anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse, and the subsequent push towards greater transparency and sustainability in the fashion industry. This week, marked as Fashion Revolution Week encourages consumers to take action by asking brands #whomademyclothes? Blue Patch works with brands who make and manufacture in the UK, […]
Retrofitting with Natural Materials
Published 15 September 2018The first house we visited was a beautiful 1916 4-bedroom Edwardian terrace house overlooking Ruskin Park in South London. We wanted to discover how architect Natalie Black had retrofitted the property…let’s take a look inside. Natalie and Ben, who own the house, are retrofitting to improve comfort and energy efficiency, with a focus on using […]
How to live in comfort and style… and reduce your energy bills!
Published 23 July 2018What is retrofitting? Who better to ask than Marion Baeli and Robert Prewett, architects who have spent the last 2 years retrofitting their 1960s family home in Sydenham, South London. Blue Patch’s Youth Blogger Phoebe is on the case… “It’s all about comfort” says Robert, welcoming me in ‘Improvements in energy efficiency, through steps such […]
Better latte than never: The need for circular economy solutions
Published 6 January 2018There’s no worse place to throw your coffee cup than into a general waste bin. Why? There is a very, very small percentage of those cups that actually get recycled. In the past day, there has been a lot of discussion around the subject of the proposed 25p charge on disposable cups. What do you think? Good? […]
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