Guest post from Ella Hendrix Corporate social responsibility is a term used to describe how all businesses should conduct themselves in an ethical manner. This relates to how it treats its employees, the environment and how it sources its products. In the 1960’s when the term was first coined, corporate social responsibility was a voluntary […]
We have been watching the impacts of global warming become more severe in recent years, and as it is now on the forefront of the agenda for most people, they are asking “what can we do?”. There are two ways to answer this, on a personal level there are multiple things you can do in […]
Last week Ireland announced it would be divesting all money from the fossil fuel industry. It is a conscious decision to move €318 million of its investment portfolio out fossil fuels in a move that shows the country’s commitment to climate action. This has been a huge announcement that has received a lot of attention from […]
The Green Element staff pride ourselves on being forward-thinking environmental consultants that do everything we can to lower our carbon footprint – but if we are being honest, we still have some bad habits we are trying to break. Having a positive effect on the environment can be as easy as making the decision to […]
Do you know if coffee cups are recyclable? Should you use a hand dryer over a paper towel? The aim of this article is to clear up the issues that confuse people regularly about sustainability in order to help you make informed decisions. We all unknowingly make the wrong decisions but for the right reasons. […]
In the years following the ‘Industrial Revolution’, the impact of anthropogenic influences began to manifest. The increasing demand for coal, the large amounts of land clearance for rail and industrial lands all began to take their toll on the environment. In 1896, scientist Svante Arrhenius published the first calculations of human-induced climate change, this was […]
