YOU WONT BELIEVE: 4 | Mind Blowing Facts

North East business life: charity, community and award events in the region

This week's round-up includes Prima Cheese, Moody Logistics, Miller UK, Bradley Hall, WBD and Space Group

Birmingham Post · Mar 9, 2023

Crossgar dad launches online school uniform shop that is 'good for people, planet and purse'

The business has pledged to plant a tree for each sale, and the trees can be named by the customers

Belfast Live · Feb 17, 2023

Law firm becomes first in South West to gain B Corp status

Stephen Scown has been accredited with B Corp certification based on a vision of creating a community of for-profit companies committed to redefining success in business

Birmingham Post · Jan 4, 2023

Wollongong hairdresser becomes sixth salon in world with unique environmental certification

When COVID temporarily shut Isobel Foaye's hairdressing salon, she started the intensive process of proving the environmental and social credentials of her business.

ABC News · Nov 9, 2022

24 Conscious Brands We Love (That You Probably Didn’t Know Were Doing Good)

Discover the brands doing their bit to build a better tomorrow

Marie Claire · Nov 3, 2022

Taking the biscuit: how a bakery uses emails – and not cookies – to help drive sales online

For Honeywell Bakes, no two customers are the same – that’s why the company tailors its marketing to individuals. It sounds technical, but a simple-to-use email tool can help make it all possible

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2022

North East business support group UMi achieves B Corporation status

The County Durham firm has also bought a new office building and plans to improve its energy efficiency

Birmingham Post · Oct 12, 2022

Belfast man who caught parasite from dirty water saving lives with £2m eco-brewery venture

Alan Mahon started Brewgooder to fund clean water projects and now hopes to open a bar at home

Belfast Live · Sep 27, 2022

Former rugby player’s family-run meat brand gains B-Corp status

The Jolly Hog, based in Bristol, joins global firms such as Patagonia in being given the accreditation

Birmingham Post · Sep 9, 2022

Less leadership, more democracy: lessons from a craft brewer's management crisis

Craft beer brewing was born back in the 1980s, and while the start was slow, it’s since become a big business. One of the success stories is Scotland’s BrewDog, which was founded in 2007 by James Watt and Martin Dickie. Fifteen years after they pulled their first pint, BrewDog has…

The Conversation · Aug 2, 2022