Fashion has a huge carbon footprint (Carbon Literacy). Fashion is also hugely wasteful (The Guardian). 

Find sustainable fashion makers in our directory. 

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Swap Event + Repairs Workshop!👗👕♻️
This Thursday 11th April 3pm-5pm ♻️💚🌿
with sunny jar eco hub & Mad (Micro AD) Leap 

Plus grab the Sunny Jar Eco Hub calendar online so you don't miss future events

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Meet Anna Anna Skipwith - Anna is a marketing expert and helps our community to get the most out of their social media in our social media club. Join today #wearebluepatch #netzerojourney #sustainablebusinessdirectory #supportsmallbusiness #ethicalbusiness

Can you imagine the homes of the future? What do you think they will look like?

Good Housekeeping included an article by RoddyClarkeDesign featuring Full Grown 💙 🌱 🌳 🪑 this month.

#wearebluepatch #thefutureissustainable #climatechange

Blue Patch is a UK wide organisation. We have members across England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. All working tirelessly to make their small business more sustainable. We are so proud of the work that they do.

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We are so pleased to see that our net zero training has helped LoveHeartWood • Eco Wooden Toys and Homeware to create her first Climate Report. Reporting is essential for a business to know what activity is causing the most emissions. In Liz’s case, it was advertising. 

#sustainabletoys #wearebluepatch

Exciting news - the nettle dress will be on display at Brantwood for ‘Pull My Thread’. The Blue Patch exhibition will explore sustainable textiles, from couture to hand weave, upcycling to bio-textiles.

#wearebluepatch #sustainableliving #slowfashion

Looking for an alternative to bubble wrap or packaging peanuts? We think this fab new invention from Paper Guard might help. Launching in March.

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Did you know that TerraCycle US make it easy for your office or warehouse to recycle waste items that are not handled by council recycling schemes? 

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Should a small business be net zero or working towards it?

Yes!

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This lovely blanket was custom-made by Melin Tregwynt for a local business. The company wanted to reward their employees for loyal service on their 35th anniversary. What an amazing gift to give them. 

#woolmill #ethicalbusiness #sustainablebusinessdirectory

Sustainable business makes sense. Saving water not only saves natural resources but also saves your company money.

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Join the UK’s no. 1 sustainable business directory and benefit from free carbon auditing and net zero training delivered in partnership with Compare Your Footprint - coffee, cake and carbon!

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Bronwen Gwillim makes amazing jewellery from waste plastic collected on the beach and experimental art with textiles, earth pigments and her jewellery

#wearebluepatch #ethicalbusiness #plasticwaste #sustainablebusinessdirectory #positiveshopping

The @ethical_stone company makes sustainable low carbon terrazzo flooring from locally sourced aggregates like Welsh slate, Derbyshire limestone and marble from the Isle of Skye. 

#wearebluepatch #ethicalbusiness #terrazzoflooring #sustainablebusinessdirectory #lowcarbon

It’s global recycling day today and we wanted to join the call to action to recycle as much waste material as possible. 

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Being the founder of a small business is tough. There is a lot to do and too little time to do it. That’s where communities like Blue Patch make all the difference. 

#wearebluepatch #strongertogether #sustainablebusinessdirectory

So exciting to see the amazing entries for the Blue Patch Sustainability Awards. Businesses are demonstrating that there are solutions to the problems of climate change. There are lessons to be learnt from these trailblazers.

#wearebluepatch #sustainablebusinessawards

We are growing! This week, many of Blue Patch’s trustees and volunteers will be meeting in London. We are excited by the growth plans that we are working on.

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