Crowberry Consulting operates in a professional and rapidly growing arena of environmental and social experts. Provided below are a set of links to reputable organisations and companies that provide specialist support on sustainable events, environmental issues and professional standards.
| Sustainable Event Management | www.eventsustainability.com a Manchester based organisation to help event planners design and run events with social, ethical and environmental considerations integrated to the event. Provides an on-line tool following BSI Standard 8901 on Sustainable Events. |
| IT solutions | http://www.postcti.com/page.asp?page=15 POSTcti is adequately skilled at helping companies deliver an action plan for implementing green IT principles which addresses one of the most important emerging issues for both the public and private sector. POSTcti acknowledges the inherent impact of Unified Communications on the carbon emissions of business. POSTcti offers solutions for IT which includes carbon footprinting, for further information please follow the link. |
| Resource Efficiency |
www.envirowise.gov.uk a UK Government programme that provides independent practical advice to UK businesses to reduce waste at source and increase profits. Free downloads/publications on resource efficiency and waste minimisation. |
| Climate Change Organisations |
www.carbontrust.co.uk A private company set up by the UK Government in response to the threat of climate change, to accelerate the move to a low carbon economy. Offer free informative publications, and DVD’s on low energy products and solutions. www.defra.gov.uk UK Government department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Produces “the environment in your pocket” key facts and figures on the environment of the UK. www.est.org.uk Energy Savings Trust UK, produces free guides to help energy efficiency in homes and small businesses.
www.nisp.org.uk UK National Industrial Symbiosis Programme Allows companies to work together to make use of waste streams in innovative ways. |
| Climate Change Organisations |
www.carbontrust.co.uk A private company set up by the UK Government in response to the threat of climate change, to accelerate the move to a low carbon economy. Offer free informative publications, and DVD’s on low energy products and solutions. www.defra.gov.uk UK Government department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Produces “the environment in your pocket” key facts and figures on the environment of the UK. www.est.org.uk Energy Savings Trust UK, produces free guides to help energy efficiency in homes and small businesses. www.nisp.org.uk UK National Industrial Symbiosis Programme Allows companies to work together to make use of waste streams in innovative ways. |
| People and Sustainability |
www.peopleprofitplanet.co.uk A UK based company working with business on behaviour change for sustainability in the workplace, energy and conservation products, support on carbon footprint reduction. |
| Office products | www.remarkable.co.uk |
| Climate Change Science |
www.ipcc.ch – IPCC www.tyndall.ac.uk Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research www.un.org/climatechange UN Climate Change site www.unep.org/themes/climatechange United Nations Environment Programme Climate Change Pages www.climatechange.eu.com European Union Climate Change www.earth.columbia.edu/grocc/ Global Roundtable on Climate Change www.ukerc.ac.uk UK Energy Research Centre http://actonco2.direct.gov.uk Act on CO2 calculator www.hmtreasury.gov.uk Stern Review www.sd-commission.gov.uk UK Sustainable Development Commission independent advisory board. |
| Renewable Energy |
www.pv-uk.org.uk British Photovoltaic Association www.winddata.com Database of wind characteristics www.heatpumps.co.uk Heat Pumps www.solar-power-answers.co.uk/solar_panel.html Solar energy calculators.www.crowberryenergy.com a sister organisation to Crowberry Consulting and a social enterprise. |
| Biodiversity and Conservation |
www.forestry.gov.uk UK Forestry Commission www.merseybasin.org.uk site for the Mersey Basin Campaign UK www.wildlifetrust.org.uk UK Wildlife Trust |
| Accountability and CSR Organisations | www.accountability.org.uk |
| Corporate Governance Sites | www.accountability.org.uk
www.worldbank.org – World Bank Corporate Governance Library www.iog.ca The Institute on Governance |
| Corporate Social Responsibility Sites | |
| Ethics and Ethical Issues |
www.ibe.org.uk UK Institute of Business Ethics |
| Community Organisations | www.bitc.org.uk UK Business in the Community
www.lbg-online.net London Benchmarking Group UK |