This list of potential partners has been created and vetted by the Better Century community. We hope to partner with as many of these organisations as possible so their communities can benefit from Better Century as a shared resource.
Potential Association Partners
| Organisation Name | Who put the organisation forward from Better Century (e.g. @Tom) | Why do you believe this organisation is suitable for Better Century to partner with? |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance for Sustainability Leadership in Education | @Tom | Leading association doing work in education |
| Alliance to End Plastic Waste | @Tom | Organisation drawing together companies to make commitments to end plastic waste |
| Association of Electric Vehicle Owners Ireland | @Tom | Name of the association speaks for itself |
| Association of Sustainability Practitioners | @Tom | The Association of Sustainability Practitioners (ASP) is here to promote learning that transforms behaviour from unsustainable to sustainable practices |
| Assoication of Environmentally Concious Buildings | @Tom | Name of the association speaks for itself |
| Construction21 | @Tom | Industry professionals in social media to promote ideas. |
| Energy Saving Trust | @Tom | Excellent advice on making things more energy efficient |
| European Association of Sustainability Professionals | @Tom | Name of the association speaks for itself |
| Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) | @Tom | Leading association of sustainability practitioners - exact target group to engage |
| National Association of Environmental Education | @Tom | Name of the association speaks for itself |
| National Farmers Union (NFU) | @Tom | It’s a bit controversial, but perhaps if they partner they could bring their farmers to the site to learn from others, and together we could find solutions… |
| Renewable Energy Association (REA) | @Tom | Renewable energy association for everything that burns |
| RenewableUK | @Tom | Renwable energy association for everything that turns |
| Sustainable Energy Association | @Tom | Name of the association speaks for itself |
| The Alliance for Sustainable Building Products | @Tom | Name of the association speaks for itself |
| THE SOCIETY FOR THE REDUCTION OF CARBON LIMITED (trading as Carbon Co-op) | @Locky | Carbon Co-op is an energy services and advocacy co-operative that helps people and communities to make the radical reductions in home carbon emissions necessary to avoid runaway climate change; community based |
| Abundance | @Tom | Provide means to invest via ISA and Pensions to fund that directs money through community/renewable energy projects |
Potential Business Partners
| Organisation Name | Who put the organisation forward from Better Century (e.g. @Tom) | Why do you believe this organisation is suitable for Better Century to partner with? |
|---|---|---|
| Abundance | @Tom | Provide means to invest via ISA and Pensions to fund that directs money through community/renewable energy projects |
| Alara Wholefoods Ltd | @juliet | They have spent over 30 years working out and implementing how they can create a sustainable food production system. Based on 4 pillars - Environmental, Financial, Social and Governance. |
| Almond Impact Ltd | @Thomas_Chevallier | Almond is a free app that rewards citizens for buying responsible brands and helps citizens understand and reduce your carbon emissions. |
| Alternative Investing | @Tom | Government backed renewable energy bond firm promising up to 9% return on investment |
| Beauty Kitchen | @marietouchon | Natural beauty products + they make a real effort on packaging. I have been using their face cream and lip balm, and really love them. Also B Corp and very ethical. |
| Beond Group | @George_Waldron | They have quite a good fit with our requirements, but are a consultancy first and foremost. It is likely that they will join out of interest… |
| BigGreenSmile | @Tom | Organic lifestyle, natural beauty, baby and cleaning products. Welcome to the natural place to come for organic lifestyle products. We stock the UK’s largest range of natural products, offering the eco-conscious customer smart choices for a natural life. We stock natural beauty and skincare products, body & bath, hair care; organic baby and natural cleaning products. All you need for your organic lifestyle. |
| BigGreenSmile | @Tom | Organic lifestyle, natural beauty, baby and cleaning products. Welcome to the natural place to come for organic lifestyle products. We stock the UK’s largest range of natural products, offering the eco-conscious customer smart choices for a natural life. We stock natural beauty and skincare products, body & bath, hair care; organic baby and natural cleaning products. All you need for your organic lifestyle. |
| BlaBlaCar | @george_walden | From their website: “BlaBlaCar doubles the occupancy rate of cars whilst operating a carbon-saving network. In total, 1.6 million tonnes of CO2 were saved by BlaBlaCar carpoolers in 2018, thanks to the relative efficiency of filled cars versus alternative modes of transport, members’ improved driving behaviors whilst carpooling, and the informal carpooling inspired by BlaBlaCar outside the platform.” |
| Box Energy | @Tom | Innovative air source heat pump provider |
| Bulb | @Tom | 100% renewable energy |
| Bulb Energy Limited | @Tom | Green gas and electricity supplier |
| Car sharing scheme for commuters | @Tom | Really neat way of sharing commutes with others |
| Carbon Trust | @Tom | Provide information on reducing carbon from homes and business, events etc. |
| Castlefield | @Tom | Decent sized company which provide private advice on investments |
| Clean Energies Investor | @Tom | Sell bonds in projects mainly around biogass |
| Co-Wheels | @Tom | Car share scheme |
| COGO CONNECTING GOOD Ltd | @Thomas_Chevallier | Service for Citizens to access ethical goods |
| Coop Energy | @Tom | 100% renewable energy |
| Cora Ball | @Tom | Can add this to your washing to remove microfibers |
| E.On UK Plc trading as E.On | @Tom | Provider of 100% renewable energy |
| Earthborn Paints | @Helena_Buras | They have produced a range of environmentally-friendly designer breathable paints for interior and exterior use without oils and acrylics and their eco paints are hard-wearing and easy to clean. |
| Eco Egg | @Tom | Egg with mineral pellets which can run over 70 washes in the washing machine, saving packaging and waste. |
| EcoAct | @SaraCP | They help organisations become more climate friendly. Their purpose is clearly in line with Better Century’s ambitions. |
| EcoBeagle | @kl07b | I think EcoBeagle would make a great partner. I recently discovered the site and it has a good range of products and some good insight in the blog section. |
| Ecobnb | @marietouchon | Ecobnb is a community dedicated to sustainable tourism, helps you find eco friendly accomodations |
| Ecosia | @Tom | Search engine that gives money to tree planting for every search - good innovation to promote |
| Ecotricity | @Tom | Energy firm providing premium 100% renewable energy they produce. |
| EcoVibe | @Tom | EcoFriendly Products |
| Ends Directory | @Tom | Provide Environmental Consultants and Suppliers to businesses |
| Enviromat | @Tom | UK manufacturer |
| ETA SERVICES LIMITED | @kl07b | They are the most ethical provider of car insurance and breakdown cover |
| Ethex | @Tom | Raise money for community energy projects through bonds |
| Ethical Shop | @Rachel | Got a series of ethical products |
| Ethical Super Store | @Tom | Really cool super store for every day supplies - groceries, clothes, lighting etc. |
| Ever Green Insurance Services | @Tom | Provide insurance services - may well benefit from having their ecosystem of organisations to get involved with Better Century |
| Forum for the Future | @Tom | Very forward looking consultancy in the field of sustainability |
| FRIENDLY SOAP LIMITED | @marietouchon | Handmade eco friendly soaps, for the body and the face, as well as shampoo bars. I have personally been using their soaps and shampoos for the past year and absolutely love them. |
| Future Planet Capital | @Tom | Innovative investment platform to transform hopes of the future |
| Good Energy | @Tom | 100% renewable energy |
| Grant Engineering | @Tom | Manufacturer of biomass boilers, solar thermal & energy management products |
| Green Building Store | @Tom | Advice for everything to do with improving homes for efficiency |
| Green Building Store | @Helen | They provide the most innovative building supplies services |
| Green Finance Exchange | @Tom | Provide finance to green companies |
| Green Investment Bank | @Tom | Public/Private company about to be sold which finances big projects. Attracts finance mainly. |
| Green Roofs Direct | @Tom | UK manucfactuer, supplier of advice, member of friends of the earch, and offer consultancy and support. |
| Green Shop Solar | @Tom | Greenshop Solar is a long-established renewables company delivering efficient, high quality systems in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire and Oxfordshire, from its base on top of the Cotswolds, at Bisley, Stroud. Over 20 years’ experience of developing systems and pioneering new technologies have made Greenshop Solar the leading Gloucestershire installer. |
| Green Tech Capital Advisors | @Tom | Multinational providing green tech financing solutions for presumably very large projects |
| Green Technology Finance | @Tom | Small company providing finance packages for small scale tech e.g. Biomass boilers - interesting Directors to contact |
| Green Technology Finance | @Tom | Small company providing finance packages for small scale tech e.g. Biomass boilers - interesting Directors to contact |
| GreenMoxie | @Tom | Really nice website on ways to live and travel more sustainably. really good tips. |
| Guppy Friend Bag | @Tom | Can use a bag to reduce microfibers out of washing |
| Huskup | @marietouchon | I believe this organisation helps combat the problem of disposable coffee cups in a sustainable way. Their reusable coffee cups are made from biodegradable materials. |
| Inveka | @Tom | UPvC Windows and Doors from recycled windows, doors and conservatories. |
| Iron & Velvet | @Juliet | This company provides completely plastic free cleaning products. You buy them in water soluble sachets which you can fill up your existing cleaning bottles with. |
| LUSH | @Tom | Provide environmentally concious soaps and have excellent business practices |
| Matildas Planet | @Tom | Have really interesting energy efficiency technology |
| Micro Genius | @Tom | Community Business Fundraising Platform offering shareholding of organisations - mainly the standard setter for other crowdfunding platforms to work to. |
| Mooncup | @marietouchon | Provides a sustainable and reusable alternative to disposable menstrual products which cannot be recycled. |
| Mud and Bloom | @Helena_Buras | Giving children appreciation of nature |
| NATURESAVE POLICIES LIMITED | @Tom | Provide insurance services and could provide significant access to communities |
| Next Green Car | @Tom | Provide really useful information about EV car purchase |
| Octupus Energy | @Tom | 100% renewable energy |
| Oddbox Delivery Ltd | @zabrina | Tackling food waste. They work closely with farmers across the UK (& from abroad), rescuing fresh, seasonal surplus fruit & veg which are at risk of becoming food waste. |
| Organic Energy | @Tom | Supplier & installer of biomass boilers & solar thermal products |
| Parity Projects | @Tom | Interesting site which helps you make decisions about improving the efficiency of your home, but for those who are super keen to make big changes and are happy to invest in advice |
| PEACE WITH THE WILD LIMITED | @Juliet | This is an online store providing eco-friendly and plastic free products. I’ve found lots of inspiration on here and tried many great eco-friendly products. |
| Planet Organic | @marietouchon | They run organic grocery stores in the UK with the aim to be organic, natural and sustainable. They work with their suppliers to cut waste wherever they can and write on the values part of their homepage about their struggles with donating food to homeless shelters and recycling in London Boroughs. |
| Plastic Freedom | @Rachel | This is an online store providing plastic free products. The owner also has an active Instagram account @Plasticfreedom_ with 183k followers so may help reach out to a big audience. |
| Positive news | @Tom | New online platform aims to harness the power of community to support ethical retail but mainly about providing news/information |
| Public Power Solutions | @Tom | Public company of Wilts county council delivering community energy projects |
| Public Power Solutions | @Tom | Public company of Wilts county council delivering community energy projects |
| Pure Scooters | @sachi | Pure Scooters is a specialist electric scooter retailer. |
| QBamboo | @Tom | Provide bamboo toothbrushes |
| Rapanui | @Tom | Provide cotton clothing which is printed sustainably |
| rCup | @marietouchon | Their cups are made from used paper cups. Their cups should last for 10 years. Their cups are 100% recyclable; can be recycled in council waste collections (as opposed to silicon cups which a lot of councils cannot recycle). They have circular economy thinking on their website |
| Sedum Supply Ltd | @Tom | UK manufacturer of green roofs - offer consultancy and support. |
| SO Energy Trading Ltd | @Tome | Provider of green energy |
| Social Stock Exchange | @Tom | The Social Stock Exchange provides access to the world’s first regulated exchange dedicated to businesses and investors seeking to achieve a positive social and environmental impact through their activities. The Social Stock Exchange stands for something. It stands for change. Change in the way that investments are sought – and sold. To be listed here, a company must pass our stringent validation process. These companies can be big or small; so long as they have the potential to deliver viable returns and can demonstrate how they will adhere to their own social and/or environmental mandates and missions. They are companies that we believe in and can honestly get behind. |
| Sun Exchange | @Tom | The Sun Exchange is a marketplace where you can purchase solar cells and have them power businesses and communities in the sunniest locations on earth. You lease your solar cells purchased through The Sun Exchange to hospitals, factories, schools and other end-users, earning you decades of solar powered rental income wherever you are in the world. The Sun Exchange hosts what we call a ‘crowd-sale’ of solar cells. It works a bit like crowd-funding in that the project will only go ahead once all the solar cells have been sold. We arrange the solar equipment leases for you and arrange the revenue collection and distribution systems so you can earn a passive stream of rental income powered by the sun. |
| Super Homes | @Tom | Place where you can find a home to visit which is super efficient |
| Sustainable Business Toolkit | @Tom | The Sustainable Business Toolkit provides insight and commentary on the opportunities and challenges facing the business community and society at large as we progress towards a better, more sustainable future. |
| SUSTAINABLE VENTURES LTD | @Charlie_Grio | a hub for innovative sustainable start ups |
| TechUK | @Tom | techUK represents the companies and technologies that are defining today the world that we will live in tomorrow. More than 950 companies are members of techUK. Collectively they employ approximately 700,000 people, about half of all tech sector jobs in the UK. These companies range from leading FTSE 100 companies to new innovative start-ups. The majority of our members are small and medium-sized businesses. |
| Tenzing | @marietouchon | They use natural ingredients & are Rainforest Alliance Certified. Their packaging is 100% recyclable. They put 5% of their profits back into environmental projects - the first one being providing sustainable bins along the trail to Mt Everest. They are working to make their supply chain sustainable. |
| TERRACYCLE UK LIMITED | @Juliet | Terracycle is an innovative recycling company focussing on typically hard-to-recycle waste. I believe this is mainly business to business. They seem to have a very similar focus to Better Century, using collaboration to provide free recycling schemes funded by companies. Covers a gap not currently managed by councils / governments |
| The plastic free shop | @Rachel | Helps reduce plastic by selling plastic free products |
| Trina Solar | @Tom | Good sustainability profile; As part of our commitment to sustainable development and innovation, we will continue to integrate the ideas in our entire manufacturing and operation process. We strive to drive down the cost of photovoltaic (PV) power generation through constant technological innovation, making solar power affordable for everyone while meeting the worldwide demand for clean energy. We look forward to creating a framework for a future-oriented, cleaner, sustainable energy system so as to benefit mankind with solar energy. |
| Triodos Bank | @Tom | Just launched current account and plenty of investment opportunities in clean energy |
| TryEv | @Tom | Provide online sales of electric vehicles |
| Vevolution | @Rachael_Enright | Vevolution is a fun and colourful events organisation who host TED like talks around Plant-based living. They also host a vegan incubator programme to help new entrepreneurs succeed in the market to make our businesses more green. |
| WHIRLI LIMITED | @Juliet | I believe this is quite a young business in the UK. It provides a borrowing scheme for toys, which can massively help reduce consumption. As a mother I know how much stuff you end up with for your children that they really don’t need and how much they love variation. |
| WORK WILD LIMITED | @ Charlie_Grio | Consultants in helping organisations make change |
Groups and Ambassadors
|Organisation Name|Who put the organisation forward from Better Century (e.g. @Tom)|Why do you believe this organisation is suitable for Better Century to partner with?| |—|—|—|—| |Sustainably Vegan|@marietouchon|Youtube channel on low impact living hosted by a british woman called Immy Lucas. Collaborating with her would give Better Century access to a wide public, her followers|
Potential NGO and Charity Partners
| Organisation Name | Who put the organisation forward from Better Century (e.g. @Tom) | Why do you believe this organisation is suitable for Better Century to partner with? |
|---|---|---|
| 350.org | @Tom | Provide support to the divestment movement |
| BioRegional | @Tom | Bioregional champions a better way to live. We work with partners to create better, more sustainable places to live, work and do business |
| British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) | @Tom | Really good conservation organisation |
| Campaign for Better Transport | @Tom | Campaign for Better Transport’s vision is for all communities to have access to high quality, sustainable transport that meets their needs, improves quality of life and protects the environment. |
| Campaign to Protect Rural England | @Tom | We campaign for a beautiful and living countryside. We work to protect, promote and enhance our towns and countryside to make them better places to live, work and enjoy, and to ensure the countryside is protected for now and future generations. |
| Centre for Sustainable Energy | @George_Waldron | They help people provide energy-saving advice with a focus on renewable energy. |
| Client Earth | @Tom | ClientEarth is a charity that uses the power of the law to protect the planet and the people who live on it. We are lawyers and environmental experts who are fighting against climate change and to protect nature and the environment. |
| Climate Outreach | @kl07b | They are Europe’s leading climate change communicators, bridging the gap between research and practice and helping to widen engagement across a broader spectrum of society. |
| Cool Earth | @Tom | Very good charity protecting the rainforest |
| Earth Watch | @Tom | We bring individuals from all walks of life together with world-class scientists to work for the good of the planet. |
| Edie | @Tom | Sustainability network hosted by Edie |
| Energy Saving Trust | @Tom | Provide advice to individuals about how to improve the way they work. We are a leading and trusted organisation helping people save energy every day. Our experts speak with millions of householders every year, deliver first class programmes for governments and provide consultancy to UK businesses and international companies. All that we do is underpinned by our pioneering world-renowned research. |
| Extinction Rebellion | @Tom | Pressure group to achieve change |
| Forum for the Future | @Tom | We are an international non-profit working with business, government and civil society to solve complex sustainability challenges |
| Friends of the Earth | @Tom | Friends of the Earth stands with anyone who cares about the world we live in, whether you’re a first time supporter or a seasoned campaigner. We work with local groups, experts, business leaders and politicians. |
| Gaia foundation | @SaraCP | The Gaia Foundation is an NGO that promotes traditional, indigenous agricultural practices and the revival of native seeds to grow food sovereignty and climate resilience. They initiative different campaigns in the UK with this purpose, aimed at supporting this, for example, Seed Week, to raise awareness of the benefits of growing and buying local, small scale and organic produce. |
| Greenpeace | @Tom | Greenpeace is an independent,campaigning organisation which uses non-violent, creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems, and to force the solutions which are essential to a green and peaceful future. Greenpeace’s goal is to ensure the ability of the earth to nurture life in all its diversity. |
| Hubbub Foundation | @Tom | Forward looking charity funded by business |
| Keep Britain Tidy | @George_Waldron | They aim to cut litter, end waste and educate future generations. They partner with organisations to help them tackle their environmental issues as well as reaching out to their customers to engage them in these issues. |
| National Trust | @Tom | The National Trust works to preserve and protect historic places and spaces- for ever, for everyone. |
| Nature4Climate | @Tom | Excellent pressure group organisation pushing for nature as the solution to climate change. |
| Passivhaus Trust | @Tom | The Trust aims to promote Passivhaus as a highly effective way of providing high standards of occupant comfort and health as well as reducing energy use and carbon emissions from buildings in the UK. |
| Plastic Pollution Coalition | @Tom | Coalition providing information about how to tackle plastic pollution |
| RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) | @Tom | Our volunteer lifeboat crews provide a 24-hour rescue service in the UK and Ireland, and our seasonal lifeguards look after people on busy beaches. Our Flood Rescue Team helps those affected by flooding. |
| Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce | @Tom | The RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) believes in a world where everyone is able to participate in creating a better future. |
| RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) | @Tom | The RSPB is the country’s largest nature conservation charity, inspiring everyone to give nature a home. Together with our partners, we protect threatened birds and wildlife so that our towns, coast and countryside will once again teem with life. |
| Sustainable Food Trust | @Tom | The Sustainable Food Trust is a registered charity that was founded by Patrick Holden in 2011 in response to the worsening human and environmental crises that are associated with the vast majority of today’s food and farming systems. |
| Sustrans | @Tom | The work we’re doing is creating healthier places and happier people. |
| The Woodland Trust | @Tom | Creating new woodland is at the heart of what we do. We mobilise communities, landowners and volunteers to get trees in the ground, and aim to plant a tree for every person in the UK. |
| TreeAid | @Tom | TREE AID helps people in the drylands of Africa to lift themselves out of poverty and protect their environment. |
| Wildlife Trusts | @Tom | he Wildlife Trusts is a grassroots movement of people from a wide range of backgrounds and all walks of life, who believe that we need nature and nature needs us. We have more than 800,000 members, 40,000 volunteers, 2,000 staff and 600 trustees. |
| WWF | @Tom | WWF is the world’s leading independent conservation organisation. Our mission is to create a world where people and wildlife can thrive together. To achieve our mission, we’re finding ways to help transform the future for the world’s wildlife, rivers, forests and seas; pushing for a reduction in carbon emissions that will avoid catastrophic climate change; and pressing for measures to help people live sustainably, within the means of our one planet. |
| YouGen | @Tom | We aim to make it easy for people to find the information and energy installers they need to make the best choices in green and efficient energy. |
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