Sustainability - because when all is said and done...
... there is usually a great deal more said than done!
Sustainability is a buzz-word which in truth, is often used to describe anything but its true meaning. In the face of rising populations and climate change, how can anything we do be truly sustainable? Perhaps the answer is that it cannot, but at every point, every decision-making branch, we can choose a path which is more or less sustainable. And the composite effect of many small decisions has the power to change the world. Sounds a little idealistic, we know, but in the words of John Lennon "we're not the only ones, perhaps one day you'll join us..."
We strongly believe in maximising the sustainability benefits - which are present in all forms of development and change - for our clients and the wider community. To see how this translates into projects, please follow the links on the right.
If you are seeking a landscape or visualisation consultant who puts sustainability at the heart of their approach, please get in touch with us.
Fine words from a Fat Cat?
The corporate market is characterised by window-dressing rather than significant reduction, reuse and recycling. For our part, we have:-
- a sustainable transport strategy: as we work from home, we don't commute; we have one, low CO2 emission car, and we minimise and combine journeys where possible;
- a recycling policy: to recycle everything that the local authority will allow us to;
- a simple energy policy: a very low -power server; and turning all PCs and appliances off every night and whenever possible at other times;
- a keen interest to pursue climate change adaptation and mitigation, green infrastructure, and related agendas through our landscape and visualisation projects - as you will see from many examples on this website.
We suspect that there are few consultancies who could match our low-consumption and low-wastage approach, whatever their policy documents say!
