In July, Sophie and I will be competing in our first Olympic distance triathlon. We got our first taste for the sport last summer, when we did a Sprint tri in Hemel Hempstead. We had no gear and no idea – I swam in a pink bikini amongst a sea of wetsuit clad athletes, while Sophie overtook MAMILs on my Dad’s old mountain bike! Continue reading
This is a post by Meredith Broderick, our Impact and Communications Intern.
As the saying goes, the purpose of a business is to solve a problem. In the UK, climate change naysayers are few and far between at only 2% to 5% of the population according to a ComRes study. Of those who believe in climate change, the majority believe that humans are the direct cause. The good news is: most agree it’s a problem. Businesses have the opportunity to embrace this problem with creativity, reap the potential earnings, and benefit shareholders. But, many don’t know where to start. The task seems daunting. Here is where Certified B Corporations® come in.
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On 22nd April, Stuart Cocks embarked on a pretty epic commute: cycling 38 miles to work and, thanks to his friends blasting past his pledge target, another 38 miles back again. By raising an impressive 64 pledges (and saving over 5 tonnes CO2), he earned the title of April’s Doer of the Month.
Here’s his story.
In December 2015, Andy Smith & Annie Glennie joined the Do Nation team and 40 other people to cycle from London to Paris with Climate Kilometre, raising support from friends and family through pledges on Do Nation.
Now, Andy explains why they’re both about to set off on another French adventure, this time a whopping 1,500 mile cycle tour to explore the stadiums, sustainability and social enterprises (& cheese!) in each Euro2016 host city.
Top Doer Joe Birch tells us his hilarious account of the muddy Brutal10…
In February 2013 I completed a 10k run in support of the DoNation. As I usually find with these things, whilst it was painful enough at the time, I now look back on it with a sort of honey-tinted, self-congratulatory glow. Continue reading
Just before heading out on a long Sunday morning run, I received this lovely guest blog from our old intern Silvana. It put a big smile on my face and a bold bounce in my step as I dodged the canal-side crowds, helping me to knock off my longest ever run.
I hope it has a similar effect on you. Continue reading
Here we have it: a guest blog from the Marketing Director for Nature – David Bond. We’ve long been fans of Project Wild Thing, so much so that their trailer (see below) inspired us to create our new Game off DoAction. I hope you enjoy the read. Continue reading
This is a guest blog written by Alisa Murphy of Life Size Media, first posted on their own blog on 2nd November 2011. Continue reading
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