Eco-elegance, by design...

• At Isku, responsible design means taking into account the environment in a product's whole life cycle
• The award-winning Kivikko seat is a prime eco-design example

Isku is a Finnish furniture producer and retailer, founded in 1928. The company's mission is to provide customers with high-quality furniture while ensuring responsible production. Its factory in Lahti is one of the most modern production facilities in the European furniture industry.

Waving goodbye to food waste

Carving out benefits tackling food waste

Restaurant is 'boxing clever' on reducing food waste

Even top performers can learn how to further reduce food waste

• Café fine-tunes its well-established practices that respect every part of the food system
• It offers tips and interacts with everyone in the food chain for the best results  

The Penylan Pantry is a café that also sells organic fruit and vegetables, bread and other produce. It has a dedicated policy towards food waste and is scrupulous about using every part of its fresh, organic produce on its daily menu.

Plant-to-plate thinking

Try the popular 'savoury crumble'!

• Inventive hotel comes up with measures to optimise breakfast shifts and reduce food waste
• Clever use of leftovers in new dishes and surplus food offered to staff at end of shift cuts waste

Husband and wife team Michael and Elyse Waddy of the Empire Hotel, Llandudno have a strong ethos to reduce waste of all kinds and make tackling food waste a priority.

A portion of caution

Energy saving does not need to be expensive. Up to 20 % can be cut in many refrigeration plants through actions that require little or no investment. The actions should be focused on good housekeeping, maintenance, and control.

Housekeeping rules

Remember to read the 'green print'! 

• Printing company with a robust eco-philosophy reeps benefits in Nordic market
• Natural inks, oils and recycled paper are a key part of the green printing approach

AS Ecoprint is an Estonian printing service company offering graphic design, offset printing and wide-format digital printing services. It was founded in 2007 as a merger of three printing and graphic design companies. Ecoprint’s clients are mainly companies and organisations in the Estonian and Scandinavian markets.