Green England Awards

Today we have been told that Inspirations have been nominated into the 'Most innovative product' in the Green England Awards and have made the finals.

The Green England Awards aim to showcase the commitment of companies and individuals to environmental and ethical goals. Promoting ethical choices over boundless consumerism, awards will be presented in six categories:

• Best Green Company
• Best Fair Trade Company
• Best Green Charity
• Most Innovative Green Product
• Best Customer Service
• Best Newcomer

So please ... vote for us!

Call for charities from sustainable design agency, devon

As part of our commitment to sustainable and ethical values, Inspirations (a Devon sustainable design agency) is calling for local charities to get in touch! We will shortly be launching 'Inspired Charities' where we will be asking local businesses to commission us for graphic design work, where all fees will be donated to 3 selected charities in the area.

Currently, we have Shaldon Wildlife Trust and the Teignmouth RNLI as our resident charities, but we are now looking for a third to benefit from our Inspired Charities Day.











So, if you are part of a charity and you think you could be our third, email us now with a short paragraph explaining why we should choose you.

And remember, all our work is highly professional, creative and sustainable!

Recent Carbon Trust findings

26/09/2008 - “Trillion Dollar Wake-Up Call” For Business

Companies that take decisive action to tackle their carbon footprint could significantly increase in value, new research claims.

The Carbon Trust argues that proactive, forward-thinking firms that embrace the shift to a low carbon economy could increase in value by up to 80%.

However, they also warned businesses that didn’t adapt and were unprepared could be jeopardising up to 65% of their value.

The study, carried out by analysts McKinsey and Co, focused on the following six sectors, which have a combined estimated market value of $7 trillion: aluminium; auto; beer; building materials; consumer electronics; and oil.

It found that some industries, such as the automobile industry had significant potential for both increased opportunities (60%) and risk (65%). Other industries, such as oil and gas had limited scope for increasing value due to good environmental practice (up to 7%), but still had the potential of losing up to 35% of their value if they failed to put tackling climate change at the top of their strategy.

Tom Delay, chief executive of the Carbon Trust, said businesses must act now.

He argued:

“Climate change will cause a revolution in business and our findings should act as a trillion dollar wake-up call. Companies that prepare now and develop new strategies will reap the commercial rewards of the move to a low carbon economy.

“The financial risks of inaction are just too vast to ignore. We can see a trillion dollars of company value change, with leading, well-positioned companies gaining, and badly positioned or slow companies losing out.”

Mr Delay urged businesses to immediately incorporate climate change into their core strategy decisions, and also called on governments to create a policy framework that rewards firms who take steps to be more environmentally aware.

He said:

"We have a short window of opportunity to act, but at present business and investor actions are way out of step with the need to tackle climate change.”

Another recent study claimed the Carbon Trust had helped UK businesses save around £1 billion in energy costs and carbon emissions since it was launched in 2001.

Source: Carbon Trust, 22/09/2008

Freelance Designer needed

Inspirations is growing fast due to its unique sustainable and ethical ethos in the south west.

We are currently looking for a freelance designer who can come in-house for up to 3 mornings/afternoons per week for around 10-12 hours.

If you are environmentally aware, creative, local and perhaps a little off the wall, then get in touch today. All rates and hours are negotiable/flexible, so if you already have other commitments, that's not a problem.

Call Pete on 01626 867 323 or email your cv to pete@inspirations.uk.net

Calling all green businesses

Inspirations has just sent out a call to all local sustainable businesses in the area.

We are currently compiling a 'green list' to present to all our clients and associates to help spread the green message. So, if you are a south west based company, or who have offices in the area, you are asked to contact Peter Williams to get onto this list.

email: pete@inspirations.uk.net

Inspirations joins Ethical Junction

It has just been confirmed that we have been accepted into the Ethical Junction listings.

Ethical Junction is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company that operates a national network of positively screened organisations, who practice ethically and whose products and services are environmentally friendly, sustainable, fairly traded and socially responsible.

One of only a handful of sustainable design agencies in the UK, we are pleased to be associated with this network.

Inspirations, Sustainable design agency, Devon

Welcome to the news feed from Inspirations.

Since we started business back in 2004, we wanted to create a company that was both ethical and environmentally friendly. Today, we are pioneering the concept of sustainable communications across the south west and beyond.

Working with clients such as Devon County Council, Marine Conservation Society, Dartmoor National Park, DEBI and Shaldon Wildlife Trust, we are making a real difference to the environment with our graphic design services. We also work with industry and have been fortunate enough to work with some of the UK's most recognised brands such as Honda Formula One, Dow Chemicals (Dow Hyperlast), HSBC, Bandvulc Group and Stagecoach to name just a few on producing great sustainable design and print.

From time to time, we will post news and developments on this page and we hope that you find it inspiring!