Projects | Business and sustainability

Brook Lyndhurst - FSA food SME segmentation

Segmentation of food SMEs

Started: January 2012 Due for completion: December 2012
Food Standards Agency
Brook Lyndhurst have been commissioned by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to develop a segmentation model of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in the food retail and catering sectors, based on their attitudes to food safety and related regulations. ...
Business case for sustainable diet

Understanding the retail business case for promoting sustainable diets

Started: September 2011 Due for completion: March 2012
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
WWF’s One planet Food Programme aims to reduce the global environmental and social impacts of UK food production and consumption. Brook Lyndhurst have been commissioned by WWF to undertake a programme of research to demonstrate the business case for retailers to promote sustainable diets....
Retail environment

Supporting change in the retail environment: consumer food waste prevention reviews

Started: July 2011 Due for completion: March 2012
WRAP
30 tailored consumer food waste prevention reviews for a range of Courtauld Commitment (CC2) signatories....

The costs of phasing out peat use in the hardy nursery stock sector

Started: February 2011 Due for completion: April 2011
Defra
This research was commissioned to strengthen Defra’s evidence base on the horticultural use of peat. It aims to fill an identified gap in that evidence in respect of what is known about the costs and benefits of reducing and phasing out peat use in the hardy nursery stock sector....

Corporate sustainability support

Started: November 2010 Due for completion: December 2011
PwC UK
PwC’s vision to become the iconic professional services firm includes a significant focus on sustainability. To this end, Brook Lyndhurst was commissioned to provide support to PwC's environmental and social sustainability programme in the UK....

Mapping of existing evidence on business waste prevention

Started: September 2010 Due for completion: March 2011
Defra
A scoping study to help Defra policy makers focus on gaps in evidence on business waste prevention, by examining what already exists and identifying priority areas that need to be filled by subsequent studies...
Old phones

Public understanding of product lifetimes and durability

Started: January 2010 Ended: January 2011
Defra
A study aimed at understanding the potential amongst consumers for reducing the environmental impact of products by extending their lifetimes....

Consumer understanding of green terms

Started: October 2009 Ended: March 2010
Defra
An investigation into consumer responses to, and understanding of, the terms used to refer to 'green' issues, from recycling to air miles; and from carbon footprints to water neutrality. ...

Assessment of green claims in marketing

Started: March 2009 Ended: October 2009
Defra
A review of 'green' claims in marketing from 2006 to 2009, taking in both statistical data and the perspective of the advertising and marketing community.......

Strategic sustainability support

Started: April 2007 Ended: March 2008
Quintain Estates and Development PLC
Consultancy support to set up, develop and help implement Quintain Estates & Developments’ sustainability strategy....

Reward cards & healthy choices: A London scoping study

Started: October 2004 Ended: March 2005
London Region Public Health Group
This scoping study, for the NHS London Region, examined the potential for introducing reward card schemes to encourage healthy behaviours. ...

Brook Lyndhurst Blog

  • Waste and the built environment

    Our economy is built on the transformation of raw materials into products and services. Until recently the waste produced as part of this process or at the end of this product’s life was seen as an unavoidable part of this process. However, global economic growth is putting rising pressure on depleting resources, leading to a [...] 

  • Lies, damned lies and food behaviours

    Ruth and David spoke last week at the SRA seminar “Lies, damned lies and food behaviours”. Chaired by Oxford academic Ceridwen Roberts, the event involved a presentation from Ruth and David (you can see the slides here) and a Q&A session with a small but perfectly formed audience. As frequently happens when presenting or discussing food [...] 

  • Open data open season

    As the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) reports on the latest pressure brought to bear on the Government’s Open Data initiative, signs of a thriving and well-resourced statistics and data-based movement abound. The UK Statistics Authority, with Andrew Dilmot now in the chair, have instructed the Office of National Statistics to ensure that all responses to [...]