Projects | Business and sustainability
Facilitating the consumer decision-making process for re-use and repair
Started: January 2013
Due for completion: April 2013
WRAP
Brook Lyndhurst and Icaro Consulting have been commissioned by WRAP to carry out a programme of research that will inform the development of communications channels for re-use and repair. This work will ensure communications channels are as effective as possible in encouraging consumers to re-use and repair household items in the future. ...
Developing a segmentation model of the Welsh agricultural industry
Started: January 2013
Due for completion: December 2014
Welsh Government
In order to understand the impact of forthcoming CAP reform on the agricultural industry, the Welsh Government wishes to develop a segmentation model of Welsh farmers’ attitudes, values and beliefs. Brook Lyndhurst have been commissioned to develop this model, which will enable the Welsh Government to more effectively target communications and policy implementation to the agricultural industry....
Community Supported Fisheries: diversifying fish consumption and decreasing discards by thinking inside the box
Started: January 2012
Due for completion: August 2013
Defra
Brook Lyndhurst has been contracted, alongside SeaWeb - an international NGO dedicated to communicating ocean sustainability issues - to undertake a piece of action-based research (ABR) on the issue of ‘under-utilised’ species. ...
Segmentation of food SMEs
Started: January 2012
Ended: December 2012
Food Standards Agency
Brook Lyndhurst were 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. ...
Consumer perceptions of the Fairtrade mark
Started: April 2012
Ended: September 2012
Fairtrade International
Following our 2011 work for the Fairtrade Foundation in the UK, Brook Lyndhurst, along with German consultancy 2nd Floor, carried out research for Fairtrade International into how consumers use and understand the Fairtrade mark....
Re-use and repair behaviour in context
Started: April 2012
Ended: September 2012
Zero Waste Scotland
Zero Waste Scotland asked us to explore peoples’ engagement with the reuse and repair sector in the context of local service provision. The research built on our previous research undertaken at a national level, by understanding how the availability and accessibility of local services influences residents’ engagement with reuse and repair....
Supporting change in the retail environment: consumer food waste prevention reviews
Started: July 2011
Ended: March 2012
WRAP
30 tailored consumer food waste prevention reviews for a range of Courtauld Commitment (CC2) signatories....
Understanding the retail business case for promoting sustainable diets
Started: September 2011
Ended: 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 were commissioned by WWF to undertake a programme of research to demonstrate the business case for retailers to promote sustainable diets....
Corporate sustainability support
Started: November 2010
Ended: 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....
The costs of phasing out peat use in the hardy nursery stock sector
Started: February 2011
Ended: 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....
Business Resource Efficiency competency frameworks
Started: October 2010
Ended: March 2011
WRAP
WRAP was tasked by Defra to deliver Business Resource Efficiency (BRE), by supporting resource efficiency amongst Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). This piece of research by Brook Lyndhurst aimed to help WRAP better understand the sectors and/or types of SME that will be more willing to act than others; to better understand SMEs generally; and to understand how different types of intervention will be more appropriate to different types of business....
Mapping of existing evidence on business waste prevention
Started: September 2010
Ended: 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...
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
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You need to dismantle in order to build the future economy…
What has 23 screws, 15 separate rubber parts, 13 wires, 4 plastic boards, 3 metal plates, 3 unidentifiable objects, 2 microphones and 1 circuit board? These are the ingredients of an old landline phone, obviously! In a Green Alliance conference last week, I took part in a tear down session run by the RSA as [...]
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Coming home to a house with no power
I’ve just moved into a new apartment in London, which has one of these (see picture): In case you’re not sure, it’s an electricity meter, complete with ‘key’. Using PayPoints in local shops, you pay in advance for electricity you are going to use in cash (cards not accepted). This balance gets digitally recorded on [...]