http://www.brooklyndhurst.co.uk/rss.php Project RSS Feed en-us http://www.brooklyndhurst.co.uk/social-marketing-pilots-in-wales-to-reduce-domestic-energy-use-_237.html Brook Lyndhurst are delighted to have been commissioned by the Welsh Government to design two (or more) social marketing behaviour change pilot projects, aimed at reducing domestic carbon emissions. http://www.brooklyndhurst.co.uk/mythbusters---investigating-public-perceptions-of-the-contribution-of-packaging-to-waste-_236.html A partnership group involving Wrap, the Packaging Federation, Incpen, the Food and Drink Federation and the Kent Waste Partnership commissioned Icaro Consulting, in March 2012, to conduct a programme of research to investigate the myths that the general public may have about the contribution of packaging to waste. http://www.brooklyndhurst.co.uk/facilitating-the-consumer-decision-making-process-for-re-use-and-repair-_230.html 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. http://www.brooklyndhurst.co.uk/developing-a-segmentation-model-of-the-welsh-agricultural-industry--_228.html 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. http://www.brooklyndhurst.co.uk/co-production-and-sustainable-development-in-wales-_226.html Brook Lyndhurst is undertaking research for the Welsh Government to investigate the potential role of co-production models in sustainable development. The objectives of the research are to assess the applicability of co-production models to the work of the Welsh Government and its delivery partners, and produce a set of principles for developing environmental co-production projects in Wales. http://www.brooklyndhurst.co.uk/domestic-energy-use-study-_222.html Domestic gas consumption in the UK can vary dramatically between households. Brook Lyndhurst were commissioned by DECC to undertake qualitative research exploring the day-to-day lives of the people that live in those houses so as to build a rich, people-centred picture of how energy is actually consumed. The research reveals wide and in many cases intriguing variations in behaviours that have consequences for gas consumption. http://www.brooklyndhurst.co.uk/consumer-perceptions-of-the-fairtrade-mark-_217.html 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. http://www.brooklyndhurst.co.uk/evaluation-of-the-animal-health-and-welfare-board-for-england-_216.html Defra has commissioned Brook Lyndhurst to carry out an independent evaluation of the AHWBE, in accordance with a commitment in the Board’s Terms of Reference to evaluate its performance two years after being established. http://www.brooklyndhurst.co.uk/community-supported-fisheries-diversifying-fish-consumption-and-decreasing-discards-by-thinking-inside-the-box-_213.html 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. http://www.brooklyndhurst.co.uk/oxfam-report-the-food-transformation-_204.html Brook Lyndhurst were commissioned to write this report, which looks at the social and environmental injustices in the global food system, and at the potential of consumer action to help address these injustices. It focuses on the five principles which make up Oxfam’s GROW Method: wasting less food, supporting small-scale food producers in developing countries, eating seasonal food, smart cooking, and reducing meat and dairy consumption.