The Race to Zero is global campaign rallying nations, industries, and individuals to unite in the fight against climate change. But there is an often over-looked group who can also play a significant role – employees. That is why we at Giki are running a global Employee Race to Zero competition, a month of …
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Sitting at the heart of your business or organisation is your marketing function. Marketers have a significant role in building more sustainable businesses, responsible for brand, product, communications, and stakeholder management. According to Richard Campbell, Marketing Director and an environmentally educated and responsible marketer, who was our latest lead speaker at our Chief Greenie event, …
There are many reasons to reduce waste in our lives, and lots of benefits. Cutting back on waste not only saves you money, but it also reduces greenhouse gas emissions, plastic pollution and can help nature too. The more we waste, the more we are using the Earth’s resources, like water, land and energy, and …
Mark Longstaff, from Adobe, joined our Co-Founder, Jo Hand, at our Chief Greenie session to share his tips and insights on using challenges for employee engagement. According to Mark, sustainability has become a core part of many businesses and Mark says, is vital to their success in an ever changing and, often, turbulent market. “Individuals, …
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World Environment Day this year is focused on beating plastic pollution. Here we will share some easy ways for you to take action on plastic and share some ideas on how we can help reduce its immediate effects on nature. How to reduce our use of plastic Wealthier nations typically use the largest amounts of …
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Did you know that on average driving accounts for 20% of an individual’s carbon footprint? And that a jumbo jet pumps out 1 tonne of carbon every 8 miles? The way we travel to work, on holidays or even to the shop, has a significant impact on our carbon footprint. That’s why we all need …
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There’s a famous quote that says ‘Two heads are better than one’. And that couldn’t be more true for the dynamic duo of Chief Greenies at Ninety One. Vina and Zoe have been working together on the Giki programme at Ninety One for two years. Ninety One is a global asset manager that develops specialist …
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There are many ways we can describe our group of Giki Chief Greenies. Passionate. Trail-blazing. Inspired. But the word best suited for Dominic Brown, Programme Manager of Own Operations and Chief Greenie of NatWest Group? Humble. Dominic has been a Chief Greenie for over two years. In that time, he’s helped make sustainability a core …
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We’re all about celebrating the climate wins at Giki, and this is a good one. We’re excited to welcome Watson Farley & Williams, who have partnered with us to enhance their employee sustainability programme and launched Giki Zero Pro across their organisation globally. Watson Farley & Williams is an international law firm specialising in the …
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We’re pleased to share that the sustainability campaign delivered by our partners, NatWest Group, has won in the Employee Engagement Campaign of the Year category at this year’s BusinessGreen Leaders awards. The awards showcase and celebrate the best of the UK’s green economy and are the largest and most prestigious green business awards in the …
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