Have you started playing Christmas music yet? I haven’t. For me, Christmas begins with the advent season and leads up to a day spent with family, good food, drinks, full spirits and lots of fun. I love a good advent calendar. Mind you, my favourites are the ones with adult beverages but I do like […]
In 2017 we featured this guest blog written by Sian Conway of #EthicalHour on what it means to be an ethical business. Now as we count down the days to 2020 we’ve decided to revisit this issue and share our thoughts with you. So, what does it mean to be an ethical business in 2019? […]
A great time was had by all at the Blue Patch Sustainable Business Awards. Conversation and wine flowed at the Art Workers’ Guild, 6, Queen Square, London WC1. The Guild, founded in 1884 by architects and designers, included members of the Arts & Crafts Movement, making it the perfect place for welcoming our Award winners […]
Well it was quite an event this year! Here’s Blue Patch featured on CGTN Le Journal. We had a wonderful time at London Design Fair. Our stand attracted visitors interested in sustainable and British made products – especially those keen to try out the chairs. Setting up our stand was great fun, here’s Gavin […]
Blue Patch has provided a digital platform for our members since 2014. We’re delighted to announce our first ‘handbag-sized’ mini-magazine is here. Bursting with wonderful work by outstanding sustainable businesses, news of our awards and touring projects. Take a browse by clicking on the cover and you can read it on Issuu. Edition 1 was […]
It’s time to vote for the last category of the Blue Patch Sustainable Business Awards – The People’s Prize 2019 #BPatchAward. There are 14 awesome businesses who have put themselves forward for this award. Take a look at the list below. Some of them have little YouTube videos attached which you can view when you […]
We are delighted to announce that we will be exhibiting thirteen of our most exceptional sustainable brands at London Design Fair this year. The event will take place from the 19th to the 22nd of September 2019 at the Old Truman Brewery in Shoreditch London as part of the iconic London Design Festival. Click to […]
It’s that time of the year! We have our finalists for the Blue Patch 2019 Awards. This year there were 7 categories up for grabs (plus the People’s Prize – more on that later this week), which celebrate the achievements of small businesses, social enterprises and not-for-profits working in the fields of sustainability, social and environmental […]
The Blue Patch Awards are now in their 4th year. When we launched in 2016, there were very few awards for the ethical and sustainable sector. Subsequent years, however, brought an influx of awards specifically targeted towards sustainable and ethical businesses, and especially small businesses. We think this is wonderful! Why apply to business awards? […]
Have we reached boiling point? Today’s hyper-competitive economy makes running a business stressful and risky. Cost cutting to ‘remain in the game’ means the quality of products and services may be compromised and environmental negligence, long work hours and financial risk affect wellbeing – we’re burning out! Time for a new approach to business 10 […]
