Sustainability in Enterprise success stories

Hear directly from the businesses that became more sustainable with support from NTU's Sustainability in Enterprise project, which was part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund.

Sustainability in Enterprise - Murphy & Son

Following a consultancy with NTU's Sustainability team, brewing equipment supplier, Murphy & Son, received a baseline carbon footprint calculation and recommendations that would save an estimated 216 tonnes of CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent), or 65% of their overall footprint, from their operations and a financial saving of around £24,000 per year.

Sustainability in Enterprise - White Rose

Sustainable fashion retailer, White Rose, worked with one of NTU's Sustainability Consultants to create their first ever carbon footprint and understand their carbon impact. The recommendations that White Rose has already committed to will see the business cut its carbon footprint by 69%, equating to £9,947.89 in productivity savings.

Sustainability in Enterprise - TTK Confectionery

Following a Product Design Consultancy with NTU's Design Matter group, The Treat Kitchen was presented with redesign suggestions for their best-selling message bottle, which would see potential carbon savings of up to 50% and reduce the weight of the original bottle by over 45%. TTK also received 29 carbon reduction recommendations from NTU's Sustainability Consultants and went on to set up a green team to work through and implement these.

Sustainability in Enterprise - Cockburn Lucas

Following a consultancy with NTU's Sustainability team, green financial advisors, Cockburn Lucas, received their first ever baseline carbon footprint, along with 31 recommendations for reducing operational carbon emissions and improving environmental performance that would see carbon savings of 20.61%.

Sustainability in Enterprise - Leonard Design

Green Architecture firm, Leonard Design, worked with a team of NBS student consultants supported by academics with expertise in sustainability and carbon management, to calculate their carbon impact and put an action plan in place to reduce emissions.

Sustainability in Enterprise - BACKLIT

Artist-led public gallery and studios, BACKLIT, worked with final year students and lecturers from NTU’s School of ADBE on a project to reduce energy use and carbon emissions of its historic Victorian premises.

Sustainability in Enterprise - Alpkit

Mountaineering equipment brand, Alpkit, worked with fifty-four Product Design students and seventeen international exchange students from ADBE to calculate the carbon footprint of their best-selling Soloist tent and make it more sustainable. Alongside this, they also worked with NTU’s commercial product design consultants to reduce the waste and carbon impact of their best-selling BruKit stove.

Sustainability in Enterprise - Millward

Millward Consulting Engineers first engaged with the SiE project when two of their staff attended the Carbon Management Programme, while their Graduate Civil Engineer (hired through the talent grant) joined the Sustainability Community Lab. Following this, Millward worked with NBS student consultants and used a carbon grant to take forward student recommendations for LED lighting.

Sustainability in Enterprise - Night Time Economy Solutions Ltd

Global Leader in Night Time Economy Management, Night Time Economy Solutions, received funding through the SiE graduate talent grant, which paid 20% towards a new employee's salary for 12 months. They received further support from the SCL - comprised of six half-day workshops over eight weeks to help participants become sustainability champions in their enterprise.

Sustainability in Enterprise - 2bm

Data centre architects, 2bm, participated in NTU’s Carbon Management Programme, delivered by NBS academics specialising in sustainability and carbon management. The programme offered four practical and interactive 3-hour workshops and helped 2bm build in-house capacity to create their own carbon footprint calculations and a carbon management action plan for the future.

Sustainability in Enterprise - CADXtra

Multi-disciplined design consultancy, CADXtra, received funding through a graduate talent grant to hire a Junior Design and Projects Engineer to take the lead on putting the company through its ISO 14001 assessment, as well as helping map their carbon footprint and researching ways of improving the overall sustainability of the business. The new employee was supported to do this through the Sustainability Community Lab.

Sustainability in Enterprise - LeftLion

LeftLion staff undertook the Carbon Management Programme, which provided a foundation to help them measure and reduce their carbon emissions. LeftLion also took part in a student consultancy project with NBS, which tasked final-year students with calculating the carbon footprint for three aspects of business operations and putting forward a set of recommendations to save costs and reduce carbon.