water, water everywhere?

Food turns out to be the main source of water consumption for hotel chain

co-op group means green bizness

The Co-operative Group has smashed its carbon emissions reduction target of 35 per cent by 2017, meeting it instead this year.

exmoor is first dark skies reserve in the uk

Exmoor is the first Dark Skies Reserve in the UK...another great success from the south west...

a cracking idea, grommit...

North Devon has waves, and beaches, and no way for young surfers to get there. So they just figured it out, and made a way....fantastic!

do you know what the Green deal is?

New green building regulations to drive demand for Green Deal

sustainable seafood on the up and up

Sharp rise in sustainable seafood products on sale in UK

green light for electric vans

Green grant to cut the cost of electric vans by £8000....

lloyds on-line sustainability tool

Lloyds bank has its own on-line sustainability tool.

david attenborough and population growth

David Attenborough urges big business to protect land from population growth

carbon calculator for tourism businesses and households

A fantastic new web tool to measure your business's and household's carbon footprint

the happy museum

The Happy Museum. Think about it...do we ever put those words together in our own minds?

the green nudge?

Big brands are nudging their customers to change their choices...or are they?

moving mountains?

Kazak locals hope for green tourism salvation

thinking beyond the gates?

Julia Schonharl writes about tourism and human rights in 2012: Can we ask anybody to think beyond the fences of the holiday resort?

Luxury market to be hit as travellers cut costs

Holidaymakers will feel the pinch in 2012 with luxury holidays most affected according to a Travelvision survey. Is this what you feel is happening?

You're having a laugh...!

Howlers and omissions exposed in world of corporate social responsibility

shale gas a carbon catastrophe

Shale gas will wreck climate targets, says Co-op, Tyndall Centre and FoE

Marine Conservation Zones at risk

Big Society has spoken up for our seas – but will Government listen?

Wildlife in England's seas is facing a serious threat, warns Cornwall Wildlife Trust.

cod cut at cornish chippie

Cod cut out at CoaST Ambassador Cornish chippie!

good money: ethical finance

It's one the biggest ways we can make sure we're having a positive impact. Or let a negative one happen in our name. Fortunately, easy to fix. :)

the real deficit

This is the Real Deficit. And it's in no headlines.

green shoots of responsibility?

The younger holiday maker is putting us to shame; they know the deal when it comes to sustainable travel....excellent!

animate

Animus. Spirit. Life. Exactly.

a thousand moments of genius

A two minute read; lasting uplift.

just a crayola drawing

I wonder how many other people are thinking just the same...

ethics r us

Well, that's a bit of a stretch. But we like to keep the issue on the table. Right in the middle. Because what's the alternative?

Ban Ki Moon on World Tourism Day

Ban Ki Moon promotes the importance of tourism and travel for the well being of the species...

530 pennies dropping

TravelMole reports that ABTA members are getting on board.....!

tourism threat from oil spike

Expert warns of tourism's blindness to oil spike...and about time, too, we say....

the winds of change

It's just not how it used to be....

no longer BAU

Holiday sales fall to 10-year low

arctic sea ice is melting at fastest pace in 40 years

Arctic sea ice is melting at its fastest pace in almost 40 years

skilled labour

If you're sitting behind a computer right now and feeling smug about being a dab hand with Excel,  watch and learn.

getting the stifkit

We don't tend to go in for awards ourselves....

Good Energy holds steady on prices

Good Energy is keeping its prices steady. Now that's definitely a Good Thing.

hotels are getting canny about carbon

Carbon is moving fast up hoteliers' agendas....

land grab

There has been much interest in the discussion around land grabs...this news bulletin shows the issue is very live...

great time + green message = change for good!

Bosinver Cottages are one of our Ambassador businesses...and they make it an Ambassadorial priority to be an Agent of Change...

sharing the work

Heresy? Generally a good thing to allow a bit of heretical thought..keeps us on our toes. A slap across the face of Complacency. A little unpleasant, but always invigorating.

heavy handed?

Not the way to do it. Breath-taking example of a destination sacrificing everything to the need to market itself...

visitengland

VisitEngland is the English tourism authority...and it has a plan...

cycling to boost tourism industry?

can cycling help to boost the tourism industry?

energy performance certificates

Energy performance certificates are on the cards...are we ready?

Time to communicate with our communities?

New poll shows people might not be ringfencing their holiday..so should we be making sure we show them what's affordable, on their doorstep?

mcs pocket good fish guide

What it says. The fool-proof guide to getting into a Good Fish Habit.

it ain't what you do...

Communication is not actually about the what. It's in fact much more to do with the how.....

green edge training

CoaST is fully certified and has it own stifferkits to deliver the Green Edge training on behalf of Welcome to Excellence.

in accordance with our hopes

This was filmed shortly after the publication of Tim Jackon's Prosperity Without Growth; sounds like he got into some bother, too. Professors can be Positive Deviants too.

ambassadors of change

This is exactly what our Ambassadors have been doing. Inspiring change ...

carbon literacy

It's the new metric, the  stuff in our pencils, the fizz in our drinks, what makes us all human and what we breathe out. It's a Good Thing, and has Made Our Lives Great. But we have to treat it right.