The Psychology of Change: CoaSTie Event 2017

The CoaSTie event is back for 2017 - and this time we're digging into that wierd stuff between our ears to understand why ...

7 Ways to Think Like a 21st Economist

Kate Raworth is a heart-singingly brilliant economist. And shows us how easy it is for us all to be one, too.

the story of stuff: change the game!

Fantastic short film on things we do that just continue with the old game...or actually *change the rules of the whole damn thing*....

what sort of change maker are you?

Annie Leonard (The Story of Stuff) has this super simple quiz to see what sort of change maker you are...

refugee crisis

The refugee crisis is a human manifestation of all the wrongs that we are allowing to happen in the world. And it's happening on our watch.

positive communication!

Do it. Then SAY you're doing it. Cos that's how you INSPIRE *others* to do it too! :)

new visitengland sustainable tourism marketing toolkit

VisitEngland launches new sustainable tourism marketing tool.

are champions good or bad for your business??

So - are Green Champions good or bad for your business? Talking point...

no male invertebrate is in charge

Paul Hawkin points out something we have possibly radically underestimated. Reasons to be cheerful...

bristol green doors

Fantastic programme to share green home expertise...we love it!

Listen Up!

we are the people we've been waiting for

Ed Gillespie tells it as it is. We Are The People We've Been Waiting For.

carbon site visits

Intensive support to help WHS located businesses use the carbon calculator, and pass on their knowledge to others.

Our Land Live Wire

Our Land Live Wire is live!

the power of ten

It's back. The CoaST annual party - noisy, exciting, and full of positive deviance. Booking form right here....crack on!

clean green and gorgeous hits Newquay

The Importance of Having Good Props....

coast towel card

CoaST member towel card. Saves money, water, detergent, waste and, crucially, gives an easy way for visitors to participate in our efforts. And they work. Now in Cornwall, Devon and "anywhere" flavours!

talking sustainability with employees

getting the sustainability conversation going....

green blogging....grogging? :)

Cornwall Green Doors

Bristol started this! But we love it - a rolling programme of CoaSTies who throw open their doors to share their smart green expertise....

water framework what?

Water Framework? Directive? Wossat? It's a new bit of law. From the EU. And it'll help us clean up our waters....

discovering the extraordinary

What's the best way to communicate our heritage? Books? Songs? Semaphore? Here's a few tips...

utterly brilliant bus marketing

First we brought you the Piano Staircase. Then we brought you the World's Longest Drop. Now we bring you - The Cool Bus. Awesome. We LOVE this.:)

it's really, really good to talk...no, REALLY.

I bet you didn't realise how important talking was until you read this. It's a "duh" moment; and we all need them....

there's a would be greenie in us all...

It could be as easy as just helping someone feel they're one of the good guys...

the science...of changing our minds...

Behaviour change WRIT LARGE. What made it happen?

tamar valley champions

One Valley. A thousand stories...

communicating climate change with businesses...

Great research programme on cliamte change data and how businesses react to it....

my intellectual v*****

This is one of the most extraordinary guys I have seen on my screen. A head and heart - ful of "those si, se peude" moments.... (roughly translated as "yes, we can"....)

Best of Both Worlds

We can offer the best of both worlds when it comes to networking, too...

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?

tamar valley: a place of many lives

Heritage and culture. They're both biggies. And little wonder. But remember they're a living concept; and that they're about people; and stories. Always. So think about how you might tell them...

You're having a laugh...!

Howlers and omissions exposed in world of corporate social responsibility

where on earth is Vanuatu?

the happiest yet the most dangerous country in the world

the real deficit

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

animate

Animus. Spirit. Life. Exactly.

six top tips for getting your message across

Here are six super simple tips for getting that message across...

liz's marine art

Liz, one of our CoaST members, works with pottery found on the Cornish beaches

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...

now, that's the way to do it

As well as complete case studies, we have examples of individual areas of good practice - an inspiration...

heavy handed?

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

outstanding cornwall: national conference 2011

The National Association of Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty held its annual conference in Cornwall this week...

i'm a climate scientist

OK. This has a health warning. If you're easily offended, don't click here.

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.

seeing is believing

There are some great example of design to help change the way we all behave...

marine art sonia

"We knew what the world looked like

before we knew what the whale looked like"

Philip Hoare

defying expectations

Now none of us were expecting this one. 

campsite campaign

We work closely with the Environment Agency to help campsites tackle a whole heap of issues.

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 discovery maps

Green is absolutely the new black when it comes to mapping...

coast consultancy services

From dipping your little toe into the waters of sustainable tourism, to your first lengths, to full on open ocean breaststroke. We can help you with the kit, the swimming costume, and the training programme.

one planet tourism network

This is where you are right now. This is the centre of what we do; the pivot of all our activity.

visitor gifting

An easy way to help our visitors make lots of tiny, and crucial, contributions to their favourite thing about their holiday...

greenwash

A Bad Thing. Like whitewash, only worse.

chefs' charter

We believe that good food, good company and happy times go hand in hand with really considerate use of the energy, water, waste and people that go into making them. We’re doing our bit – and then we’ll do even more!

draw me a picture

This can be tricky stuff to communicate, this sustainable, green, change-the-way-you-do-stuff, thing. So use good words; and really good pictures. People are sensory beings. And way less rational than you would ever believe...

giving the (green) finger

Futerra, our particularly splendid comms experts mates in London, inspired us to do this...

coast visitor charter

The CoaST Visitor Charter (5 Ways to be the Best Sort of Visitor) is dead simple.

outstanding cornwall: how to share the inspiration!

Five simple tips for words and ways to tell the story and share the joy...

outstanding cornwall: how to share the love...

Five easy action points to help you share the love of the AONB in all its outstandingness...

outstanding cornwall: visitor charter

Bespoke CoaST Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Visitor Charter - use on your website, and in your printed material!

outstanding cornwall: towel card

Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Towel Card - available to all businesses in the AONB on request. With thanks to the Cornwall AONB Unit!

the fun theory

It's a no brainer, really. We like doing stuff that's fun. So that's what change needs to be. You'll never look at a staircase in the same way again.