We are called Better Green for an excellent reason and we have one simple message for our clients.
‘The more we do for you, the more we can do for the planet and those in need.’
We take sustainability, and, local and global, responsibility seriously. We know you will enjoy seeing for yourself, just how much direct support Better Green is able to provide to these projects, all made possible through the contracts awarded by you, our clients.
We have highlighted three clear routes to achieve our company goals and to ensure we are doing everything possible to minimise our negative impact on the planet, whilst positively affecting our local and global community.
Outreach
We have selected six smaller direct-to-need charities, that we can actively support, five in the UK and one in Kenya.
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ShowerBox
Sarah Lamptey founded ShowerBox, a British organisation in 2019 and was awarded ‘Change Maker of the Year’ by Just Giving /Big Issue. Better Green was pleased to co-fun the renovation of a brand-new unit that will service London and Birmingham, provide financial support to maintain and repair two units and fund a large stock of winter items such as socks, underwear, gloves and cleaning materials.
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Start Small
In January 2022, BGG started to directly support Start Small, a UK-based charity working in Nakuru, Kenya. This charity strives to educate at-risk or poverty-stricken youth, empowering and changing whole communities through a school sponsorship program and access to safe housing.
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Isle of Wight Youth Trust
The Isle of Wight Youth Trust supports the mental health and wellbeing of Island children and young people aged 5-25 through the provision of one-to-one counselling, family therapy and group support.
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New Horizon
We send regular funding to London-based New Horizon Youth centre that specialise in 16-24-year-old homeless youths and their reintegration into society.
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Home-Start Guildford
Home-Start Guildford is a local community network of trained volunteers with expert support, helping vulnerable families with young children who are dealing with challenges such as disability, sickness, isolation, mental health, domestic abuse, multiple births and difficult relationships.
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Faron Paul's Whiteflag
Faron Alex Paul is an anti-knife crime street-credited mediator who has personally led a crusade against UK youth-centric knife crime. We funded a launch event in April 2023, including 20 of his stab-proof hoodies to be given away at the event. We continue to support.
Carbon Offset
We have carefully selected two carbon offsetting strategies in both Indonesia and the UK.
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Trees4Trees
We have a five-year commitment of 30,000 trees to a specific village, Citamin Village, in the Nagreg District, Western Java, Indonesia including education and retraining programmes. Since joining Trees4Trees Tree Planting Program in 2022, Better Green Ltd has planted 9785 trees and helped 47 families.
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Ecologi
With Ecologi’s help, since Feb 2022, we have planted 5,412 trees concentrating on UK forests, offsetting 181.05 tCO2e avoided 1tCO2e removed of Carbon, funding over 29 British and overseas projects.
Our Badges
Proud Members Of…
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Sustainability is at the core of Better Green Group. We've joined isla, a non-profit organisation addressing the climate crisis in the event industry. isla unites expertise, offers resources and training, and provides tools, including a carbon calculator, to promote industry-wide standardization and sustainable best practices. Through facilitation, collaboration, education, and reporting, isla aims to share knowledge, enhance industry skills, and monitor progress for rapid and meaningful change in the events sector.
Businesses joining isla must implement concrete, measurable steps to show their dedication to ongoing improvement for a greener future in our ever-changing industry.
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We've adopted the TRACE platform to enhance our commitment to sustainability in the events industry. TRACE helps measure and minimise carbon emissions in live, hybrid, and digital events, offering valuable insights during planning for more sustainable outcomes. Developed by isla, the industry body promoting a net-zero future for events, TRACE goes beyond measurement, actively supporting carbon footprint reduction by capturing emission and waste data across event formats. Its real-time impact reports empower us to make informed decisions and support clients and stakeholders in achieving greener events.
Process
We have a 6-point internal process for sustainable working practices.
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Together with our clients, we set goals. We review each new project in terms of its environmental impact and adhere to a strict ethos of sustainable production to help reduce negative impact. To do this we ensure each stage of our production process is scrutinised.
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Develop designs and production methods that use predominantly natural and sustainable materials efficiently, minimising waste whilst ensuring durability. Design to be re-used/rebranded/stored for future years. Beyond just one activation or season.
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Ensuring all materials used come from verified sustainable sources that have the correct certification. All timber to be FSC approved and European.
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All waste materials are to be prepared and separated in accordance with our recycling partners’ guidelines to enable no more than 5% to landfill. Alternatively, materials and products are advertised locally to be recycled or reused throughout local businesses, schools, and community projects.
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As a company we actively offset our carbon emissions and partner with two companies; Ecologi in the UK and Trees4Trees in Indonesia.
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We have selected six smaller direct-to-need charities, that we can actively support, five in the UK and one in Kenya.