News round up: Chutney not chucked away, Planting veggies, Pret and passion, saving children’s lives and more!

Some fun stories to provide inspiration:
  • Tackling food waste through social enterprise: Rubies in the Rubble turns food that would be chucked into chutneys, and is proof you can run a company with a business head and a charitable heart http://gu.com/p/39qne/tw 
  • 5 perennial veggies to plant once and enjoy forever http://huff.to/Q4AGQX 
  • How do you save a child’s life? A step by step video of how Save the Children does it in West Africa. http://bit.ly/QzGlF3 
  • Interesting article on how Pret fuels passion and positivity in its employees: http://bit.ly/MTqjSV 
  • Empty, run-down homes in Bristol to be renovated by unemployed & ex-offenders creating 200 jobs & 40 new homes – result! http://bit.ly/OEstaq 
  • Still loving Futerra’s The Greenwash Guide http://bit.ly/LQVmPx  – def worth a read if you haven’t seen it before, or a re-read if you have!
  • Don’t work more than 40 hours a week – interesting (though anecdotal) article on the benefits of working less: http://bit.ly/IVtVAg 
  • Are straw bales the building material of the future? Mark Briggs reports http://bit.ly/JcsCyj  
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Amy Fetzer is a journalist, author and consultant, specialising in sustainability and health. Her book, Climb the Green Ladder: Make Your Company and Career More Sustainable, Wiley, is a guide to help and inspire others who also want to make a difference by giving them the tools and motivation to change their workplace from within. Amy's work focuses on creating engaging communications - from environmental white papers to magazine articles - that inform, entertain and inspire. Enthusiastic, passionate and personable, Amy's clients range from the BBC, Green Futures and The Guardian to Hewlett Packard, Sodexo, The Sunday Telegraph and My Weekly. Amy has extensive experience of health, lifestyle, travel and youth and childrens features, as well as web content and brochure copy. Amy is conscientious, reliable and proficient at meeting tight deadlines in print and web-based environments. For more information on Climb the Green Ladder, please visit www.climbthegreenladder.com, or visit Climb the Green Ladder on Amazon!

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