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Treading lightly: How do I manage my business’ carbon footprint?
Treading lightly: How do I manage my business’ carbon footprint? The world’s authority on climate change, the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) has just released its most recent report for the 2020 decade and it has a clear message: there is an urgency to take more ambitious action to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions
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Be in it for the long haul – Sustainability and Good Corporate Governance
Be in it for the long haul – Sustainability and Good Corporate Governance – Adopting sustainable business practices involves a strategic and sometimes also a cultural change, driven by effective leadership, employee buy-in and a good framework of policies.  The process does not happen overnight. And it can be overwhelming when you do not set
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How do we Practice Sanitas Per Aqua Sustainability?
HOW DO WE PRACTICE SANITAS PER AQUA SUSTAINABLY?  Did you know that a single Vichy shower can consume approximately 185 gallons and a Hamman treatment 160 gallons of water? This equates to about 4-5 full bathtubs and with multiple treatments a day, can quickly escalate to the equivalent of draining and filling a medium size
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The Slender Route – A Look at Skin Obesity
THE SLENDER ROUTE – A LOOK AT SKIN OBESITY Slow Beauty, Skin Fasting and Skinimalism are each, in their own way, the antithesis of Skin Obesity, antidotes for a condition that, simply put, results from over- consumption of a myriad of skin care products and their active ingredients. Consumers are exposed to new product launches
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How to Balance Sustainable Cleaning with Superior Hygiene
HOW TO BALANCE SUSTAINABLE CLEANING WITH SUPERIOR HYGIENE Maintaining an excellent hygiene and sanitation regime in a spa or beauty salon is one of the very first things that is impressed on prospective spa owners and aspiring students. The wellness industry has, after all, as its very essence, the promotion of practices that will prevent
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7 Ways in Which Sustainability Unlocks Value in Your Business
7 Ways in Which Sustainability Unlocks Value in Your Business We all agree that the practice of sustainability is the right thing to do, yet when it comes to actually investing in sustainability, many owners question the inherent benefits of pursuing sustainability within their businesses. We still see it as a luxury investment or a
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Comparing Curves – Covid vs Sustainability
Comparing Curves – Covid vs Sustainability Our initial perception that the global lockdown measures in 2020 allowed nature to sigh with relief, was well placed. Bird and insect life returned to previously uninhabited areas and the smog clouds over the big cities lifted and then disappeared altogether. Living nature seemed invigorated, seemingly as a result of
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