http://www.cradletocradlemarketplace.com/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.cradletocradlemarketplace.com en-us Tue, 19 May 2026 03:44:07 +0100 Rocketspark http://www.cradletocradlemarketplace.com/blog/post/7949/Creating-value-for-clients/ One of the most fulfilling aspects of working at Cradle to Cradle Marketplace is helping clients to achieve “more” for their projects. One such client is Amy Fetzer, who we worked with to add value to her extensive home refurbishment and extension. Amy is no stranger to sustainability and has worked in the area for many years as a sustainability consultant, journalist and author. She approached us with the task of trying to go as far as possible with the sustainable choices for her project,... Sat, 06 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.cradletocradlemarketplace.com/blog/#post7949 http://www.cradletocradlemarketplace.com/blog/post/3414/THE-GIFT-OF-CLEAN-WATER/ We were overjoyed to hear of the launch of the Cradle to Cradle Certified® Bronze (now Silver Certified :) Dopper range, this gave us the opportunity to support our new partners in their endeavour to reduce single use plastics and clean up our precious oceans... oh yes AND support their Dopper Foundation for clean drinking & sanitation water in rural Nepal, AMAZING WORK! Dopper's mission is to achieve a world in which people are conscious of the environment we live in, where the amount of singl... Tue, 22 Nov 2016 19:00:33 +0000 http://www.cradletocradlemarketplace.com/blog/#post3414 http://www.cradletocradlemarketplace.com/blog/post/2371/cradle-to-cradle-products-innovation-institute-community-of-practice-event--2016/ One of the first deep dives that I made into the world of Cradle to Cradle® was while I was researching for my master's degree back in 2008. This adventure was to travel to Frankfurt to an event called NUTEC. A Cradle to Cradle® trade fair where I was to meet Bill and Ken from MBDC and where I found myself to be in a room with key members of a community all working on the shared vision of Humanity as a positive force. These were change-makers & business people with values and a sense of fun,... Wed, 18 May 2016 14:11:57 +0100 http://www.cradletocradlemarketplace.com/blog/#post2371 http://www.cradletocradlemarketplace.com/blog/post/2247/Dutch-EU-Presidency-Celebrations/ It is ten past four on 21st March 2016, I make a superman like change from my bright yellow and orange Hawaiian style working shirt in to a neatly pressed colourful Paul Smith stripped shirt and a black dinner jacket, in preparation to welcome our esteemed guests and key note speakers. The Cradle to Cradle Marketplace & Dutch EU Presidency Celebrations at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands have begun. As I walk passed the 2 glistening Tesla Model S's parked either side of the Embassy... Fri, 15 Apr 2016 11:11:30 +0100 http://www.cradletocradlemarketplace.com/blog/#post2247 http://www.cradletocradlemarketplace.com/blog/post/1972/Evolving-Responsible-Fashion-with-Cradle-to-Cradle-Design/ The concept of Cradle to Cradle® Design has been slowly and diligently infiltrating mainstream fashion debates, articles and fashion consciousness over the last few years. Prof. Frances Corner, Head of the London College of Fashion recently quoted the term 'cradle to cradle' in her superb article, " It's time we stopped destroying the earth" in SALT on 23rd July last year. I write this article to follow on from Prof. Corner to expand on the Cradle to Cradle® concept and it's influence in fashi... Wed, 03 Feb 2016 07:18:20 +0000 http://www.cradletocradlemarketplace.com/blog/#post1972 http://www.cradletocradlemarketplace.com/blog/post/1865/Pioneering-Closed-Loop-Effectiveness/ Just recently, the province of Friesland and Theater de Maaspoort in Venlo decided in favour of purchasing Satino Black. The province of Friesland and Van Houtum have also entered into an additional closed-loop recycling agreement. We take back recovered paper from the province and turn it into Satino Black, which is subsequently purchased by the province of Friesland again. "You can't get more sustainable than that", says Rob Stevens from our Business Development department. He praises the prov... Fri, 08 Jan 2016 12:19:02 +0000 http://www.cradletocradlemarketplace.com/blog/#post1865 http://www.cradletocradlemarketplace.com/blog/post/1663/Celebrating-a-Cradle-to-Cradle-Christmas/ Celebrations over the Christmas holidays take on various forms for the diverse cultures all over the world. Most do however have one thing in common, family & friends, these are the people we celebrate both our challenges & victories with, in honour of close companionship, support and guidance. For us, this year has surely had it's challenges and we have also had victories, some small & some quite significant and amazing!Like ALL life, things evolve and so with evolution, we too evolve with chan... Tue, 10 Nov 2015 13:59:30 +0000 http://www.cradletocradlemarketplace.com/blog/#post1663 http://www.cradletocradlemarketplace.com/blog/post/1473/100Biodegradable-gNappies/ It was a sunny day here in London when we met with the awesome ladies at gNappies to discuss our partnership. For Paul & I it seemed like a full circle event as we had first met each other in mid summer 2006 at a local NCT class. We had a discussion about the awesome gNappies & there biodegradability then already, we had no idea that we were to be business partners 7 years later. gNappies spent loads of time, energy and dedication to produce a 100% compostable insert for their fun & colourful g... Wed, 26 Aug 2015 10:35:05 +0100 http://www.cradletocradlemarketplace.com/blog/#post1473 http://www.cradletocradlemarketplace.com/blog/post/1058/Fuelling-the-Circular-Economy/ ... Tue, 05 May 2015 10:07:30 +0100 http://www.cradletocradlemarketplace.com/blog/#post1058 http://www.cradletocradlemarketplace.com/blog/post/697/Cradle-to-Cradle-Christmas---The-True-Gift/ So we have been packaging, shipping & taking & making orders for all you lovely people to make sure you ALL get your AMAZING Cradle to Cradle Certified® products in time for Christmas, so you can share the true gift of Christmas, love, with your friends & family. We noticed something really interesting, people REALLY love this Cradle to Cradle stuff we are selling, so much so that we have sold out of a few things already so have just made some new orders from our suppliers to make sure we can c... Mon, 15 Dec 2014 15:09:06 +0000 http://www.cradletocradlemarketplace.com/blog/#post697