Resource stewardship is critical to our ability to adapt to change. A more circular system, in which resources are kept productive in the economy for longer, and the sustainable sourcing of resources are the key elements of good resource stewardship. We aim to extend public policy and business practice to ensure a greater emphasis on stewardship and greater circularity in the use of resources.
Our latest report Reinventing the wheel: a circular economy for resource security puts the spotlight on metals, phosphorus and water as examples of how our current linear economy is failing to protect and secure resources for the future.
An introduction to the Designing Out Waste theme, which seeks to provide insight into, and influence, the resources, product policy, and sustainable consumption and production agendas.
Ten leading businesses make up Green Alliance’s Designing Out Waste consortium. These businesses are working with us to think more creatively about how materials become products, and how products become waste.
Green Alliance is the UK lead member of the Coolproducts campaign, which works to ensure that the EU's Ecodesign Directive sets ambitious minimum requirements for energy efficiency and other environmental impacts of products sold in the EU.
More information on our work on the Ecodesign Directive
Find out about past and upcoming publications and events in the Designing Out Waste theme.
Read our latest publication, A pathway to greener products, here.
deputy director
tcooper@green-alliance.org.ukdirect dial: 020 7630 4521
Progressive business must speak out and collaborate for a sustainable future guest post by Thomas Lingard
Should the government advertise the 'green switchover'? guest post by James Murray
Government’s £40bn savings subsidies must encourage responsible investment by Chris Hewett
Low carbon businesses must speak up in the political debate guest post by Nick Mabey
Why the UK needs a binding energy efficiency target by Elise Attal
Why local consumption based carbon accounting is good for policy guest post by Warren Hatter
Public acceptability of green behaviour change interventions guest post by Matthew Evans of Ipsos MORI
What does the UKERC report mean for the future of CCS? by Dustin Benton
Hyper-local, visible action is key to encouraging green living guest post by Oliver Payne of The Hunting Dynasty
BBC News:UK government to review Green Deal
Business Green:Is 'hard work' really the only growth strategy?
E2B: Green policies require national-level communication strategy
Business Green:Should the government advertise the “green switchover”?
NewStatesman: Saving sustainably
Business Green: Green Alliance: Save tax relief for low-carbon savings and investments
Financial Times: Rio+20: Earth talks 'in need of vision and direction'