Case Studies

The Sustainability Centre
Small Business Category Winner of the Sustainable Business Awards 2010 The Sustainability Centre aims to educate, enable and inspire people from all walks of life to make positive changes to the way they live and work. They are based in East Hampshire and owned by the charity Earthworks.

Rapanui is an Eco-Fashion company from the Isle of Wight
Micro Business Category Winner at the Sustainable Business Awards 2010 Rapanui Rapanui are the winners of the Micro category for the 2010 Sustainable Business Awards. Rapanui is an Eco-Fashion company from the Isle of Wight, that makes Organic, Ethical clothing using Renewable Energy.

Southern Vectis
Large Business category Winners of the Sustainable Business Awards 2010 Southern Vectis are a bus company based on the Isle of Wight. They won their category of Large Sustainable Business 2010, as well as the coveted Overall Sustainable Business of the Year 2010.

Permanent Publications
Leadership Winner of the Sustainable Business Awards 2010 Permanent Publications are based in East Meon. Having previously won their category in 2007 and winning the Overall Sustainable Business of the Year, Permanent Publications are leading the way in sustainability across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, proving worthy of winning the Leadership Category 2010.

Astrium
Large Business Category Finalist at the Sustainable Business Awards 2010 Astrium - Finalists of the Sustainable Business Awards, EADS Astrium is a high-tech space manufacturer, specialising in production of equipment such as satellites which support global telecommunications amongst much else. Astrium operates as a stand-alone business within the broader EADS group, different components of which lead on different aspects of the overall space programme. It operates from a large site in Portsmouth which combines production areas, design, laboratories, administration, testing space.

Bio-Bubble
Environmental Innovation and Technology category winners at Sustainable Business Awards 2007 Bio-Bubble - Emsworth based Bio-Bubble have developed a unique biological waste water treatment system which can be installed in anything from a full scale municipal works to commercial and industrial waste water treatment systems right down to small domestic applications. Using microbiology and advanced aeration instead of chemicals, the system produces no or very little waste and therefore pay-back time for the unit can be as little as six years. Bio-Bubble are able to boast that it’s carbon footprint is a massive 90% less than conventional plants.