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Is measuring scope 3 emissions a waste of time?

If what really matters is reducing emissions, does the pursuit of perfect scope 3 figures really matter? Or is it (scope 3 geek pun alert) merely waste generated in operations?  Scope 3 emissions. The very mention of them is guaranteed to get a reaction from anybody working in sustainability. An eye roll, a shudder. Maybe…

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Becoming an emergency first aider

TBL’s Alex Matthews has become our first trained first aider. Here’s his take on his day with the British Red Cross. What would you do if one of your colleagues suddenly started choking? How about if they suffered an electric shock at work? Or had a seizure? None of us at TBL are medical experts,…

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Marta Ferreira Bayes – About my Placement Experience

At the beginning of this year, I had the privilege of undertaking a placement with TBL Services through an industry module of my English literature degree at Lancaster University. Though my placement was only for a total of 40hrs, spread across four weeks, I truly feel that it was an experience from which I was…

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5 tips for talking about sustainability so people listen

My first blog on sustainability, way back in 2010, started with the line “It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that talking about sustainability doesn’t make you popular at parties”. Fifteen years later, I still reckon that’s true. The only difference nowadays is that, for some weird reason, the topic has become political. Talking about it…

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