It's really important to us that we consider the wider implications of running our yurt hire business. Whilst yurts sometimes seem to be given honorary green credentials from the fact that they're made of wood, the business of hiring them out all over the country could tell a different story.What we do......
Carbon Reduction - Electricity - For the last few years we have been members of Good Energy - the only 100% renewable energy provider in the country. Having recently moved to Stroud we thought we would support our local renewable initiative and have joined Ecotricity. This means that all of the machine work on the yurts as well as the office is run carbon neutral.
- Biodiesel - We are currently investigating local sources of 100% biodiesel which has been recycled from used vegetable oil.
- Keeping it local - If we take enquiries from far flung places and we know of a more local company who can offer what we can, we will recommend them. We really hope that other yurt hire companies would do the same and we're trying to encourage this ethos throughout the industry.
Banking - Its vital that who we bank with has as stringent ethical policy as we do, otherwise they might undo all the hard work we've done! We will shortly be moving to the Co-operative bank who have a demonstrable ethical policy in areas such as human rights, international development, ecological impact and animal welfare. (we tried them a couple of years ago and their on-line system was a little shaky - apparently its a lot better now!)
Other Suppliers - If you want to ensure your event is as ethical as possible then we can recommend suppliers who we believe have good credentials. Please contact us for advice whether you're going to hire a yurt or not - its important to us all.
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