Charlie Martin, The Anti-Greenwash Charter

In the Green Room with truMRK founder Charlie Martin

We met up recently with Charlie Martin, the founder of truMRK, which in the light of trending Green-Washing and Green-Hushing concerns, provides a method for reviewing sustainability reporting. So what...
Top 10 Eco-Conscious Days of May 2026 by Ateliers Verts

Top 10 Eco-Conscious Days of May 2026 by Ateliers Verts

Since 2019 Ateliers Verts® has supported Good Causes across the Land, Ocean, Air, People and Animals.  After all they're all interconnected.Here are our Top 10 Eco-Conscious Days for the Month of May 2026

 



Nae Vegan Men's Black Derby Brogue Shoes

What is OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certified Microfiber actually made from?

To cut a long story short, vegan microfiber is generally plastic and with Oeko-Tex 100 certification it's free from significant levels of toxic substances.

Anne d’Autriche's bedroom in the Château de Fontainebleau

Top 10 Eco-Conscious Bedroom Products - Ateliers Verts 2026

Incredibly the average person spends around 27 years of their lives in bed! Natural eco-conscious materials, good lighting, clean air are key to a good night sleep.

Ateliers Verts Hand Washing picture by Greta Hoffman on Pexels

Top 6 Eco-Conscious Hand Washes & Balms - Ateliers Verts 2026

When it comes to making good eco-conscious choices at home, handwash and hand balm must be one of the easiest choices to make. We wash our hands to keep them...
Coffee growing under the jungle canopy - Photo by Projeto café Gato-Mourisco on Unsplash

Welcome to the Jungle - In The Green Room with Kindred Forest

What if you could grow crops under the canopy of an unadulterated forest whilst preserving biodiversity, pay the indigenous human population a decent wage which improves the quality of their lives and future-protects the forest? What if you develop a brand and launch ranges on those principles?
There Is No Planet B

People & Planet Consumer Insights & Trends 2025

It’s very important for us to understand consumers thoughts, feelings and actions in relation to people and the planet. As a metric, it guides Ateliers Verts as to whether our customers care more, or less, about the planet, which will inevitably sway them either way in making eco-conscious purchase decisions.

Wool Pots

In the Green Room with Wool Pots Founder Graham Hull

We had the great fortune to meet up recently with Graham Hull, the founder of Wool Pots, which are an environmentally friendly alternative to plastic plant pots. We've known Graham...
Earth Overshoot Day

Earth Overshoot Day: A Deadline We Keep Missing

You may have missed it, but Earth Overshoot Day came early this year, on July 24th 2025 to be precise, the earliest it has been since the measurement started. Surely...
Friends of The Thames

In the Green Room with Friends of The Thames' Laura Reineke

Friends of the Thames (FoTT) is a grassroots charity created to protect and restore the health of the River Thames and its tributaries.

Ocean with David Attenborough is a Silverback Films and Open Planet Studios co-production, in association with All3Media International, National Geographic, and Minderoo Pictures.

Why We Do What We Do

Last week was London Climate Action Week. I went to several events including Reset Connect at Excel and  Nature Day at Kindred presented by WWF and the brilliant Project Everyone.....

Le Café du Jardin at La Chèvre d'Or in Eze, France

3 of the Finest Mediterranean Salads

It's Summer and the last thing you want to be doing is working over a hot stove. Salads are the answer - they're tasty, satisfying, refreshing and simple to make....