Sustainability Summary

This is an unclaimed profile. Makers Academy has not joined Sustainability Tracker to verify their sustainability credentials. We gathered what we could from public sources.

Makers Academy Sustainability Profile

Sustainability Summary

This is an unclaimed profile. Makers Academy has not joined Sustainability Tracker to verify their sustainability credentials. We gathered what we could from public sources.

What do our labels mean?

Makers Academy is presented as a national initiative to help designers and makers scale into sustainable, export-ready brands. The programme brings together retail expertise, enterprise support and practical business training to support creative entrepreneurs in turning design capability into commercial growth. It is described as helping participants build scalable consumer brands, strengthen commercial capability and prepare for sustainable growth. The wider content also includes sustainability-focused initiatives in other sectors, but the clearest brand-specific sustainability position is the support of sustainable business development and long-term growth for makers and designers.

About Makers Academy

Status
Unverified

Website
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Employees
25 - 100

Country
United Kingdom

Makers Academy Sustainability Actions

Launched Makers Academy

Kilkenny Design and the Local Enterprise Office network have launched the Kilkenny Design Makers Academy to support up to 25 makers and designers through a structured business development programme focused on building scalable consumer brands.

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Supported Irish makers

Since 1963, Kilkenny Design has been at the heart of Ireland’s maker movement, championing the very best of local design and providing a platform for generations of local makers and designers to showcase and grow their businesses.

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Integrated sustainability

Sustainability isn’t an option – it’s an essential element in today’s clinical trials. We’re setting a new standard in central laboratory services by integrating sustainability into every aspect of our operations. Discover 5 ways LabConnect is integrating efficiency and sustainability into our approach to advance clinical trials, including optimizing shipping routes, reducing kit waste, and investing in solar energy.

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Supported solar PV project

We are proud to have supported Berkshire NHS Trust – Erlegh House with a project that delivers lasting carbon and cost savings while supporting the Trust’s net zero strategy. Project highlights: Technology: Solar PV; Sector: Healthcare; System size: 131.75 kW; Annual savings: £27,491; 20-year savings: £731,486; Annual carbon savings: 25,670 KgCO₂e.

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Makers Academy Sustainability Commitments

2026

Global Sustainable Development Congress

The 2026 edition of the Global Sustainable Development Congress is set to take place at the Indonesia Convention Exhibition in Jakarta from 22-25 June 2026, welcoming more than 5,000 sustainability changemakers from around the world.