Laura McDermott reflects on the Women with Ambition panel at Climate Week NYC: sustainability's past, present and future, and how to break into the field.

Today we are focusing on three spaces in Madrid where you can experience sustainability in all its forms: from the chair you are sitting on to the ingredients on your plate. Infinito Delicias, Mo de Movimiento and Tramo are disrupting the way places and people connect with the planet. 

In a recent conversation with Morgan Ræ for the Colectivo Podcast, we explored how incoming EU regulations are reshaping the future of hospitality, and where established sustainability frameworks can help brands get ahead of the curve.

Morgan is the founder of L'Eautelier, a marine-based design studio focused on hospitality, and her work sits at the intersection of eco-design, materials innovation and regulatory change. At Colectivo, this conversation felt especially relevant to the work we do with organisations navigating sustainability, regulation, culture change and B Corp certification. For many hospitality brands, the next few years will bring growing pressure to rethink packaging, amenities, sourcing, materials and waste.

For a long time, I explained behaviour by looking at the individual. Someone is impatient, chooses not to follow the rules, or just never does the right thing. These explanations felt intuitive because they focused on the person. However, as I learned more about behavioural science, service design and systems thinking, I realised that behaviour doesn’t happen in a vacuum. People are constantly responding to the environments around them, often in ways they don’t even notice. 

From Coastal Problem to Design Opportunity: Rethinking Hospitality Materials with Morgan Ræ

In a recent conversation with Morgan Ræ for the Colectivo Podcast, we explored how eco-design and seaweed-based materials are reshaping the future of hospitality.

Morgan is the founder of L'Eautelier, a marine-based design studio focused on hospitality. Her work looks at how hotels can move beyond conventional materials and reimagine guest experiences through algae-based, bio-based and circular design solutions.

B Corp™ certification isn't a niche credential anymore. It's a global movement of over 10,000 companies across more than 100 countries, all held to the same standard: verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to consider the impact of every decision - not just on shareholders, but on workers, communities, customers, and the planet.

In today's fast-paced world, the concept of sustainability has evolved into a collective responsibility, demanding teamwork and innovative approaches. In this blog post, we will explore how AI tools can enhance collaboration within multidisciplinary teams and address the critical intention-action gap that often hinders progress. Learnings and takeaways have been informed by a recent session on “Resilience by Design: An AI Toolbox Talk for High-Impact Collaboration“ held with Marco van Hout, founder of Metodic.io

Thinking about B Corp certification for your food or drinks business, but not sure where to start? Colectivo is hosting an online information session built specifically for food and beverage businesses in Ireland who want a clear, honest introduction to the process.

Take a look around your office. From the smartphones in your employees' pockets to the monitors on their desks and the servers quietly humming in the IT room, our businesses run on electronics. But what happens when those devices reach the end of their lifecycle?

They become Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), commonly known as e-waste.

According to the European Commission, e-waste is one of the fastest-growing waste streams in the world. In the EU alone, 14.4 million tonnes of electrical and electronic equipment were put on the market in 2022, while only 5 million tonnes of e-waste were formally collected.