October 2009

Charity pop up members club

Posted by louise on Thursday, October 29th, 2009

The fantastic House of St Barnabas have teamed up with Quintessentially to create a pop up members club in Soho. The space is a stylish lounge and events space with stunning Georgian decor – perfect for a Christmas party. And the best thing is all the profits go to charity – helping homeless people in [...]

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Mayor’s Green Procurement Code

Posted by andrew on Thursday, October 29th, 2009

We were delighted and proud to be nominated in the “Measurements & Results” category of this year’s Mayor’s Green Procurement Code. Although we lost out on the night we are still very proud of what we’ve achieved this year. Our fellow short listed organisations were Transport for London, Penguin Books and the London Fire Brigade. [...]

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Seasonal offerings

Posted by claire on Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

I went along to my local farmers market on Sunday, conveniently positioned at the end of my road, it is a great place to find British produced meat, dairy and veg goods. With it being Autumn there was a fantastic array of pumpkins and squashes on display – much more vibrant and interesting than my [...]

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Help with the new version of BS8901

Posted by andrew on Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

You may have read recently that a revised version of BS8901, the British Standard for sustainable events, has been published. At Seventeen we have been strong advocates of the standard and we welcome the new, clearer format for BS8901. Naturally some of the changes may seem complicated at first so we have compiled a short [...]

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Prince’s Rainforest Project

Posted by andrew on Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Seventeen is proud to support The Prince’s Rainforests Project and help tackle climate change by tackling rainforest destruction. And you can support it too, by sending your Rainforest SOS.
Protecting tropical rainforests is an essential step in fighting climate change. Nearly a fifth of all man-made carbon dioxide emissions are caused by clearing and burning [...]

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Happy birthday to us!

Posted by louise on Friday, October 16th, 2009

It’s time to crack open the organic champagne – Seventeen are 4 years old on Sunday! Since setting up in 2005 we’ve organised loads of great events, from community days to conferences – all with a sustainable approach.
A big thanks to all our clients, and to our fantastic team, past and present!

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Our sustainability policy

Posted by andrew on Thursday, October 8th, 2009

We’re always trying to stay one step ahead of the game at Seventeen. We certainly never take our sustainable knowledge for granted and we’re always trying to increase our awareness of best practice. For the past few months we’ve been working on revisions to our sustainable development policy, and I’m pleased to say it’s now [...]

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Mega launch

Posted by louise on Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Seventeen are managing the MediaGuardian Innovation Awards for the third year, and launched them in style at the Guardian’s office in Kings Place. Guests were treated to bespoke martinis courtesy of Ketel One, and the space was decorated in innovative style by the Young Creatives Network. The highlight of the evening was an insightful Q&A [...]

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