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Steenbergs Sustainability Report 2021

15 July 2022

Steenbergs Sustainability Report 2021

Steenbergs first impact report since we achieve B Corp covers the sustainability areas at the core of Steenbergs' ethics.

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Supplier Focus: Necton Salt - traditional Portuguese hand-harvested salt

20 June 2022

Supplier Focus: Necton Salt - traditional Portuguese hand-harvested salt

Have you ever wondered why our Traditional Sea Salt is so clean and white? It’s because it is hand-harvested on the Algarve in Portugal where the summers are long and hot, using a traditional method that ensures the purest of sea salts. 

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Olaf Wood - Tree, Plant and Bird Surveys in April 2022

03 June 2022

Olaf Wood - Tree, Plant and Bird Surveys in April 2022

Axel and Sophie went down to Olaf Wood in April to hunt for spring colours and found lots of bluebells, an indicator of ancient woodland. We took more soil samples and did some basic tree, plant and bird surveys.

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Update On Olaf Woods: Crack Willows and Crabapples Planted And Litter Pick

27 May 2022

Update On Olaf Woods: Crack Willows and Crabapples Planted And Litter Pick

Sophie and Axel Steenberg have planted 36 crack willow and 4 crabapple trees, and cleared litter in their wood in South Wales.

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Steenbergs achieves B Corp certification

05 May 2022

Steenbergs achieves B Corp certification

Steenbergs is pleased to have become one of over 700 UK B Corp businesses, showing that we’re dedicated to using business as a force for good.

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Paradise Lost: Far Too Much New Housing Being Built In Boroughbridge

24 April 2022

Paradise Lost: Far Too Much New Housing Being Built In Boroughbridge

Along Aldborough Gate and all around Boroughbridge, they're building stacks of new houses. There's been no joined up thinking and the new builds to the south break the boundary of Boroughbridge, priming it for yet more expansion.

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Steenbergs Installs Rainwater Harvesting At 6 Hallikeld Close Factory

21 February 2022

Steenbergs Installs Rainwater Harvesting At 6 Hallikeld Close Factory

Steenbergs has finished a project today to install rainwater harvesting at its spice factory. This is part of Steenbergs' commitment to reduce its water usage by 25% by 2025.

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How Water Moves Across The Landscape At Steenbergs Wood In South Wales

15 December 2021

How Water Moves Across The Landscape At Steenbergs Wood In South Wales

As he walks across the woodland, Axel discovers about the water processes at work - groundwater flows, streams and transpiration and how trees create clouds and flying rivers that flow across the heavens.

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Steenbergs Small Woodland in Wales – Biodiversity

24 September 2021

Steenbergs Small Woodland in Wales – Biodiversity

Steenbergs' woodland offers lots of opportunities to create a rich and diverse space for nature, and to help tackle climate change. Here, we explore some of the issues for UK woods and how we will address these.

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Steenbergs Installs 11.5kWh Batteries to Store its Solar Power

17 September 2021

Steenbergs Installs 11.5kWh Batteries to Store its Solar Power

We've installed 11.5 kW of solar batteries at 11 Hallikeld Close that will store the solar energy generated by us, so further reducing our need to buy electricity from power generators.

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Steenbergs Small Woodland in Wales – Environmental Benefits

12 August 2021

Steenbergs Small Woodland in Wales – Environmental Benefits

Steenbergs Small Woodland in Wales – Environmental Benefits

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A Short Nature Walk Through Steenbergs Woodland In Garnant, South Wales

23 July 2021

A Short Nature Walk Through Steenbergs Woodland In Garnant, South Wales

A short nature walk with our newly planted woodland in Garnant, South Wales, that describes the habitats we walked through.

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Steenbergs Small Woodland in Wales – Climate Change

02 July 2021

Steenbergs Small Woodland in Wales – Climate Change

Steenbergs announces its new wood of 55,000 mixed native trees on 50 acres of farmland that will capture over 18,000 tonnes of carbon.

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Green directory for ethical suppliers

10 March 2021

Green directory for ethical suppliers

Have you ever wondered where to search for ethical suppliers, eco-friendly goods and services and news on current environmental topics? Well, there are a wealth of directories out there which collate details and link back to relevant websites making...

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Thank YOU and a year on...

21 January 2021

Thank YOU and a year on...

Firstly many thanks to all our many existing customers and those new to Steenbergs who have supported us and we hope we've been able to enable you, even if a little bit, to create and keep going amidst the turmoil of the recent 12 months. We hope you...

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The World Is Too Much With Us, A Beautiful Poem By Wordsworth

02 April 2020

The World Is Too Much With Us, A Beautiful Poem By Wordsworth

The World Is Too Much With Us, A Beautiful Poem By Wordsworth From Around 1802

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Steenbergs Going Plastic Free

11 March 2020

Steenbergs Going Plastic Free

Having set Steenbergs the target of removing plastic from packaging in 2020, we have gone plastic free. We've ditched plastic seals on teas and stuffings, and switched from plastic to biomaterials for teas, stuffings, mulled wine spices and refill packs.

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More Solar Panelling for Steenbergs

28 February 2020

More Solar Panelling for Steenbergs

Steenbergs has targeted net carbon zero by 2025. We've just installed more solar panelling that removes 60% of carbon from our energy consumption.

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Piperine Content Of Different Peppers

14 February 2020

Piperine Content Of Different Peppers

Steenbergs has analysed the piperine content of different types of pepper, including true peppers (Piper spp.) and other berries that are used in cooking like pepper.

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