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Belu wins King’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development 2024
It’s always nice to start the week with some great news.. We’ve been named in the list of businesses who have received the King’s Award
Belu publishes Impact Report 2023-24
Read Belu’s 2023-24 Impact Report here Today at Belu, on Earth Day, we have published our annual impact report covering our finances, growth, net profits
WRAP, Courtauld Agreement 2030 & Collective Action
We are part of a growing number of companies that recognise the importance of sustainability initiatives and investing in nature-based projects as part of our
A quick note about the London Mayoral election 2024
You may have seen our Co-CEO Natalie Campbell MBE in the news lately.. But just in case you haven’t, we’ll bring you up to speed.
Belu reaches £5.8m profits given directly to WaterAid on World Water Day
We are proud to announce our annual contribution to WaterAid. World Water Day 2024 marks the 13th year of our WaterAid partnership, whereby we give
Team Belu step out to see water stewardship in action
Team Belu (and a couple of our four-legged friends) stepped out into the (almost) sun last week on a mission to see the latest piece
A brand new ocean conservation partnership for Belu – with Blue Marine Foundation
We’re stepping into the blue by joining forces with an ambitious marine conservation NGO. Blue Marine Foundation’s mission is to see at least 30% of
We’ve served up a new Small Business Guide to Sustainability with the SRA.
Our free-of-charge practical resource is designed to help hospitality businesses implement more planet-friendly practices. Hot off the press is our new Small Business Guide to
Belu is a Great Place to Work
Brilliant news alert – we’ve been certified as a Great Place to Work…for the second time running! We were pretty pleased with our 2022 results
Belu partner Thames21 completes Glassmill Pond and River Ravensbourne improvement project
Our impact partner Thames21 has successfully completed a project aimed at restoring and improving waterways for fish and other wildlife as part of a project to separate Glassmill Pond and the River Ravensbourne, Bromley.
Belu receive ‘People + Planet First’ Certification from SEWF
This week Belu received our ‘People + Planet First’ Certification from SEWF (Social Enterprise World Forum) in partnership with SEUK (Social Enterprise UK). SEWF’s goal
Top Chefs ‘Chop & Chat’ with us about climate conscious cooking
Belu and WaterAid launch a new sustainability campaign for World Water Week, with enlightening research into consumer thinking. In the new ‘Chop & Chat’ video
Belu launches partnership with Thames21
Belu has formed a new partnership with Thames21 which aligns with our commitment to investing in nature based solutions and funding impact projects around UK
Belu takes home Great Taste 2023 award for Classic Tonic Water
Judged by the experts, our Classic Tonic Water was awarded a Great Taste star in world’s most coveted food and drink awards. Described as ‘refreshing’
Going with the flow…
By Eve Owen I’m absolutely thrilled that I made the switch to join Belu. From the very beginning I had a great feeling about this
Belu delivered to your doorstep via Milk & More – Again and again.
When it comes to living more sustainably and ultimately creating a circular economy, ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ (in that order) is a mantra that really makes
Belu named ‘Green Company of the Year’ at The Drinks Business Asian Awards
Belu was named Green Company of the Year at this year’s drinks business Asian Awards. We are ecstatic to win this coveted category at the
Why Does Belu have 2 CEOs?
At Belu we strive to prove there is a different and better way to do business. Why be conventional when you can be exceptional? One
The DNA of BELU
At Belu we don’t have traditional corporate values. We’re driven by our purpose: to change the way the world sees water by 2030. It’s a
World Water Day 2023 🌍 The Highlights 💧
On World Water Day we announced our new net profit figure – £5.5m to WaterAid since 2011. The United Nations theme for this year’s World
Why We’re Still Backing (recycled) Plastic
Belu’s previous CEO Karen Lynch addressed the issue of using plastics back in 2019 in her blog here, but as this was over 3 years
Jen: MY FIRST 3 MONTHS AS CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP LEAD
By Jennifer Turnbull After 2 years of working as a Communications Manager for a local authority supporting communities through Covid and the cost of living
Nahema: My first 6 months as Customer Relationship Lead
By Nahema Cissoko At 7 months in, I now feel fully immersed in Team Belu. Coming from a completely different industry, it has been a
Belu team up with artist Venessa Scott to bring a splash of colour to Borough on World Water Day
To highlight World Water Day and raise funds for WaterAid, we have teamed up with award winning Mancunian artist Venessa Scott, who will paint a
Our Purpose
Belu is a drinks business that puts people and the environment first. Our purpose is to change the way the world sees water by 2030.
Changing the way the world sees water? It’s working for me
Brand Director Erica reflects on her enlightening first few months with Belu. So it turns out that having a daughter starting secondary school gets you
Believing in our purpose (and me)
Belu is such a unique company in so many ways, and when I was asked to write a blog about my time at Belu, after
Green credentials, not greenwash
By Georgie Murray “Provenance began out of a personal frustration for how little we know about the things we buy.” Those are the words of
On the edge of eighteen
By Georgie Murray Last week, coworking experts x+why opened their first clubspace at 103 Colmore Row, in the heart of Birmingham’s business district. x+why offer
Green Tea for Go…
By Mark Jacobs Firstly, a huge thank you is in order to Pranav, Rebecca and the NEMI Teas team for hosting our first ‘Project 101’
World Water Week 2022
When clean water flows at the turn of a tap, it’s all too easy to take it for granted. But globally, there are still 771
A lot of ‘firsts’…
By Rebecca Blair Well, it’s been almost 4 months at Belu and it’s been 4 months of firsts. During my second week on the job,
What is world environment day?
By Aaima Ali What is Environment Day? We are living in exceptional times, times in which nature is reminding us that to take
Beginning at Belu
By Aaima Ali My first month at Belu has been an eye-opener in so many ways. I’ve joined the company at a very exciting
Contemplations and reflections of my start at Belu
By Josie Fuller The first email I had waiting for me in my inbox on my first day at Belu was the instruction to write
What does Earth Day mean to me today?
By Katja Mildner How do I feel about our earth, our home, today? I have to be honest, I am struggling to find positive
Why is Belu like a cauliflower?
By Luke Tullo Inspired by Earth Day 2022, I’m choosing to think about how my diet affects the climate crisis. Changing what and how you
Thoughts as I embark on my new Belu Journey…
By Lucy Keith I recently attended a training session at one of our new filtration customers Apricity, alongside my colleague Micky. Having spent my
Why Water?
By Natalie Campbell Imagine, you wake up one day, walk into the bathroom to brush your teeth…there is no water. You open the toilet seat.
A day in the life…
By Micky Wells I’m quite lucky a person really. In my job I get to meet interesting people, visit cool restaurants and get plenty of
Blog of a CO-CEO
By Charlotte Harrington “Know what you want. Follow a trajectory where what you want is a possible outcome. Build a system to incrementally improve
My Belu Journey
By Nolan Wright I am writing this blog to take time to reflect on my time at Belu and the seven World Water Days
A woman in water
By Claire Pearson “This project has given me dignity” Those words and the scene will stay with me forever. It was 2013, I
Changing Reflections of World Water Day
By Jan Roberts Having worked at Belu for 3 years (an environmental drinks business who puts both people and planet first), it will come as
Belu Hong Kong wins food made good, supplier of the year award
Lockdown, it wasn’t all bad for Belu. During 2020 when we were in semi-lockdown in the UK, an email came in from The Upper House,
COP a load of this…
You might have missed this (we hope not) but a timely event is happening in Glasgow, Scotland which will bring together leaders from around the
Belu at the Independent Hotel Show 2021
Belu was hydrating speakers on the stage this week at The Independent Hotel Show in Olympia, London. A particularly pertinent session we listened to
Report finds Businesses not doing enough to achieve the SDGs
Since 2015, when the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by all United Nations member states, many businesses have pledged to play their part
Hospitality and the pandemic: 20 months on
Belu recently partnered with CODE Hospitality and the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) on an inaugural ‘purpose in hospitality’ survey. After more than a year of
Celebrating 10 years of Belu and WaterAid
This June marked ten years of our partnership with WaterAid, the experts in delivering clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene to everyone, everywhere. Since