SUSTAINABLE STUDIO
The impact humans are having on our planet is fast becoming a problem. The beauty industry has played a huge part in the damage we have already created and we all need to make changes. Here are some of the things we are doing with our small business and we are open to your suggestions of how we can improve our sustainability.
We aim to make our little Studio have as minimal impact on the planet as possible. We encourage our clients to help us do this.
We aim to be as environmentally conscious as possible and we discount your treatment if you wish to bring a Bath Sheet Towel with you, this reduces our daily laundry. We kindly ask you to bring one Bath Sheet to your appointment and we will discount £3.00.
We encourage our clients to bring back their empty Environ containers so that we can recycle them via the IIAA recycling scheme. We give all of our clients 5% discount off the retail price as our way of saying thank you for recycling with us.
We choose to work with product brands that are also environmentally conscious and are working carefully to minimise their impact on the planet.
We try where possible to order in bulk, to avoid the impact of regular deliveries.
We recycle all of the packaging from our products and deliveries. If possible, we reuse packaging for future deliveries.
Our Studio is a highly insulated building envelope with triple-glazed windows giving a B energy rating meaning less draughts and the building retains heat in winter and remains cooler in summer
The Studio has a Sedum blanket living roof which encourages biodiversity and reduces noise on the inside.
The building has an Air source heat pump, which provides heating and hot water. There is no gas supply in the village so most local properties use oil or LPG heating.
The building has wet underfloor heating with a thick concrete screed providing efficient heating in all rooms.
Solar thermal panels boost the hot water cylinder so less input is needed from the heat pump. This provides most of our hot water from April until September.
Solar PV panels (2.5kw) provides electricity during daylight hours. This works well for the business as it covers some or all of the daytime electricity needs through summer. We are looking at expanding this system and adding batteries to enable energy storage.
As the business is a home based salon, Yvette lives next to the Studio and Kimberley lives across the road. We both walk to work, this is as minimal impact to the planet as possible.
We avoid the use of paper where possible, we do not print receipts and we store our consultation forms and client data securely through our booking system – Fresha.
We have moved our Price Lists online to avoid the excess printing of paper, which is often thrown away. We encourage the sale of digital gift vouchers to avoid excess paper use and sometimes postage.
We use the used ground coffee beans as fertiliser on the lavender and plants outside the Studio.
We use eco-friendly cleaning and laundry products. We also dust with microfibre cloths and just water. We sanitise with eco-friendly cleaning spray and paper towel between treatments.
We use reusable towelling mitts as much as possible to avoid using cotton wool, we also use paper cotton buds. We would only use cotton wool for eyelash/eyebrow tinting and nail polish remover.
We only use paper bags to package retail products, or encourage our clients to take them home in their own bag. We provide our clients with a cloth bag for them to use when they are visiting the Studio and for general use.
We send Birthday messages and discounts via our booking system – Fresha, to avoid the posting of many paper birthday cards each year.
We use the Royal Mail app to schedule product deliveries. This avoids excess trips and saves time driving to the Post Office.
We collect rainwater for our garden irrigation.
The Studio has proudly won the IIAA Green Salon of the Year award in 2023 and 2024 as recognition of our sustainability.
With the surname “Greenway” we certainly like to run our business in a “Green Way”.