Environmental Impact
Environmental impact is an increasingly important consideration within the UK funeral profession, influencing everything from burial and cremation practices to product sourcing and operational efficiency. This section of Funeral Service Times focuses on coverage related to sustainability, carbon reduction, eco-friendly innovations, and regulatory developments shaping greener funeral services. We report on new technologies, environmentally conscious memorial options, supplier initiatives, and best practice guidance for reducing the sector’s environmental footprint. Content is tailored to funeral directors, crematoria and cemetery managers, and suppliers committed to balancing high standards of care for the bereaved with responsible environmental stewardship.
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Oct- 2023 -9 OctoberCharity
Mears Family Funerals introduces carbon offsetting
Mears Family Funerals has partnered with Tree Nation, a charity that plants trees to offset carbon emissions, in an aim…
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Jun- 2023 -13 JuneBusiness
Poppy’s launches London advertising campaign
London-based funeral directors, Poppy’s, has launched an outdoor advertising campaign in London with the aim to update the funeral experience…
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Nov- 2022 -21 NovemberFeatures
Has planning ever been more important?
Picture a future where cremation is the norm. Where limousines, coffins and burials are the exception to the rule. Emerging…
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Jan- 2022 -24 JanuaryFeatures
The changing nature of funeralcare
With increasing discourse on sustainability permeating the funeral services industry, an increasing number of funeral directors are implementing methods to…
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Nov- 2021 -18 NovemberBusiness
Pure Cremation reduces CO2 emissions, assessment finds
Pure Cremation has revealed that the emissions of its entire service, from collection of the deceased to the return of…
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Mar- 2020 -24 MarchBusiness
Successful study of water cremation completed for Yorkshire Water
Following a successful study, the UK’s first ‘wastewater consent to discharge’ has been granted for the water cremation process, the…
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Jul- 2019 -30 JulyBusiness
West Midlands funeral director to offer low emissions coffins
Ian Hazel Funerals of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham has partnered with LifeArt Coffins in a bid to reduce the environmental impact…
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Mar- 2019 -21 MarchFeatures
Proven ways for funeral homes to save energy
Operating a funeral home is an energy-intensive undertaking. But through behavioural and procedural changes, your funeral home can reduce its…
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