JUDGEnergy
Limited company | |
Industry | Environment |
Headquarters | London, England |
Key people | Sema Judge, founder |
Website | http://www.judgenergy.com |
JUDGEnergy is a green company based in Shepherds Bush, London, England.[1]
History
JUDGEnergy was launched by trained lawyer and entrepreneur Sema Judge in honour of her father, Mansoor Judge, who had planned to open a wind farm in China before his death in 2006.[1]
Hammersmith & Fulham News reporter Caroline Butcher described the inspiration behind Ms. Judge’s green store as “a daughter’s wish to make sure her father’s dream of building a better future did not go to waste”.[1] Since 2008, Ms. Judge has been running JUDGEnergy online.[1]
Expansion
The company’s first shop opened up in June 2010 in Shepherds Bush, where all of their products are available to the public.[1]
Presently, JUDGEnergy is working in areas such as China, South America, Africa and the Middle East, using technologies that harness renewable energy sources, including wind, solar and water, towards a more sustainable future for all.[2]
Recent activity
JUDGEnergy is currently involved in various sustainable initiatives such as the UNEP Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign, and has pledged to plant 10 trees.[3] The billions of trees planted by the collective efforts of the participants will contribute to biodiversity across the planet.[4]
The company has also planted one tree with WCAFI (World Clean Air Forest Initiative),[5] a non-profit organisation with a goal to clean the air by fighting climate change, deforestation and pollution worldwide.[6]
For customer service deliveries, JUDGEnergy uses ByBox – a company that reduces peoples’ carbon footprint when delivering products by forwarding purchased products to a network of 400 collection points around the UK, rather than individual homes.[7]
The company was featured at Greenfest in Hammersmith,[1] an annual festival for environmental and community groups,[8] and the Green Fair at Portsmouth.[9]
Product range
JUDGENERGY sells a vast range of environmentally friendly and ethically produced products from T-shirts woven from recycled PET plastic,[10] handmade Fair Trade jewellery from Peru, solar-powered iPhones and BlackBerry chargers, to award-winning ‘Rainwater Hogs,[11] EM Bokashi indoor composting units and solar and wind-powered street lamps.[1]
Timber Home Living & Log Home Living Editor, Mike McCarthy described the Rainwater HOG as a “smart and easy choice for residential use”.[12]
The Ecologist named A Lot To Say T-shirts sold by JUDGEnergy number one in their 2010 summer pick of top ten T-shirts made from organic cotton, hemp or recycled materials.[13] The company also stocks ‘clean air’ tree-planting kits, and chemical-free, biodegradable cleaning products such as window cleaners with organic lavender and oven scrapers made from coconut husk.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Butcher, Caroline. “Fresh approach to new firm which cuts down on waste.” H&F News 27 July 2010: 76. Print.
- ↑ Fair Knowledge. “Inspirational Speakers: More Speaker Biographies.” Cineforum, Climate Change: The Road to Ecotopia. Fair Knowledge, 2009. Web. 23 September 2010 <http://www.fairknowledge.co.uk/Cineforum/Speakers_InDepth_2.html>.
- ↑ United Nations Environment Programme. “List of Pledges in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.” United Nations, environment for development Web. 21 September 2010 <http://www.unep.org/billiontreecampaign/search/index.asp>.
- ↑ United Nations Environment Programme. “About the Billion Tree Campaign.” United Nations, environment for development Web. 21 September 2010 <http://www.unep.org/billiontreecampaign/about/index.asp>.
- ↑ WCAFI. “Tree.” WCAFI Web. 21 September 2010 <http://www.wcafi.org/en/tree.aspx?treeID=612000>
- ↑ WCAFI. “About.” WCAFI Web. 21 September 2010 <http://wcafi.org/en/About-us.aspx>.
- ↑ ByBox Holdings Limited. “Retail.” ByBox 2009. Web. 19 September 2010 <http://www.bybox.com/retail>.
- ↑ H&F News. “Greenfest 2010.” London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham 27 May 2010. Web. 20 September 2010 <http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/News/Greenfest_2010.asp>.
- ↑ Sue. “Green Fair and Green Week 2010.” Portsmouth Climate Action Network 15 January 2010. Web. 20 September 2010 <http://www.portsmouthcan.co.uk/index.php/events-mainmenu-68/portsmouth-green-fair-a-green-week.html>.
- ↑ “Plastic fantastic.” Mirror.co.uk NEWS 30 August 2010. Web. 23 September 2010 <http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/08/30/plastic-fantastic-115875-22523643/>.
- ↑ “’08 Winners: Rainwater HOG tank.” Spark Awards 2008. Web. 19 September 2010 <Shttp://www.sparkawards.com/Galleries/08_Winners/Rainwater_Hog.htm>.; Environmental Building News. “BuildingGreen Announces 2008 Top-10 Green Products.” BuildingGreen.com 1 December 2008. Web. 19 September 2010 <http://www.buildinggreen.com/auth/article.cfm/2008/11/24/BuildingGreen-Announces-2008-Top-10-Green-Products/>.
- ↑ “Winners – 2009: Water Conservation & Systems.” Green Log Awards 2009. Web. 19 September 2010 <http://www.greenlogawards.com/winners-2009/>.
- ↑ Lee, Matilda, and Laura Sevier. “Eco chic summer t-shirts.”The Ecologist 22 june 2010. Web. 23 September 2010 <http://www.theecologist.org/green_green_living/clothing/517426/eco_chic_summer_tshirts.html>.