Climate Friendly Retrofit Part 9: System Performance, Price Cap, & Fuel PovertyAfter having not updated for a little while, I wanted to take a wee bit of a time to summarise where we are at with our retrofit that…May 3, 2022May 3, 2022
Climate Friendly Retrofit Part 8: Solar, Microgeneration, and Energy UsageThe news over this past week about the troubles facing the UK energy market has made it abundantly clear that, despite the rhetoric…Sep 21, 2021Sep 21, 2021
Climate Friendly Retrofit Part 7: Halving our Heating DemandYesterday, my friends over at Nesta Scotland released an initial study on what it would take to decarbonise heat in Scottish Homes. Of many…Sep 10, 2021Sep 10, 2021
Climate Friendly Retrofit Part 6: The Solar Install Process Needs to be EasierOne of the main 3 strands of our retrofit is a microgeneration system to produce our own energy, and late last Monday we finally had our…Jul 20, 2021Jul 20, 2021
Climate Friendly Retrofit Part 5: How to Decarbonise Hot WaterIt’s been a busy 6 weeks for our retrofit as we’ve started ticking off some of the big jobs like changing out hot water system and…Jul 16, 2021Jul 16, 2021
Climate Friendly Retrofit Part 4: Decarbonising of our HeatingDecarbonising of heat is one of the biggest issues facing the UK in the next few years as there is already legislation in place that…May 23, 2021May 23, 2021
Climate Friendly Retrofit part 2: Choosing the right houseIn the last blog, I shared a bit of why we were setting out on the journey of doing an eco retrofit (link here if you missed it). In this…May 6, 2021May 6, 2021
Climate Friendly Retrofit part 1: On seeking a climate friendly retrofit my own housing situation…Over the next 10 years, the world will change dramatically. Not because of the residue of COVID on society, but due to effects climate…May 5, 2021May 5, 2021
Reflections on Our 2020Yesterday I was reflecting with some of the Firstport and FirstImpact team on the last 12 months and its safe to say, like everyone, that…Dec 16, 2020Dec 16, 2020
Adapting our Operating Model Whilst Keeping the HeartThe last four months have been a whirlwind for everyone. Firstport has been busier than ever, with hours across the staff team growing…Jul 10, 2020Jul 10, 2020
Insights from COVID-19 to help us re-purpose the futureThe world has changed and it’s impossible to go back to the old ‘normal’ or to ‘business as usual’.May 21, 2020May 21, 2020
FirstImpact Joins the BCorp FamilyJust under a year ago FirstImpact business was set up by the Firstport for Social Entrepreneurs group as a purpose-led organisation and a…Mar 13, 2020Mar 13, 2020
Responsible Business goes Mainstream2019 was a monumental year for the responsible business movement globally, and at the end of November, I spent some time reflecting on all…Mar 3, 2020Mar 3, 2020
What does it take to build a purpose led inclusive economy?Last week, our friends at Scottish Enterprise launched their radical new strategy for supporting Scottish businesses which places an…Jun 18, 2019Jun 18, 2019
Data Trends in start-up Social EntrepreneurshipThree months ago Firstport launched its new strategy Increasing Social Impact Through Entrepreneurship and, although internally we have…Jun 12, 20191Jun 12, 20191
The State of Social Entrepreneurship in ScotlandIn anticipation of Firstport’s launch of its new strategy later this month, here are 4 big trends we’re seeing in Social Entrepreneurship.Mar 7, 2019Mar 7, 2019
