Hillier Funeral Service
What an achievement, and one we couldn’t wait to shout about!
We are incredibly proud to announce that our head office at Kingshill House has officially been awarded Platinum by the Greener Globe Funeral Standard.
Our General Manager Rebecca was honoured to be presented with this award from Carolyn and Brendon representing Greener Globe Funeral Standard.
This is the highest level of accreditation available, and only a small number of funeral directors across the entire UK hold this prestigious status.
This moment is a huge milestone for us. To achieve Platinum, we underwent a rigorous and extensive audit focused on environmental responsibility, and we are delighted to have set the standard in sustainable practice within our industry.
Providing the very best for our families has always been at the heart of what we do, and this recognition reflects our commitment to provide exceptional care.
CDS
Becky said ‘I am grateful to have been part of the initiative and proud to be part of The CDS Group, a sustainable and socio-environmentally conscious company. We were delighted to receive our Award at the CBCE Conference in June 2025. Our Graduate Planner, Jessica Cheal, worked diligently on our audit details, and Carolyn was on hand throughout the process to provide advice and support. Having received an audit score of 84.2%, we are committed to working through the Improvement Plan to increase this scoring. We are very proud to be doing what we can to be a more sustainable company in our sector.’.
Ian Hazel Funerals
Here at lan Hazel Funerals, we are very pleased to announce that having been a member of the Greener Globe Funeral Standards May 2024, initially as a Bronze member, we have now been upgraded to the highest level being Platinum.
We are the first company to achieve this award with the maximum score of 100%. When we built our present Head Office facilities back in 2013, we built in as many environmentally features as possible. This included rainwater harvesting, low energy lighting with motion sensors, underfloor heating, mechanical heating and ventilation recovery system, high levels of insulation and 78 solar panels. This enabled us to get an initial Energy Performance Certificate rating of 23 (A)
lan Hazel has said: “Despite all our environmentally friendly features, reaching Platinum Level was not guaranteed – let alone achieve the 100% score. We have had to look very hard at a lot of our policies and practices and think “outside the box” to ensure we are running the company in the best environmentally way possible. We have now introduced our first all-electric Ambulance, and this is supported by three other hybrid vehicles. Whilst our main funeral fleet are presently petrol/diesel based, we are looking to the future when they can become all electric, as suitable vehicle become available.
This scheme has made us think about many things we used to take for granted. We now ensure engines are not left idling when stationery, clients are made aware of all the Eco-Friendly options that can be used, from coffins to burial grounds. Room thermostats are turned down to a more economical level. We are more conscious about recycling items, and our impact upon the local community. We have even ensured that our preferred suppliers including florists have an environmental policy that fits in with our aims. We are now more careful when choosing things like cleaning material, to ensure they have less impact upon the environment.”
Rushcliffe Oaks Crematorium Crematorium
Rhonda Churchill manager of Rushcliffe Oaks Crematorium said 'Thank you to the team at Greener Globe for the help to achieve this wonderful award. Now onto the next level'.
Lea Fields Crematorium
Having received the Trusted Crematorium Gold Award, Deborah Balsdon, manager of Lea Fields Crematorium, said, “So delighted to have engaged with GGFS, amazing to be independently assessed and more importantly given guidance on how we could be even better.” “Sustainability is at the heart of what we do at Lea Fields, and this recognition reflects the hard work and dedication of our entire team. We will continue to strive for even greater environmental standards to better serve our community and our planet.”
Plot Box
PlotBox CCO, Leona McAllister said, “This award reflects a first step on our journey with Greener Globe Funeral Standard. By outlining our environmental policy, supported by senior management and articulated throughout the business. As a software partner for deathcare providers, our goal is to not only reduce our own environmental impact, but to introduce best practices across the deathcare profession.That will help and encourage our partners to implement policies and procedures that will allow them to become more sustainable also. We’re looking forward to engaging further with Greener Globe Funeral Standard to attain our silver and gold awards, demonstrating progress towards greener ways of delivering our services.”
Dandelion Farewells
We are very proud of just receiving our GOLD AWARD for environmental standards and sustainability at Dandelion Farewells, through thorough assessment by the Greener Globe Funeral Standard programme.
This reflects our commitment to evaluating and implementing the best practices for running the company with responsibility for environmental impact.
Thank you to our colleague Clare, for preparing and submitting the extensive data for the assessment.
(Just a few suggestions towards going paperless and enhancing the green spaces at our premises ~ which we have begun to implement, to hit platinum status... watch this space, as we develop our new premises next door!)
The Columbaria Company
We are incredibly honoured to be recognised by the Greener Globe Funeral Standards for delivering environmental policies that will benefit each and everyone of us. We're excited to be working with the wonderful teamover at GGFS and are humbled by their support.
Barrington's Funeral Services Ltd
We are pleased to be presented with this award. Bit of recognition for trying to make things better.
Frank Noltes from Global Products
‘Really proud we have this standard’ ‘We received the Platinum Status since last week! Great job, thanks for the clear and good standard you are setting
Yuli Somme – Bellacouche
It’s taken a lot of hard work and thinking to achieve the Platinum Award for my work. Thank you to Carolyn Day of the Greener Globe Funeral Standard for her help, encouragement and wonderful comments along the way. This organisation is new in the funeral sector where there has previously been a certain dragging of feet in environmental standards but this award adheres to the same evidenced based approach as the European ISO standard and i’m proud to be part of.
A Natural Undertaking
Achieving the award is no easy task – we had to find and submit evidence across a whole range of categories laid out by the Greener Globe Funeral Standards.
So we were delighted when Brendan and Carolyn Day came to present us with our gorgeous slate award recently.
Tributes Ltd
We would like to take the opportunity to thank Brendan and Carolyn for creating such a positive organisation and we encourage other businesses in the funeral sector to undertake their audit. For more information, head over to their website www.ggfs.co.uk
Lucy Porter - H Porter & Sons
Wow, the award was very stringent (which is good!) and a lot of work required – I was very glad to see that it covers so many areas in such detail and requires a lot of commitment.
Whiteballoon
Thank you so much we are SO excited and honoured to have been awarded the Greener Globe Bronze Award! You have made my day! We will add it proudly to our website and will post about it today and will tag you in. Well done with the incredible work you are doing to promote greener practices in the funeral sector. It is brilliant and so very much needed.We will encourage our Providers on whiteballoon to apply for your Greener Globe Awards to help them on their own journey towards a greener future.
The Woodland Burial Company
Beccy said ‘I am delighted to receive this award on behalf of the team who have worked so hard to make Granville’s Wood a reality for our local communities’.
Leverton & Sons
After recently receiving the Bronze Award from the Greener Globe Funeral Standard, we are thrilled to announce that we have now achieved Gold status! This recognition reflects our unwavering commitment to eco-friendly funeral options. The rigorous audit process assessed our sustainability policies, green initiatives, and environmental impact. Our journey doesn't stop here—we aim to achieve Platinum status and further enhance our sustainability efforts.
Ms Leverton added:“With demand for greener funerals growing, it’s vital that funeral directors not only offer eco-friendly options but can also demonstrate broader sustainable practices in the runningof their businesses.”
Beckenham Crematorium
Thank you for your support in this journey. Still plenty to do but happy that we are on the right track. It's great to see so many more crematoria joining forces to protect the environment. It's not all about emissions! There are so much more, as an industry, we can do to contribute to a better future, or a future even! It's great to see Greener Globe Funeral Standard leading the support on changes in the sector.