With your support VENT helps protect the planet and supports children’s education projects worldwide with every item sold.
Nurturing the minds of tomorrow’s farmers, scientists, mechanics and teachers, while taking care of the precious resources they’ll count on in years to come.
How it all began..
In 2014 environmental entrepreneur Evan Lewis, bought an ageing run-down facility producing pencils from recycled CD cases. After 18 months of hard work the improvements the team made were producing an additional one million pencils a year.
At around the same time there was a string of devastating natural and man-made disasters which were effecting children worldwide, especially their education. Whole communities had been affected and children had lost their chance of going to school.
“Pencils are the most iconic educational tool going back centuries and I wanted to do something with them, something inspirational.” Evan Lewis Founder
After months of research, speaking with NGOs and charities large and small, local, national and international it was clear education was a priority the world over. Evan had a potential one million spare pencils being produced each year, but the key was money. Money to rebuild schools, pay teachers and provide essential materials. Evan then fell upon a solution. Sell his pencils and other stationery here in the UK and from the proceeds support existing education projects around the world. Teaming up with designer and illustrator Rosi Yip, VENT began to take shape.
Evan also launched two other programmes. Share a Pencil Day is a global education awareness day for UK school children nationwide. In May 2018 more than 80,000 children signed up to take part. And his Ambassador for Change programme which enables travellers and volunteers to take pencils around the world and give them out FREE to those that need them most. Sometimes a humble pencil is the difference between being able to attend school or not.
Company Details
- Employees
- 5
- Founded
- -
- Address
- Bristol, Gb
- Industry
- Retail
- NAICS
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Retail TradeMotor Vehicle and Parts DealersSporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book StoresGeneral Merchandise StoresMiscellaneous Store RetailersNonstore RetailersProfessional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant WholesalersMiscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant WholesalersMiscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant WholesalersOther Motor Vehicle DealersAutomotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire StoresSporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument StoresDepartment StoresGeneral Merchandise Stores, including Warehouse Clubs and SupercentersOther Miscellaneous Store RetailersVending Machine OperatorsDirect Selling EstablishmentsRecreational Vehicle DealersMotorcycle, Boat, and Other Motor Vehicle DealersAutomotive Parts and Accessories StoresTire DealersSporting Goods StoresHobby, Toy, and Game StoresSewing, Needlework, and Piece Goods StoresPet and Pet Supplies StoresArt DealersManufactured (Mobile) Home DealersAll Other Miscellaneous Store RetailersFuel DealersOther Direct Selling EstablishmentsBoat DealersMotorcycle, ATV, and All Other Motor Vehicle DealersMusical Instrument and Supplies StoresWarehouse Clubs and SupercentersAll Other General Merchandise StoresTobacco StoresAll Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stores)
- Website
- ventforchange.co.uk
- Keywords
- ethical products, recycled stationery, ethical stationery, illustrated products, sustainable stationery, recycled notebooks, children's education, ethical stationary, sustainable stationary, eco notebook, eco-conscious, giving back, social enterprise, small business, designers, UK Made, EU Made, sustainable paper, FSC Product, Paper Products, Journals, Listpads, writing.
- HQ
- Bristol
- Competitors
- LittlePod, Condition Monitoring for Sustainable Technologies and Climate Change Mitigation, The Corner Shop Journal, Manalani Consulting - Practical Solutions for Sustainable Change, Stationery Aid, CESTaC (Center for Environmentally Sustainable Transport and Climate Change), The Journal Shop, Sustainable Change Consulting LLP, Notable Designs, Sustainable Change Agency (SCA).
Vent For Change - Sustainable Stationery Questions
Vent For Change - Sustainable Stationery's website is ventforchange.co.uk
Vent For Change - Sustainable Stationery's LinkedIn profile is https://uk.linkedin.com/company/vent-for-change
Vent For Change - Sustainable Stationery has
5 employees.
View email and phone details for 5
employees at Vent For Change - Sustainable Stationery.
Vent For Change - Sustainable Stationery's industry is
Retail
Vent For Change - Sustainable Stationery's top competitors are
Littlepod,
Condition Monitoring For Sustainable Technologies And Climate Change Mitigation,
The Corner Shop Journal,
Manalani Consulting - Practical Solutions For Sustainable Change,
Stationery Aid,
Cestac (Center For Environmentally Sustainable Transport And Climate Change),
The Journal Shop,
Sustainable Change Consulting Llp,
Notable Designs,
Sustainable Change Agency (Sca).
Vent For Change - Sustainable Stationery's categories are Retail
Vent For Change - Sustainable Stationery's founding year is 2017
