About us
The Sustainable Wedding Alliance is a purpose-led membership organisation dedicated to driving the transformation of the UK wedding industry.
A clear roadmap to embedded sustainability
We provide wedding professionals, from venues and florists to caterers and planners, with a clear roadmap to embed sustainability into their daily operations and long-term business strategy.
Through expert-led training, a supportive community, and our industry-standard accreditation, we empower you to move beyond “eco” buzzwords and take measurable, impactful action. We believe that being a trustee of the planet is a duty, and we are here to ensure your business doesn’t just survive the changing landscape, but thrives as a leader within it.
Experience of working with couples directly means that we know that they wish they had a greater choice when it comes to sustainable (and ethical) suppliers. As people become increasingly aware of climate change, and start to understand what their impact on the environment truly is we know this want, that clients have, will soon turn to a need. But it’s not just about consumer demand.
As responsible business owners, we all need to take a look at the way we run both our businesses and the events and weddings we produce. For many it’s a daunting task, but it doesn’t need to be.
Sustainability isn’t just about making a few simple changes, it’s about adapting the way your business works, understanding the relationship between your business and our planet and balancing the two. Sustainable principles should run through all elements of a business.
At the Sustainable Wedding Alliance we are passionate about creating a more sustainable wedding industry through education, support and accreditation. We work with businesses to create long term sustainable strategies that they can implement themselves, or with our support.
Driving change Our mission
The Sustainable Wedding Alliance’s mission is to drive change to create a more sustainable wedding industry. Raising awareness and tackling climate change and attitudes, by proactively encouraging businesses to develop future thinking strategies and make responsible decisions.
We believe that we are trustees of this planet and it’s our duty to not only make sure it survives but thrives. We respect not only the planet in our care but all those that live on it.
We support all businesses in the wedding industry and treat our social and environmental impact as a primary measure of success for our business, and prioritise it even in cases where it may not drive profitability.
Our mission
As a purpose driven business, our values are such an important part of who we are and what we do.
- We act with integrity at all times
- We respect our planet and all that live on it
- We promote collaboration over competition
- We are open and honest in our communication
- We embrace change, new ideas and approaches
- We are continuously learning and improving
- We empower our communities, giving them the confidence and support they need to thrive