Sustainable Business Network
Biodiversity in your Business - Virtual Event
2 July 2021, MS Teams - Free Booking
The past year has emphasised to importance of biodiversity and green spaces to our physical & mental health. As responsible businesses, we know also that aspects of our natural biodiversity are in need of our support – and that includes within our work-site and neighbourhood.
This session explores the benefits of managing biodiversity within your work sites and how this applies to even the smallest of businesses. For businesses developing their sites, we look at biodiversity net gain requirements and for companies in ‘steady state’ we look at making the most of your (natural) resources and how you can get your teams involved both on-site and in your neighbourhood for better team building & morale, mental well-being and to meet Corporate & Social Responsibility (CSR) goals.
Who is this for?
Sustainability professionals in large and SME businesses, business owners/MDs in SMEs.
Agenda
09:30 – Welcome & Legal Briefing - Dr Wendy Buckley, Client Director, Carbon Footprint Ltd
09:40 – Biodiversity in your Business – Keynote Session – Debbie Salmon, Independent Consultant
10:10 – CASE STUDY - TBC
10:30 – Final Questions and Close – Dr Wendy Buckley, Client Director, Carbon Footprint Lrd
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Supply Chain Sustainability - Virtual Event
Achieving sustainability within your own business is a fine accomplishment, but to move forward to excellence in Corporate & Social Responsibility, you will need to address your supply chain.
This Sustainable Business Network virtual session introduces the concepts of sustainable supply chains and explains why they are vital for planet and economy. We also get practical and help you to understand how to work out the carbon footprint of your so-called scope 3 supply chain (when you frequently wont’ have access to the data you would ideally have to do it). We finish with a compelling case study from the paper industry.
Agenda
09:30 - Welcome & Legal Briefing - Dr Wendy Buckley, Chair, SBN North Hants /Carbon Footprint Ltd
09:45 - Supply Chain Sustainability - Alasdair Silverman & Catherine Westoby,
Department for Business Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
10:15 - Practical Supply Chain Carbon Footprint Measurement - Myles Howard, Environmental Consultant, Carbon Footprint Ltd
10:30 - Final Questions & Close
Suitable For
Environmental and sustainability managers, SHEQ managers of large businesses and also operational managers, marketing managers and MDs of SMEs
Climate Change Target Setting - Virtual Event
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New Year 2021 will be a vital one for us all. Having weathered the COVID-19 storm, we now look forward to 2021 with positivity, but knowing that the climate emergency has not gone away and efforts to retain temperature rise to the crucial 1.5oC must be accelerated to stop permanent damage to our environment In short, we must all set goals to reduce emissions as an imperative. However, turning high level goals into SMART targets is not trivial.
This virtual event, examines the models that business needs to adopt to set meaningful targets and we get granular, showing you exactly what reductions across your operations (be they logistics, manufacturing or office admin) you need to reduce, how and the rates these need to be achieved at. We ask whether the goals are (feasibly) achievable within timescales needed and consider whether the role of external reductions/carbon offsetting as part of the solution.
Agenda
09:30 - Welcome & Legal Briefing - Dr Wendy Buckley, Chair, SBN North Hants /Carbon Footprint Ltd
09:40 - Theory for Target Setting - Prof Ian Williams, University of Southampton
10:00 - Practical Target Setting for your Business - Joel Fernandez, Climate Engineer, Carbon Footprint Ltd
10:10 - Case Study - Sharon Ball, Environment Advisor, Portals
10:30 - Final Questions & Close
Suitable For
Environmental and sustainability managers, SHEQ managers of large businesses and also operational managers, marketing managers and MDs of SMEs.
SBN Autumn Meeting – A Sustainable Recovery from COVID-19.
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Autumn is here and the kids are back at school. The world has been through tough times over the past 7 months and recovery - and we know it will be rocky - from the pandemic is being pinned on green/sustainable growth. In many ways, our success or failure is now down to what we do in our individual businesses and workplaces, to adapt and move forward.
We examine what that means and the new normal for our businesses and relevance to our clients - from a perspective of the 3 pillars of economic, environmental and social impacts.
Speakers will include Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council, Carbon Footprint Ltd, the sustainability and carbon management consultants, and a case study from a corporate business with offices in a city location.
Agenda
09:30 - Welcome & Legal Briefing - Dr Wendy Buckley, Chair, SBN North Hants
09:40 - COVID-19 Recovery Plan for the Local Authority - Jack Kennedy, Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council
10:00 - Carbon Footprint of Homeworking - Explained - Joel Fernandez, Climate Engineer, Carbon Footprint Ltd
10:10 - Case Study - Mike Kerridge, Lockton
10:30 - Final Questions & Close
Suitable For
Environmental and sustainability managers, SHEQ managers of large businesses and also operational managers, marketing managers and MDs of SMEs.
Carbon Offsetting – Decarbonising Grids & Reducing Emissions.
Friday 28 February, Ecophon, nr Basingstoke, RG26 5PP, 08:00-11:00am
This session explains exactly what carbon offsetting is and provides advice on how to choose a good carbon offsetting project
Carbon Offsetting is a highly regulated means to decarbonise national grids across the world and reduce emissions (e.g. through energy saving technology and sequestration of carbon by trees). In recent times, carbon offsetting has become quite high profile in the media – however journalists don’t have a strong grasp on the science & mechanisms (particularly the popular press) and can cause confusion - in the same way they often do with medical or other scientific advances.
This session sets the record straight by explaining exactly what carbon offsetting is, how it plays a role in achieving your carbon and climate targets (and broader CSR objectives) and fundamentally how to choose a good carbon offsetting project.
Setting Climate Change Targets in your Business - Whether Large or Small
Friday 18 October 2019, Village Hotel, Farnborough, GU14 7BF, 8:00 - 11:00am
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With so much in the media about the need to reduce carbon emissions, but with our own individual businesses representing what appears to be only a drop in the ocean, can & how do you set realistic and measured targets and actions for your organisation that will deliver results contributing to reduce global temperature change. Also, how do you influence your supply chain partners to do the same, so that we all move to a common goal.
This Sustainable Business Network Workshop examines, via a series of key note talks and case studies, what the UK’s legislation is, the theory to setting meaningful targets, the theory to setting meaningful targets, the business case (as well as moral imperative) to set targets and some frameworks/processes (including but not limited to Science Based Targets) and how to promote it.
There will also be plenty of networking opportunities, to extend discussions with fellow delegates.
Who is this for?
Sustainability professionals in large and SME businesses, business owners/MDs in SMEs.
Agenda
08:00-08:30am – Registration, refreshments and networking
08:30am – Introduction & Welcome – Dr Wendy Buckley
08:40am - Legal Awareness - Briefing/discussion led by Dr Wendy Buckley
09:00am – Why Set Climate Change targets and relate them to the Global challenge– TBC
9:40 am – Setting Targets in Practice – Some example frameworks & targets - Carbon Footprint Ltd
10:10 - Break
10:15 – Case Study – Our Climate Change target setting and management – Portals – Sharon Ball, Portals
10:45 Final Discussion
Streamlining Carbon & Energy Management
Friday 28 June 2019, Cello Health, Farnham, GU9 7EQ, 8:00 - 11:00am
Energy and carbon reporting have been with us for several years now – particularly for large businesses/ FTSE Main Market listed entities.
However, over recent times, legislation has broadened its net to cover a much broader scope of businesses into scope of mandatory reporting. Away from legislation, many businesses are actively now managing their energy and carbon due to internal pressures relating to cost saving and staff expectations for sustainability. On the commercial side, many organisations need to take action due to supply chain requests/ sales tender requirements.This Sustainable Business Network Workshop examines, via a series of key note talks and case studies, what the legislation is and how it directly/indirectly affects your business (whether you are in a large company or an SME), different ways you can manage your energy and carbon and ways that you can commercialise this (both form operational savings and market differentiation) and complement your broader Corporate and Social Responsibility (CSR) programme.
There will also be plenty of networking opportunities, to extend discussions with fellow delegates.
Who is this for?
Sustainability professionals in large and SME businesses, business owners/MDs in SMEs.
Agenda
8:00 Registration, networking and refreshments
8:30 Welcome and Introduction - Dr Wendy Buckley & Cello Health
8:40 Legislation Awareness – Briefing/discussion led by Dr Wendy Buckley
9:00 Streamlining Energy & Carbon Reporting - What is the legislation & best practice - speaker TBC
9:40 Energy Management Systems -Wayne Spencer, BSI
10:10 Break
10:15 Case Study - Our Energy & Carbon Management - Peter Sharman, Mulalley
10:45 Final Discussion
11:00 Formal Close & Networking
Staff Engagement - Developing & Managing Behaviour Change Inside and Outside of the Business
Friday 1st March 2019, The Ark Conference Centre, Basingstoke, RG23 9NN, 8:00 - 11:00am
As a sustainability professional, you can do all in your power to reduce your company's carbon footprint through technology changes to reduce building and transport energy consumption, but to really ring in further decreases to your impact, you will need to engage the hearts and minds of your team! Engaging staff in sustainability practices will likely extend to behavioural changes inside your company's buildings, offsite/'in the field' and in your business neighbourhood.
Only in this way will you be successful in changing behaviour 'for good' and developing a truly sustainable culture which will help staff retention, brand reputation as well as reducing carbon impact.
This SBN workshop will examine, via a series of key note talks and case studies, the theory and best practice for engaging staff in sustainability - looking at how to develop best behaviour on-site and within your broader local environment. The event was suitable for SMEs to corporate and public sector attendees, with plenty of opportunity for networking with like-minded professionals, should you be an environmental, health & safety, finance or marketing manager/director.
Sustainability professionals in large and SME businesses, business owners/MDs in SMEs.
Agenda
8:00 Registration, networking and refreshments
8:30 Welcome and Introduction - Dr Wendy Buckley
8:40 Legislation Awareness – Briefing/discussion led by Dr Wendy Buckley
9:00 The Importance of Staff Engagement in Sustainability - Theory and Strategies - John Buckley, Carbon Footprint Ltd
9:40 Staff Engagement in Local Environmental Programmes - Making a Better Environment Around your Offices and in your Local Area - Debbie Salmon, Rushmoor Borough Council
10:10 Break
10:15 Case Study - Engaging Our Teams in Sustainability - Anna Frizzell, RNLI
10:45 Final Discussion
11:00 Formal Close & Networking
Climate Change Adaptation - How best to protect your business after the Beast from the East and other climate challenges
Friday 2nd November 2018, Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre, Farnborough, GU14 6FD. 8:00 - 11:00am
Climate change adaptation is a key consideration, no matter what size of business that you work in.
Our changing weather patterns bring not only direct challenges in the workplace (and getting to work) but also impacts up and down stream supply chains that can significantly affect your business's ability to operate and it's profitability. For some businesses, flooding, or on the flip side, a lack of water, can cease operations completely. For others, a loss of key supply components or comfort to staff (leading to a drop in efficiency and/or a rise in absenteeism) can be a key issue.
In this SBN we examined, via a series of key note talks and case studies, what the likely impact of our changing climate will have to businesses of all sizes. This session included practical strategies and impact assessment to help you to manage and thrive. The event was suitable for SMEs to corporate and public sector attendees, with plenty of opportunity for networking with like-minded professionals, should you be an environmental, health & safety, finance or marketing manager/director.
Agenda
8:00 Registration, networking and tea / coffee
8:30 Welcome
8:35 Legislation Update – John Mitchell, Blake Morgan
8:55 Changing Weather in the UK
9:25 Break
9:40 Climate Change Adaptation made Practical
10:10 Case Study - Our Climate Change Adaptation Following Disaster
10:50 Formal Close & Networking
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