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Developing the classical skills needed to move us towards a sustainable economy

The inquiry into leadership skills for a sustainable economy undertaken by EDF Energy & Business in the ...

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July, 2010

  • 28th July 2010 go to top ▲
    • Awareness to Action - Tools to motivate and unlock behaviour change

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      Awareness to Action - Tools to motivate and unlock behaviour change
      03:00 p.m. (BST) / 10:00 a.m. (EDT)

      Sharon Kemp, Consultant - Behaviour Change, Lecturer from Corporate Culture’s Social Marketing Academy; Rachel Gray, Consultant - Behaviour Change, Lecturer from Corporate Culture’s Social Marketing Academy

      Want to go further than the traditional employee/customer communication campaigns? This webinar will help you understand the key components to motivation, & help you achieve the change in behaviour you are looking for - best practice, overview of key motivators & skills/tools to achieve change.


  • 22nd July 2010 go to top ▲
    • Resource Efficiency: Solutions for an economically & environmentally resilient future

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      Resource Efficiency: Solutions for an economically & environmentally resilient future
      04:00 p.m. (BST) / 11:00 a.m. (EDT)

      Dr Michael Warhurst - Senior Campaigner, Resource Use at Friends of the Earth

      Showcasing Friends of the Earth's work on making resource efficiency a policy driver at EU & UK level, the webinar will discuss the best metrics for measuring resource use and the benefits of introducing these into the policymaking process.


  • 21st July 2010 go to top ▲
    • Kitchen food waste, the options and their consequences

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      Kitchen food waste, the options and their consequences
      03:00 p.m. (BST) / 10:00 a.m. (EDT)

      Dr Tim Evans - Tim Evans Environment and Chair of CIWEM's Wastewater Management Panel

      The Landfill Directive says we must put less biodegradable municipal waste in landfill. It is likely that the UK will be fined for not complying. Tabloid newspapers complain food waste strategies stink. The webinar will discuss different options for kitchen food waste, environmental impacts & costs.


    • Corporate Responsibility Best Practices Webcast

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      Corporate Responsibility Best Practices Webcast
      02:00 p.m. (BST) / 09:00 a.m. (EDT)

      Corporate Responsibility Officers Association (CROA) and NYSE Euronext

      It's too bad CR professionals have to make it all up as they go along. There may not be a text book, but there are people who have travelled this road before you. During this live Webcast you will access the data & hear from some of the largest, most responsible companies.


  • 20th July 2010 go to top ▲
    • Full Product Transparency - Avoiding greenwash with the 'Just the Facts' approach

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      Full Product Transparency - Avoiding greenwash with the 'Just the Facts' approach
      03:00 p.m. (BST) / 10:00 a.m. (EDT)

      Ramon Arratia., Sustainability Director EMEAI, InterfaceFLOR

      Growing cynicism about green claims & labels undermines trust in both marketing & sustainable innovations. Learn about Full Product Transparency, Environmental Product Declarations, Life Cycle Assessement and how to make decisions based on facts rather than just trusting narrow claims or labels.


  • 16th July 2010 go to top ▲
    • The Air Quality Paradox? Improving health, tackling climate change and breathing easier

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      The Air Quality Paradox? Improving health, tackling climate change and breathing easier
      02:00 p.m. (BST) / 09:00 a.m. (EDT)

      Daniel Instone, Deputy Director, Atmosphere and Local Environment Programme, DEFRA Dr Tim Chatterton, Air Quality Management Resource Centre, University of the West of England, Bristol Simon Cousins, Environment Programme Officer, GLA

      How can the transition to a low carbon economy be managed to ensure it doesn’t have an unintended negative impact on air quality? This webinar will look at synergies and conflicts in addressing carbon reduction and air quality, and explore win:wins concerning air quality, health and the environment.


  • 15th July 2010 go to top ▲
    • Improving your data collection for the CRC - metering, AMR and CRC compliance

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      Improving your data collection for the CRC - metering, AMR and CRC compliance
      11:00 a.m. (BST) / 06:00 a.m. (EDT)

      Angela Needle and Dylan Crompton, Energy360 from British Gas Business

      This online webinar presentation will discuss the practicalities of improving your energy data collection & metering, as well as the metering,AMR and reporting requirements in the CRC. It will also host a Q&A session where you will be able to have your specific metering questions answered.


  • 14th July 2010 go to top ▲
    • BREEAM Communities - Beyond Sustainable Buildings

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      BREEAM Communities - Beyond Sustainable Buildings
      03:00 p.m. (BST) / 10:00 a.m. (EDT)

      Ed Cotter, Manager - BREEAM Communities, Building Research Establishment (BRE)

      In the drive to improve the sustainability, there is now a strong focus on communities. To help local authorities take account of the full range of issues, BRE has developed an adaptive & flexible system to set, measure, assess & finally verify the sustainable performance of development projects.


  • 13th July 2010 go to top ▲
    • Engaging employees on sustainability – the middle management challenge

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      Engaging employees on sustainability – the middle management challenge
      03:00 p.m. (BST) / 10:00 a.m. (EDT)

      Chair - Matthew Mellen, Mayday Campaign Manager, The Prince’s Mayday Network team Presenters - Paul Turner, Head of Sustainable Development, Wholesale & International Banking, Lloyds Banking Group; Francis Guildea, Head of Hotels, Adnams; Fiona Ball, Head of Environment, BSkyB.

      The middle management layer within business is often seen as the hardest to engage due to pressures of meeting business deadlines and targets. This webinar will offer best practice examples of how to work with this group in order to increase business sustainability.


  • 8th July 2010 go to top ▲
    • WEBINAR: Dirty Pig Campaign - Changing public behaviour to reduce litter by a third

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      WEBINAR: Dirty Pig Campaign - Changing public behaviour to reduce litter by a third
      03:00 p.m. (BST) / 10:00 a.m. (EDT)

      Natalie Forrester, Marketing Co-ordinator, Keep Britain Tidy,

      Dirty Pig - Keep Britain Tidy’s award winning advertising campaigns. Looking at the extensive research behind the campaign & the development of the concept, this webinar will highlight the key strategies which helped to change the public’s behaviour & reduce fast food litter by a third.


  • 7th July 2010 go to top ▲
    • Better Decisions, Real Value: The Business Case for Sustainability

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      Better Decisions, Real Value: The Business Case for Sustainability
      03:00 p.m. (BST) / 10:00 a.m. (EDT)

      David Bent, Head of Business Strategies, Forum for the Future

      What is the business case for sustainability? How do you get senior decision-makers and investors to understand the commercial imperative? Find out from Forum for the Future as they present their practical toolkit developed to help businesses find and communicate their business case.


    • Intelligent Business Services Seminar and Field Trip to North Bristol NHS Trust

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      Intelligent Business Services Seminar and Field Trip to North Bristol NHS Trust
      08:00 a.m. (BST) / 03:00 a.m. (EDT)

      Nick Morris & Stewart Thorley

      Planning and Designing an Energy and Cost Efficient ICT Infrastructure + Tour of North Bristol NHS Trust State of the Art Data Centre Facility - Wednesday 7th July 2010


  • 6th July 2010 go to top ▲
    • India rolls out Smart Cities - Maximum Recycling, Optimised Energy & Efficient Public Transport

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      India rolls out Smart Cities - Maximum Recycling, Optimised Energy & Efficient Public Transport
      11:00 a.m. (BST) / 06:00 a.m. (EDT)

      Amitabh Kant, chief executive and managing director of Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corp.

      Japanese firms such as Hitachi, Mitsubishi & Toshiba, will design smart towns along the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) costing $130 billion. Amitabh Kant will discuss the conception, strategy & vision of these projects. He will also give tips on creating beneficial Public Private Partners.


  • 5th July 2010 go to top ▲
    • How to identify energy efficiency opportunities from real-time energy data

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      How to identify energy efficiency opportunities from real-time energy data
      03:00 p.m. (BST) / 10:00 a.m. (EDT)

      Scott McGaraghan, EnerNOC and Gavin Miller, Zeta Carbon

      This webinar presentation will provide practical tips on how to use the additional information energy & facilities managers have gained access to through new meters and data management software. Find out how data can be used to identify 'quick-win' energy efficiency savings in a building.


  • 1st July 2010 go to top ▲
    • Carbon Management and CRC Made Simple

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      Carbon Management and CRC Made Simple
      03:00 p.m. (BST) / 10:00 a.m. (EDT)

      Penny Latorre - Senior Consultant at Waterman Energy, Environment & Design; Ian Butterfield - Associate Director at Waterman Building Services and Robert McKechnie - CEO at Green Oak Solutions Ltd.

      Waterman Group and Green Oak Solutions will outline the legal obligations of the CRC and the practical steps towards compliance. The webinar will address practicalities of carbon data collection and the potential of smart metering. Includes a case study on how to analyse and communicate data.


June, 2010

  • 30th June 2010 go to top ▲
    • Establishing a Green Investment Bank: What are the major challenges and opportunities?

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      Establishing a Green Investment Bank: What are the major challenges and opportunities?
      06:15 p.m. (BST) / 01:15 p.m. (EDT)

      Fiona Harvey, Financial Times (Chair); Bob Wigley, Chairman, Green Investment Bank Commission; James Stewart, Chief Executive, Infrastructure UK; Peter Young, Chairman, Aldersgate Group; Nick Mabey, Chief Executive, E3G; Tom Daley, CEO, Carbon Trust

      The new coalition government has stated its commitment to creating a Green Investment Bank. Hosted by the Aldersgate Group and Green Alliance, this live event will comprise a policy debate and explore the main challenges and opportunities inherent in the establishment of the Green Investment Bank.


    • UK Renewable Energy Feed in Tariffs - All you need to know

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      UK Renewable Energy Feed in Tariffs - All you need to know
      03:00 p.m. (BST) / 10:00 a.m. (EDT)

      Isabel Boira-Segarra, Renewable Services Director, WSP Environment and Energy

      This webinar presentation will provide you with all the information you need to decide whether you have an opportunity to take advantage of the FITs, including summary of the legisation, project case-studies, initial implementation pointers and a Q&A session.


  • 29th June 2010 go to top ▲
    • Implementing Finance and Insurance Standards for the U.S. Forestry Carbon Market

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      Implementing Finance and Insurance Standards for the U.S. Forestry Carbon Market
      04:30 p.m. (BST) / 11:30 a.m. (EDT)

      Cameron Prell, Senior Associate, McGuire Woods; Gabriel Thoumi, Project Manager, Carbon Offsets LLC; Augustus Kent, President, CO2RS; Colm Fay, Erb Institute Masters Fellow, University of Michigan.

      This webinar examines the benefits the U.S. forest carbon participants would derive from the adaptation and implementation of finance and insurance standards. In addition, we will discuss what is being discussed, as respects compliance standards in Washington, D.C.


  • 17th June 2010 go to top ▲
    • FORUM: The Adaptation Fund and Adaptation Tools.

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      FORUM: The Adaptation Fund and Adaptation Tools.
      04:00 p.m. (BST) / 11:00 a.m. (EDT)

      Most of us have read of the Adaptation Fund, but not so many have considered the actions or tools needed in Adaptation to Global Climate Change. The Union of Concerned Scientist expand.


    • The Business of Biodiversity

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      The Business of Biodiversity
      12:00 p.m. (BST) / 07:00 a.m. (EDT)

      Futerra’s Co-Founder Ed Gillespie

      This webinar will equip you with the tips, tools and tactics for developing a communications approach that will inform, engage and enable your audience to increase their support for, and investment in, the biodiversity agenda.


  • 15th June 2010 go to top ▲
    • GSBQ - Forestry Offsets Roundtable – maximising the benefits whilst minimising the risk

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      GSBQ - Forestry Offsets Roundtable – maximising the benefits whilst minimising the risk
      05:45 p.m. (BST) / 12:45 p.m. (EDT)

      Venue - America Square Conference Centre, One America Square, London EC3N 2LB

      The Carbon Management roundtable at the June GSBQ event will debate how to minimise risk and develop secure finance and funding strategies to guarantee successful forestry offsetting programmes .


    • Guardian Sustainable Business Quarterly

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      Guardian Sustainable Business Quarterly
      05:45 p.m. (BST) / 12:45 p.m. (EDT)

      The second GSBQ event will be held at 5.45 pm on June 15th at the America Square Conference Centre in London. GSBQ is a thought-provoking event that draws on in-depth research from the Guardian’s new Sustainable Business Intelligence team and the power of the 2degrees community.


  • 10th June 2010 go to top ▲
    • Internationally - What's Next for Forestry? - Findings from the Forest Carbon Offsetting Survey 2010

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      Internationally - What's Next for Forestry? - Findings from the Forest Carbon Offsetting Survey 2010
      04:30 p.m. (BST) / 11:30 a.m. (EDT)

      Chair: Andrew Hedges, Norton Rose Panellists: Jan Fehse - EcoSecurities Steve Panfil - CCBA David Antonioli - VCS

      Attend the final webinar with EcoSecurities and a panel of experts as they examine the results of the Forestry Carbon Offsetting Report 2010. Evaluate the international findings from multinational and regional organisations about forestry and forest carbon offsetting projects.


  • 9th June 2010 go to top ▲
    • Reporting: dead or alive?

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      Reporting: dead or alive?
      03:00 p.m. (BST) / 10:00 a.m. (EDT)

      Futerra’s Co-Founder Solitaire Townsend

      Revealing a new communications benchmark of reporting, how will you score? Test your promotional skills in the Tips, Tactics and Tools for Communicating Sustainability working group first (go to the link on the resources page).


    • Case Study: Opportunities for Carbon Forestry Activities in France

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      Case Study: Opportunities for Carbon Forestry Activities in France
      03:00 p.m. (BST) / 10:00 a.m. (EDT)

      Mariana Deheza, CDC Climat Recherche

      This webinar explores findings into the mature forestry sector in France and how it can contribute to voluntary emissions reductions in the future.


  • 8th June 2010 go to top ▲
    • Theory aside - How do you really improve your business footprints?

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      Theory aside - How do you really improve your business footprints?
      03:00 p.m. (BST) / 10:00 a.m. (EDT)

      Julian Feasby, Head of Internal Environment Management, Environment Agency

      You'd have thought that improving the environmental performance of one of the largest environmental regulators in the world would be easy. Far from it. The EA is exactly the same as many other large companies. The webinar will cover practical things helped the EA.


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    • Airline and Airside Waste Management: Challenges and Successes

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      Airline and Airside Waste Management: Challenges and Successes
      03:00 p.m. (BST) / 10:00 a.m. (EDT)

      Victoria Handforth, Environmental Manager, Thomas Cook Group PLC Emma Alexander, Head of Waste and Water, Heathrow Airport Ltd. Dr. Panagiotis Karamanos, Manager, Environmental Services at Athens International Airport

      This webinar will examine the role a sustainable waste management policy can play as part of a comprehensive environmental strategy for the aviation sector. Includes an interactive discussion and case studies from Athens International Airport, Thomas Cook Group PLC and Heathrow Airport Ltd.


May, 2010

  • 27th May 2010 go to top ▲
    • Building Greener Communities - an integrated approach to a sustainable future

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      Building Greener Communities - an integrated approach to a sustainable future
      09:00 a.m. (BST) / 04:00 a.m. (EDT)

      Paul Cooper, London Borough of Lambeth, Alexandros Kotronaros, European Commission, Alan Lunde, Maabjerg BioEnergi, Kirsten Ledegaard, By og Havn, Copenhagen, and more

      Ecostiler, funded by the European Commission's Concerto initiative, invites you to this conference about projects providing an integrated approach to a sustainable future. Much has been achieved by working in partnership with key stakeholders in the local community & across Europe.


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