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| BCSD-UK January 2011 UPDATE |
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The Business Council for Sustainable Development – United Kingdom is the pre-eminent national business network run by businesses to promote the values of sustainable development and explore related business opportunities. We are the only affiliated branch in the UK of the World Business Council. Our electronic newsletters are distributed to circa 3,000 contacts in more than 50 countries
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MARCH 30th. BCSD-UK First PATHWAY WORKSHOPS
Join BCSD-UK members, members of support networks and other delegates at the first of our 2011 series of Pathway Workshops to be held simultaneously at key locations across the country.
- inter-active,
- multi-venue events
- linked live to the World Business Council in Geneva
- linked live to WBCSD global member SKANSKA
This probing event will seek to explore why and how Skanska, a world-leading company, is embracing sustainable development values into its psyche and what that means for customers, suppliers, staff and other stakeholders. What is the business case?
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Mock Court On March 3 Tests Fuel Solutions (plus optional tour of world leading research centre)
BCSD-UK and Warwick University have joined forces to stage a Mock Court on March 3 at Warwick University where delegates will be the judge to hear evidence to test the appropriateness of fuels and mobility solutions suitable for low carbon lifestyles. Witnesses from E.ON, Amey, National Grid, Vauxhall, and others. Court in the morning with optional tour of Warwick University’s new state of the art, world class, hybrid electric powertrain technology research facilities. More information and registration by clicking here
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BCSD-UK Contracts With Scottish Enterprise To Deliver Free Workshops
Resources under pressure – how might it impact on you?
25 February – morning - Edinburgh
The move to global markets and the continuing rapid economic growth of the developing economies has highlighted the increasing pressure on the earth’s key resources water, metals, minerals, fossil fuels from demand.
This event will highlight the potential effect of these pressures on Scottish business and the need to instigate change. Delegates will gain a greater understanding of the global position, to highlight business need to support change, to understand the related business opportunity and to influence policy and legislative change as the Scottish Government moves to deliver its ambitions for a sustainable society and a low carbon economy.
Carbon Positive – Exploring How A Low Carbon Economy Could Benefit Your Business?
25 February - afternoon - Edinburgh
The introduction of CRC - the Carbon Reduction Commitment - in 2010 was expected to create additional cost for business. Does its refocus to the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme signal a move to business benefit. Find out how carbon control may benefit your business and potential impacts on efficiency.
Local Energy – Solutions for Business
22 March – ¾ day - Glasgow
Discover how Low Carbon energy solutions and Energy Efficiency measures can help you. This workshop will present practical solutions from suppliers and business support agencies. Your chance to get the information, and ask the questions that concern you, and share your experiences with other businesses in one place and at no cost
All events free of charge
Include catering
Featuring practical knowledge and experience from BCSD-UK members and other guest presenters
Inter-active, business added value events including data gathering to help improve business support mechanisms.
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Review of the Future Resource Risks Faced by Business and an Assessment of Future Viability
BCSD-UK has been interested for some time in what it calls “resource respect” – encouraging more understanding about resources we tend to take for granted but which are increasingly coming under global pressures. DEFRA’s report is therefore of particular interest, especially as it is a product of the SCP team with which BCSD-UK has particularly close relations. The report can be downloaded via http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&
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BCSD-UK features in Low Carbon Scotland: Public Engagement Strategy
There are 61 actions in the recently published Low Carbon Scotland – Public Engagement Strategy with the BCSD-UK heading Actions 42 and 43. The full document can be downloaded via: www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/12/23134226/1 |
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BCSD-UK To Explore Localised Manufacturing on 31st March
At a time of growing responses to the low carbon agenda and to issues such as the vagaries of fuel costs, BCSD-UK has, for some time now, looked upon the issue of localised manufacturing as an issue to be further explored. Now Tata Steel Europe is to host a member only exploratory workshop at its London office from which it is hoped a properly scoped project will emerge. Enquiries to to davidm@ebc-info.co.uk |
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2nd Virtual Meeting of the BCSD-UK PSM Outputs Advisory Group
Chaired by BCSD-UK Deputy Chairman, Peter Braithwaite of CH2M Hill, this group consists of representatives from Amey, the Environmental Sustainability KTN at Oxford University, the Institute of Energy & Sustainability at De Montfort University, the Open University and Tata Steel Europe. It exists to explore outputs from BCSD-UK’s People.Space.Movement. event piloted at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry in March 2010.
This, the second virtual meeting of the group, reviewed future plans for PSM and explored issues on financing the route to a low carbon world, and issues of cultural change.
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Latest Blog From Jonathon Porritt
Former and founder leader of the Sustainable Development Commission, Jonathon Porritt, in his latest blog reflects on the work of the Environmental Audit Committee, muses about the demise of the SDC, and considers life in the Coalition without an independent body looking over its shoulder.
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| Environmental Business Communications Ltd |
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EBC LTD Unit F3, The Arch, 48-52 Floodgate Street, Birmingham, B5 5SL. Company registration number 3728262
Contact Details
David Middleton, CEO BCSD-UK, EBC Ltd, Unit F3 The Arch, 48-52 Floodgate Street, Birmingham B5 5SL
Email: davidm@ebc-info.co.uk Tel: 0121-693-8338 Fax: 0121-693-8448
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