As small to medium-sized businesses (SMEs) comprise the bulk of the UK economy, it is essential they have the tools to grow while reducing their environmental impact.
In this Lunch and Learn we’ll give an introduction to environmental management systems, which are frameworks used by business leaders to reduce their environmental impact and increase resource efficiency. We will cover how they work, and how these systems can be implemented in any SME, no matter the size or sector.
Join us for an expert-led session where we’ll explore:
- New methods to increase cost-savings.
- Further potential benefits of using an environmental management system.
- Case studies of implementing environmental management systems.
- Engaging employees and executive teams to create a culture of awareness.
Whether you’re a business leader, HR professional, or sustainability enthusiast, this event will provide actionable guidance on how you can start using resource efficiency to take ownership of your environmental impact.
Gain a deeper understanding on:
- The environmental implications of business activities.
- How resource efficiency can lead to environmental stewardship and business success.
- The main components of most environmental management systems.
- The process of creating an environmental management system.
- Areas to consider for potentially creating your own environmental management system.
Who Should Attend?
This session is tailored for business leaders, sustainability officers, HR leads and decision makers from SMEs, as well as entrepreneurs and sustainability enthusiasts who want to increase cost-savings and build their organisation’s capacity to reduce its environmental impact.
Agenda
12:00 – Introduction to session, housekeeping introduction to speaker
12:10 – Overview of concepts and context
12:20 – Putting the theory into practice (Case study/ studies)
12:30 – Q&A Session
12:40 – Event wrap-up
Speaker Profiles
Eleanor Riddle, Global Environment Assistant, Linklaters.
Eleanor has a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from the University of Southampton. She worked as a sustainability analyst at Lucy Group, an international group making the built environment more sustainable and is now a Global Environment Assistant at Linklaters. In her current role she co-ordinated Linklaters’ firmwide environmental management system. Eleanor is a graduate member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment and holds an Internal Environmental Management System Auditor certification from the IEMA.
Organisation Bio
Linklaters is one of the world’s leading law firms. Its renowned for its expertise in corporate law, banking and finance, capital markets, antitrust and energy and infrastructure. Linklaters operates in over 20 countries and advises multinationals, governments, corporations and financial institutions. Collaboration, sustainability, and responsibility are at the heart of Linklaters’ operations.
How to Sign-up
You can sign-up for this Lunch and Learn via our Eventbrite page here.
Accessibility
We aim to make our learning sessions accessible to everyone; if there’s anything you need from us to access this event please let us know in advance.
This Lunch and Learn recording will be accessible to Heart of the City members only. If you’d like to join our community of SMEs and gain access to a wider range of support, please consider signing up to our Net Zero Accelerator programme, or Foundations for Responsible Business programme.
