Translating great ideas into action
A thankyou from Simone Hindmarch-Bye, Director, Commercial Group
In the meantime, we have uploaded the fabulous presentations from our keynote speakers, pictures from the day and a video montage of the best bits. If you would like further information about the Green Angels initiative or The Academy please click through to the various pages and links.
Finally, I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone for your continued support for the day and the cause!
We look forward to seeing you all next year .
We were thrilled to welcome over 180 delegates and 40 suppliers to our fifth annual CSR Day. Reaching such a milestone and seeing that the enthusiasm to champion the CSR cause remains as high as ever was truly inspirational.
Thank you to everyone who has taken part in our post event survey. The results certainly make interesting reading with over 90% of attendees motivated to instigate change within their organisation. Preparations for next years event are already underway. Over 95% of you have said 'yes' to attending and we look forward to seeing you then.
"Great day today, very informative. Hopefully I can take a couple of the initiatives and roll them out within the office." Carl Byrne, Martineau
The presentations from our guest speakers were cited in our survey as one of the most interesting aspects of the CSR Day. Please click the links below to view them again.
Trewin.ppt
CSR Day 2011.pptx
Director Age of Stupid/Founder 10:10
Franny's presentation is subject to BBC copyright so we have added a link through to her 10:10 website. Take a look at the 10:10 story so far.
Franny Armstrong directed The Age of Stupid in 2008 which has been seen by millions worldwide. Franny founded the 10:10 climate campaign which aimed to cut the UK's carbon emissions by 10% during 2010.
Director, Commercial Group
For more than five years, the Commercial Group has championed the green agenda proving time and time again that profitability and sustainability are not mutually exclusive.
At this, the sixth CSR Day - Simone - business woman turned campaigner explained why the company continues to embrace environmentally-sound initiatives.
CEO of Global Action Plan
Trewin Restorick is one of just 150 people in the UK and 2,500 worldwide to have been trained by Al Gore to act as one of his climate Ambassadors.
He founded the award-winning charity, Global Action Plan in 1993. Global Action Plan works in partnership with businesses, communities, young people and schools to encourage behaviour change and reduce environmental impacts.
With so many great things going on at the CSR Day, you may have missed some of the highlights.
Click on the videos below for the video montages of the day and hear how the speakers rated the event.
It always amazes us how quickly time flies. Before we know it we'll be announcing the plans for our 2012 CSR Day.
If you would like to get ahead of the game and provisionally book a place at next year's event, please complete the form.
"Congratulations on another great event - as always! I really enjoyed the speakers and the debate and thought the whole event had a very positive vibe about it." Gill Morris, Climate Change & Sustainability Officer, Cheltenham Borough Council
"I thought the work that you do and the demonstration of growing a business in a sustainable manner is a real great example. You clearly have done a good job!!" Dr Paul Toyne, Group Head of Sustainability, WSP Group
Having launched our Green Angels programme a year ago we know the positive impact this has had on our company in driving staff engagement. We would like to help customers and suppliers to do the same .
If you would like to implement our Green Angels programme into your organisation, please complete the form.
We will film the first three companies when they complete their first Green Angel initiative.
Drawing on its wealth of carbon reduction experience, Commercial has partnered with the University to develop two one day courses designed to give practical advice to businesses looking to tackle carbon reduction. For more information
and to register for the first course, Whose Carbon is it Anyway? - please click here.
Whose Carbon is it Anyway?
Date: Tuesday 21 June 2011
Venue: University of Gloucestershire
Full course fee (per person) £175 plus VAT*
* For the first ten Commercial Group customers who register a discounted rate of £125 per person plus VAT will apply.
Aimed at managers and senior executives, this one day course will enable you to measure the carbon footprint your organisation or products and how to begin writing a carbon reduction plan.
