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Seminars and EventsSeminars and events are normally free for GBN Members to attend. Seminars are held once every month and focus on meeting ISO 14001 requirements and applying Environmental Management Systems (EMS) for sustainable development. Adapting Your Business for Climate ChangeLocation: The Forest Centre, Marston MoretaineDate: 22 February 2012
There are a lot of different messages being aimed at businesses of all sizes regarding climate change. Many messages come with subtle (and not so subtle) agendas that make assumptions about what managers know or what they should or ought to be doing.
In this session we will firstly challenge those assumptions and secondly clarify factual issues that managers need to know. Whether we like it or not, climate change is a huge policy agenda and will increasingly affect all businesses everywhere. By helping you frame your understanding, this session will help you see where the threats - and opportunities - for your business really are.
This seminar is free to GBN members, others pay £25.00 +VAT per delegate. Speaker: Sarah Williams, Open University Space - the final frontierLocation: The Forest Centre, Marston MoretaineDate: 21 March 2012
Looking at the way in which you organise the space in your premises can lead to reductions in energy bills, more comfortable surroundings for your staff, and increased efficiency in operations. In this seminar we will look at how reassessing the way in which you use space can benefit both the environment and your bottom line. A formal presentation and a case study from a GBN member will be followed by a workshop, where we will work through an example to illustrate where changes can be beneficial. This seminar is free to GBN members and first time attendees. All others pay £25 +VAT. Speaker: TBC Environmental Aspects and ImpactsLocation: The Forest Centre, Marston MoretaineDate: 25 April 2012
An essential part of any environmental management system is establishing what your business's impacts on the environment are and how you should categorise them and mitigate their effects. For the purposes of ISO 14001 - the international environmental management systems standard - this is called creating an environmental aspects and impacts register. In this seminar we will be looking at creating this register - for an informal or formal management system - and what you should be looking at and including. The seminar is free to GBN members. The cost to all others is £25.00 +VAT. Speaker: Dr Margaret Rooney, NQA Peak Oil - The Effects on Your BusinessLocation: The Forest Centre, Marston MoretaineDate: 23 May 2012 Peak Oil is a term bandied about with ever increasing frequency, and many are claiming that the increasing demand for oil combined with its decreasing availability is one of the reasons why prices have not seen the decreases expected during the recession. In this seminar we will look at what peak oil is, the potential effects of this on your business, and ways in which you could turn this into opportunities. The seminar is free to GBN members. Others pay £25.00 +VAT per delegate. Speaker: Shane Hughes, Carbon Accounting Systems Environmental AuditingLocation: To be confirmedDate: 20 June 2012 In this seminar we will be looking at environmental auditing - how to set up for an audit, what you need to look out for, and how to deal with the information once you've gathered it. We will have a short formal presentation, followed by the opportunity to conduct a brief audit of the seminar venue. The seminar is free to GBN members. All others pay £25.00 +VAT per delegate. Speaker: Mark Thomson, Eco-Smart Consultancy Greening TransportLocation: The Forest Centre, Marston MoretaineDate: 18 July 2012 Details to be confirmed. Speaker: TBC Fire! Flood! Explosion! Emergency Preparedness - are you ready?Location: The Forest Centre, Marston MoretaineDate: 19 September 2012
From freakish weather conditions becoming far less freakish, to vandalism, and accidents occurring, every business has to be prepared to deal with emergencies. What is often overlooked is the environmental impacts of emergency situations, and this can often be to the financial detriment of the company involved. In this seminar we look at potential emergency situations and offer advice on how to plan for these occurrences, and what to do to try to prevent them from happening in the first place. A formal presentation will be followed by a workshop and best practice sharing session. The seminar is free to GBN members and will cost £25.00 +VAT per delegate for all others. Speaker: Dr Margaret Rooney, NQA Environmental Legislation UpdateLocation: The Forest Centre, Marston MoretaineDate: 24 October 2012 In this seminar we will be doing our yearly look at current and future environmental legislation and giving a run-down on common areas where businesses are unclear about what they should be doing, and consequently leaving themselves open to prosecution or fines. The ever-popular Jeremy Hay, the friendly face of the Environment Agency, will be leading the seminar and you will be able to ask him questions directly. Anyone who has a particular topic they would like covering should contact GBN directly and we will do our best to sort this out for you. The seminar is free to GBN members. All others pay £25.00+VAT per delegate. Speaker: Jeremy Hay, Environment Agency Setting Environmental Targets & ObjectivesLocation: The Forest Centre, Marston MoretaineDate: 21 November 2012
One of the most important parts of operating an environmental management system is determining what your targets and objectives are. In this session we look at how you should determine what those targets and objectives should be, how you go about meeting them, and what to do once you have met them. A formal presentation will be followed up by a workshop and best practice sharing session. The seminar is free to GBN members and costs £25.00 +VAT for non-members. Speaker: Dr Margaret Rooney, NQA |
Latest Event AddedFire! Flood! Explosion! Emergency Preparedness - are you ready?Date: 19 September 2012 |
