The British Chamber 1st Annual Green Design & Innovation Forum: “Creating a Green Future” - 28 November 2011 - read more ...
Why Sustainability?
“Most most businesses don’t have a clear business case for sustainability.
Early movers who have built a clear business case tend to unearth opportunities to reduce costs, create new revenue schemes and develop more innovative business models.”
Boston Consulting Group, 2009
We want to help our members get there first.
The need for sustainable business development will increasingly affect all members of the British Chamber.
In line with its overall mission to provide networking, profiling and insight, the British Chamber is launching the “Sustainable Business Development” series of events.
The series will provide members with:
- In-depth understanding of sustainable development
- Privileged information relative to sustainable development business and political threats and opportunities in Belgium and Europe
- Opportunities to anticipate and shape change within their businesses and organisations.
Objectives
- Improve understanding and “buy-in” of sustainable development
- Tailor their presentation
- Position themselves as being at the forefront of today’s most salient political, business, and social issue
- Build their, and their company’s or organisation’s image
- Interact with key members of the British Chamber of Commerce and its members
- Follow up with additional communication or events (optional)
Focus…
In the context of existing and upcoming European legislation, our events will focus on three broad topics.
- Regulatory risks and opportunities
- Business risks and opportunities
- ‘Greening’ your own business
Within these topics, specific subjects will be tailored to the requirements/expertise of our speakers.
Sustainability & Shared Value task force members:
Joost Visser - REL Sales Consulting (chair)
Louise Hilditch - Local Knowledge
Howard Honick - Alexander Hughes
Clémence Perin - Norton Rose
Xenia Tsitiridou - West Midlands
Carla Travagnin - EU institution specialist
Heather Kiggins - CSR & GRI specilaist
Lorna Stokes - The Hub Brussels (partner)
Download presentations from speakers at past events:
- Greening your Business - 22 October 2010
- Alain Hubert - International Polar Foundation/Zero Emmission Station Antarctica - for more information click here
- Regulatory Risks & Opportunities - 17 November 2010
- Launch 5RHero Design Awards - EUSEW - 12 April 2011
- The British Chamber 1st Annual Green Design and Innovation Forum - 28 November 2011 - sponsored by FedEx, PowerFreeZzZ, Le Meridien Hotel Brussels
7/12/11 ›› How Green is my Apple? Sustainable decision making – How can we measure and overcome dilemmas about what’s green and what is not?
Video summary of the event:
7 Dec 2011 - How Green is my Apple? with Sir John Beddington, Chief UK Scientist, at the British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium. A panel discussion on the importance of sustainability and measuring it. Also features is Drew Purves, Microsoft Research Cambridge and Dr Dirk Voeste, BASF. Session sponsored by BASF.
Sustainability & Shared Value task force programme sponsor 2011:
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