Invitation to an online seminar taking place on Tuesday 29th November on the topical subject of Responsible Offsetting. The guest speakers are Gavin Towers, from the Fueller's Company and Sam Ramsay. This will be an opportunity to hear of best practices in the controversial field of carbon offsetting. Gavin and Sam will explain the principles […]
The Television for the Environment Charity was set up 39 years ago by the UN, WWF, and Central Television (ITV). As a charity, they commission filmmakers across the globe to produce short films highlighting environmental and sustainability issues and offer possible solutions. In 2020 one of the winning films from the awards, 'My Octopus Teacher' […]
Birkbeck and the FS Club are delighted to announce that we will be hosting a joint event with the City of London to discuss the unseen influences on climate, sustainability and resources. This is the fourth roundtable discussion in the series and the evening discussion will be taking place in person at Birkbeck, University of […]
Is ESG the promised land or a headache for you or your organisation? Join the launch of the World Trade Conversations - a new series of interactive, deep dives to help you generate fresh thinking and new momentum on all things World Trade. The first will focus on exploring ESG and the good, bad and […]
You are cordially invited to join the Water Conservators’ January Webinar ' Preparing For A Drier Future '. Wednesday 18th January 2023 5.30pm to 6.45pm Presented by Jim Hall, Professor of Climate and Environmental Risks at the University of Oxford, and Jon Chappell, Senior Policy Adviser at the National Infrastructure Commission. About this Webinar The […]
The City of London Corporation and Purcell Architects are hosting a breakfast briefing on Historic Buildings Carbon Reduction & Climate Resilience Challenge. They want to hear about your experiences and challenges you are facing with your historic listed buildings. They would like your feedback to help identify and share the most time and cost-effective solutions […]
Virtual workshop for historic building owners, managers and occupiers within the Square Mile This Historic Building Challenge, as part of the City Corporation's wider Climate Action Strategy, is a research and collaborative knowledge sharing project to create a one-stop resource that recognises and shares best practice advice and case studies. The historic environment expert team […]
Join the Furniture Makers Company for a day of knowledge sharing on what the furnishing sector can do to reduce climate change. Click here to register for free. Thursday 16 February, 11.00am – 5.00pm, Furniture Makers’ Hall, London Programme: 11.00am - Welcome – Tony Attard OBE DL, Master of The Furniture Makers’ Company 11.10am - […]
Deputy Master, Kenneth Cupitt in his responsibility as a member of the Education Committee has organised an all-day seminar on the topic “The Future of Energy” at Glaziers’ Hall, with six speakers comprising business owners and decision makers will share their views on both the provision of energy for the country and what alternative choices […]
Preparing for Combustion Transition: A framework for accelerating our transition to Net Zero Webinar Presented by Professor Simon Spooner, Principal Scientist, Atkins Infrastructure. About this Webinar We have grown prosperous and numerous by burning and consuming the products of biological systems of the past and present. We have now learnt how to get what we […]
A series of presentations to discuss the heritage issues in upgrading and modernising these building types to achieve net zero. Event Programme: 10.00-10.10 Chairman’s introduction - Alderman Alison Gowman, Chair of the Livery Climate Action Group and Chris Dyson, Master of the Chartered Architects' Livery Company Fixing the past 10.10-10.30 Refurbishing the 18th-century almshouses, Museum of the […]
Thames Water are developing a Water Resources Management Plan (WRMP) to find ways to adapt to our changing climate, supply water to more people as our population grows and reduce the amount of water we take from our rivers to protect the environment. Further to the launch of the plan in December 2022, there will […]
