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The Role of the City of London and Livery in Meeting the Challenges of the Climate Crisis – Interview with Professor Michael Mainelli

On 18 May 2022, Birkbeck University hosted a joint event with the City of London on climate change and sustainability (see details of the event here). Professor Michael Mainelli, one of the Aldermen of the City of London and Chairman of Z/Yen, the City of London's leading commercial think tank and venture firm, discusses the role of the City of London and…

Furniture Makers’ Company launches Climate Change and Sustainability Committee

The Furniture Makers’ Company has launched a Climate Change and Sustainability Committee, and the inaugural meeting was held by zoom on Tuesday 14 June 2022. It was attended by committee members from the Company along with invited guests Rob Casey and Martin Gettings from the Livery Climate Action Group and Nick Levens from Life’s Kitchen (see photo below) The committee…

How Can Glass Help in Restoring the Biosphere? – A Glass Sellers Video

Watch video here. The video provides a summary of findings showing how humanity as a whole response to climate change and environmental degradation is going to form the framework of everything that happens in the future and in particular how this may impact the glass industry and where the industry may be able to be an important part of the solutions.