Supply Chain Sustainability School (UK)

Exciting news! 📢 In January 2025, we're launching a Supply Chain Sustainability School in the USA. Having successfully established ourselves in the UK, Ireland and Australia, the School is now expanding to the US as part of our mission to ensure everyone has the skills and knowledge to deliver a sustainable future. Watch this space for further updates! Do you operate in the States, and want to become a Founding Partner and lead the drive towards a more sustainable industry? 🤝 Join us to lead this transformative initiative and drive sustainability in supply chains. By partnering with us, you'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of U.S. supply chain practices. Reach out to Paul for more information ▶ https://lnkd.in/eGHcw2gd

What do you want to see from the Supply Chain Sustainability School in 2025 and beyond? 👀 To help us continue to address your key sustainability objectives and obstacles, we want to hear from you via our annual Impact Survey. 💬 Each year, we use your anonymous feedback to develop and improve our learning programme and provide you with the best possible service. Share your feedback ▶ https://lnkd.in/egWT8_ZN

💡Don't forget to register for our upcoming conference: What skills make up the Retrofit Skills Gap? Hear from our speakers to understand what the Retrofit Skills Gap is and the key practical skills that are required 🛠️ 📢Tercia Jansen van Vuuren- Author of Construction Leadership Council's report on Roadmap of Skills for Net Zero Report. 📢Lance Hitchins Assoc CIPD- Head of Customer Experience at Mitsubishi Electric Living Environmental Systems UK who is speaking on training delivered by Mitsubishi Electric UK on heat pumps. 📢Victoria Herring- Director of Sustainability Programme at Grosvenor who is speaking on Heritage Retrofit Skills. 📢Juliet Baillie- Heritage Skills Manager at Historic England who is speaking on heritage skills and requirements for retrofits of heritage buildings. 📢And Holly Hansen-Maughan- Sector Manager: Retrofit, Future Workforce at Action Sustainability who will be chairing this virtual conference. Book your free place to hear more from our speakers! 📅8th October 🕙10:00- 12:00 🎟️https://ow.ly/yX7w50Tojz1 This session is part of the NatWest Group sponsored Retrofit Programme- NatWest Business #retrofit #skillsgap #virtualconference #sustainability

Please join us for National Highways Major Projects Supplier Virtual Conference! Date 📅: 18th September 2024 Location : Teams Tim: 9am - 4.30pm Register here - https://ow.ly/Un9Y50SJTlb There will be 10 workshops on the day, including a workshop on RDP scheme updates. Keynote address: Sandie Forte-Gill, Director, Regional Investment Programme, National Highways "Sustainable infrastructure is essential to our future and the Supply Chain Sustainability School and its members shape the system that will deliver this within the UK. I’m looking forward to Wednesday's conference which provides the opportunity for us to share our long term goals and to consider the ways we can align to achieve them.” National Highways Sandie Forte-Gill Stefan Jastak Andrew Wilson Loraine Sweeney #virtualconference #nationalhighways #majorprojects

⚠️Don't miss out, book your free place on our virtual conference that will look at the practicalities and infrastructure challenges onsite. 🎟️Join our 'Getting Connected: Plant Infrastructure and Technology Onsite' virtual conference to find out how new technologies can play a part in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Hear from our expert speakers: 🗣️Imogen player, Senior Consultant at Action Sustainability 🗣️Mark Chamberlain, Director at Green Power Hire Ltd 🗣️Thibaud Lefebvre, Vice President at Hilti Great Britain 🗣️Andy Grayshon, Commercial Director at Welfare Hire Nationwide 🗣️ Sarah Butcher, Commercial Manager at Welfare Hire Nationwide If you are interested in plant technology, register for FREE below: 📅 26 September 🕙10:00- 12:00 🔗https://ow.ly/CpBy50TlNwo #sustainability #PlantInfrastucture #carbonreduction #plant #greenhouseemissions

Last week, the School held our annual Summit at Coventry Building Society Arena. 🙌 Attended by hundreds of sustainability experts from across the built environment industry, this year's Summit provided a chance for people to come together and discuss the key sustainability challenges facing our industry, focusing on 'Collaborating to Deliver Net Zero and Sustainability Commitments'. Missed the Summit, or want to relive it? 💡 Read our official recap for a look at some of the event's highlights, including photos and the full list of winners from our awards ceremony. Read the Summit recap ▶ https://lnkd.in/efVPRCGM

📢Join us for our upcoming conference: Built Environment Against Slavery: Insights, Actions and Collaboration! Hear from our fantastic line up of speakers as they discuss their expertise in tackling modern slavery and labour exploitation in the built environment. Dame Sara Thornton - Former UK Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner and Modern Slavery Consultant, CCLA Investment Management Phillip Clayton - CEO, Align Ltd Adam Whitfield - Head of Compliance & ESG, Achilles Information Limited Phillip Cain - Operations Director, Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) Jamie Swanston - Procurement & Supply Chain Director, Tilbury Douglas Jennie Gallagher - Accounts Director, CarmichaelUK - Civil Engineering & Construction Recruitment John Bullivant - Group Head of Ethical and Responsible Sourcing, Travis Perkins Sally Taylor - Sustainable Procurement Specialist, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Elaine Mitchel-Hill - International Lead, Design for Freedom by Grace Farms Register for free today: 📅16 October 2024 🕙9:00 AM 🎟️https://ow.ly/fonn50TlatJ #antislavery #modernslavery #conference

📣Join us at our Whole Life Carbon in the Homes Sector webinar in collaboration with the Future Homes Hub. It will explore the context and industry picture for embodied carbon in new homes and also introduce how to get started with the new Future Homes Carbon Assessment Tool. 🏠 Learn about the current industry picture on whole life and embodied carbon in homebuilding 🏠 Discover the current and future focus for homebuilders, and supply chain focused carbon reduction requirements 🏠 Understand new homes whole life carbon conventions 🏠 Ask questions to our panel of experts on EPDs, whole life carbon and the tools and conventions Our expert panel includes: Adam Graveley, Head of Technical and Innovation, Future Homes Hub Sirio D'Aleo, Group Sustainability Manager, Berkeley Group Plc Mihailo Simeunovich, Group Head of Technical & Design Services, Ibstock Plc Daniel Lintell, Sustainability Manager, Triton Showers James Cadman, Head of Consultancy, Action Sustainability Register for free today: 📅02 October 2024 🕙12:00 PM 🎟️ https://ow.ly/gOUJ50Tlbxv

🚧 The construction industry represents one of the most physically dangerous environments for it's workforce, but the level of mental ill-health is unacceptably high as well. Join David Emery and expert speakers at our upcoming Virtual Conference and mark the launch of "The Wellbeing Benefits of Offsite Construction" report. Don't miss out! 📅 When: 1st October 2024 🕙 Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm 📍 Zoom ⚠ Register here: https://ow.ly/3sx350TlHba

🎉 We're honoured to announce that the Supply Chain Sustainability School and partners are officially finalists in the edie Net-Zero Awards 2024! We have been shortlisted in The Just Transition to Net-Zero Award category for our work on the 'Responsible Sourcing of HVO' Guidance, authored by our delivery partners at Action Sustainability. 👏 Well done to the team, and to the 12 School Partners who co-funded this project: Balfour Beatty plc, Cadent Gas Limited, Costain Group PLC, Environment Agency, Kier Group, Saint-Gobain, Scottish Water, SIG plc, Speedy Hire, SP Energy Networks, SSE plc, and Sunbelt Rentals UK & Ireland. We look forward to the celebrations and award announcements in November! Access the HVO guidance here ▶ https://lnkd.in/e85vG8Rr #edieNetZeroAwards