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October’s ‘Impact at Workshop’: Relevance, Communication & Impact

Thank you to all of the Net Impacters who participated in October’s Impact at Workshop. We couldn’t have managed without the insights from all of our attendees who tackled dynamic and challenging questions with creativity and inspiration. In the end, we may have come up with more questions than solutions!

Here are a few of the themes which emerged from the evening:

1) The importance (and difficulty) of integrating sustainability policy into business strategy. To maximise on the impact of a sustainability plan, partnerships, community engagement and environmental policy need to be RELEVANT to your business. From a consultancy or NGO perspective this means developing a thorough understanding […]

By Jessica McGhie|October 23rd, 2012|Marketing & Communication, Past Events, Strategy| Comments

Outcomes of our New Year’s Social and ‘Hot Topics for 2012′

Our January 2012 social event was held at a nice old pub on Marylebone High Street where we focused on networking, discussion of hot topics in sustainability, and a sustainability focused pub quiz. We were glad to see new faces at the event, and the usual mixture of interesting, passionate Net Impact attendees made this night most enjoyable.

Congratulations to the quiz winner Connie Low!!

Our ‘hot topics’ break-out discussions, covered the following topics:

Climate Change: Is it a Personal, Political, or Private Responsibility?

There was much debate on our group about who needs to take responsibility for dealing with climate change. Several people […]

By Brendan|January 18th, 2012|General, Past Events, Personal & Professional Development, Strategy| Comments

November Business Charity Partnerships Workshop Recap

Thank you all for attending NILP workshop “Creating effective business charity partnerships” led by Tom James from Three Hands, Nadia Al Yafai from White & Case and Laura Westwick, Bromley by Bow Centre.

We hope that you found the workshop both informative and inspiring.

The discussions on Wednesday last week highlighted some of the challenges people face when developing partnerships. It is a continual learning process for everyone involved.

There are multiple business benefits that can come through effective partnerships, such as:

Increased employee engagement (recruitment and retention)
Employee development (leadership development, secondments)
Co-creation of new […]

By Evgenia|November 21st, 2011|Events, General, Marketing & Communication, Past Events, Personal & Professional Development, Strategy| Comments

Sustainable ICT – A Bird’s Eye View

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is all pervading in our lives as the basis for modern day communication. It consumes copious amounts of fossil fuel energy whilst on the other hand offering enormous potential to encourage and facilitate sustainable development.

It is therefore no surprise that there are a range of fascinating innovations occurring within the area of sustainable ICT. Come and find out the latest on what is happening in this fast moving sector on Wednesday 14 September 2011.

The discussion will be led by industry leaders from both the private and public sectors:

Neil Harris, Head of Sustainability, Cisco
Stuart Neumann, a Senior Manager at Verdantix
Rob Jones, Client Manager […]

By Brendan|September 14th, 2011|Marketing & Communication, Policy & Advocacy, Strategy, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Environmental Justice: ‘Ecocide’ and its implications on Business Sustainability

Net Impact London is hosting a panel discussion examining the role of law in establishing accountability for environmental damages globally. Our panel welcomes cutting-edge thinkers and doers in this field, who will present radical and ground-breaking principles for protecting our planet and share the implications of this for business now and in the future.

PANEL TOPICS:
- Impact on business of the proposed law of ‘Ecocide’
- Will Ecocide support better business and bring new […]

By Madhavi Sakuru|January 12th, 2011|General, Policy & Advocacy, Strategy| Comments

Future Proofing – The Role of Marketing in Sustainability

Date: Tuesday, November 9^th 2010

Time : 6:30pm to 9pm

Location: Atos Origin, Olympic Suite, 4 Triton Square, Regents Place, NW1 3HG

Partner: Venue kindly sponsored by Atos Origin

Net Impact London Professional is pleased to invite you to join us for an evening to discuss how marketing can drive sustainable solutions through consumer behavioural change, innovation, and motivation.

The panel will be chaired by Joanna Daniels, Marketplace Director at Business in the Community. She will be joined by leaders in the field of sustainable marketing including James Wright, Managing Director of CSR, Sustainability, and Not-for-profit of Grayling, and Claire Cunningham, Media […]

By Chantal|November 9th, 2010|Marketing & Communication, Past Events, Strategy| Comments

Accounting Revolution!

Date: September 21st 2010, 6.30-9pm
Location: The Hub, Kings Cross, 34b York Way, London N1 9AB
Panelists: Henning Drager, Head of Sustainability at ACCA and Mark Bromley, Head of Business Performance at EDF Energy

What is the exposure to “petrochemical risk” in your portfolio? If the price of crude oil doubled over the next month, would your business be seriously affected? How do you quantify the ethical performance of your suppliers?

Net Impact London is launching its autumn calendar with an in depth look at an important reporting trend. Business reporting on financial and non-financial information in a single document has experienced huge […]

By Chantal|September 21st, 2010|Accounting, Finance & Investment, General, Strategy, Upcoming Events| Comments

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