Sustainable Business vs Sustainable Consumption

Net Impact is a proud marketing partner of Guardian Sustainable Business Quarterly (GSBQ). Following the success of the inaugural event last month, the Guardian are pleased to announce that the second GSBQ, in association with the 2degrees network, is taking place on 14 September.

Free for sustainability professionals, this evening event will give you the opportunity to engage in the latest thinking on driving business sustainability, participate in cross-sector problem solving and connect with other sustainability professionals. The evening is split into three sections:

Think…

Key Guardian contributors, opinion formers and leading corporates will team up to explore sustainable business vs sustainable consumption; the panel will consider if a low consumption culture is at odds with business sustainability.

The outstanding panel consists of:

• Santiago Gowland, VP, brand and global corporate responsibility, Unilever
• Alan Knight, founder, Single Planet Living
• Larry Elliot, economics editor, the Guardian
• Vincent Neate, UK head of sustainability, KPMG

Practise…

Join one of the following 2degrees roundtable discussion groups:

• Greener healthcare
• Water footprinting
• Low-carbon commercial real-estate
• CRC energy efficiency
• Smarter cities
• Low carbon ICT
• Employee engagement
• Green Communications
• Carbon management
• Sustainable supply chain
• Sustainable agriculture
• Zero waste

Connect…

The evening culminates with informal networking with peers over refreshments.

For more information and to apply for a place please visit guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/quarterly-september2010.

Sponsors: Oracle, KPMG and GE

P.S. Join 2Degrees to access summary reports from the discussion groups at the last GSBQ.