Stakeholders and Sustainability

The Event

In today’s rapidly changing landscape, businesses are increasingly recognising the importance of sustainability not only for the planet but also for their performance; but what impact do and can stakeholders (e.g. customers, employees, suppliers, shareholders) have on influencing a business’ drive to sustainability?

This masterclass will take a comprehensive look at the relationship between businesses and their stakeholders, who they are, how they can influence the sustainability drive, and the impetus and assistance they can provide.

This masterclass will be delivered by a Coventry University expert with over 20 years’ experience in engineering, environmental and sustainability activity; and supported by the West Midlands Decarbonisation Net Zero programme, who will outline grants and the support available to West Midlands SMEs to assist them in making their businesses more sustainable.

This masterclass is one of a series of 4 masterclasses on understanding the needs, benefits and actions required to make a successful business in a clean and sustainable future.

Agenda

• 11:00 – 11:05 Introduction: Agenda and Clean Futures Overview (Coventry University)
• 11:05 – 11:40 Stakeholders and Sustainability – Part 1 (Coventry University)
• 11:40 – 11:50 Questions
• 11:50 – 12:00 Break
• 12:00 – 12:35 Stakeholders and Sustainability – Part 2 (Coventry University)
• 12.35 -12:45 Questions
• 12:45 – 13:00 Regional Support on Funding for Businesses to Decarbonise (Decarbonisation NetZero Programme)
• 13:00 – 13:10 Questions (All)
• 13:10 – 13:15 Close (Coventry University)

Masterclass Objectives

• Understand the role of the stakeholder in influencing a business.
• Understand the role stakeholders can play in achieving sustainability.
• Understand how to work with stakeholders for the mutual benefit of the business.

The masterclass is free and available online only to organisations based in the West Midlands.

Your presenter for the Stakeholders and Sustainability will be Sagar Das.

Sagar Das has Masters in Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology from Imperial College, University of London (1995). MEI (full member of the Energy Institute and AIEMA – Associate Member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment.

The Clean Futures initiative enables West Midlands businesses in the transport sector to adopt and develop sustainable technologies and practices through essential knowledge and guidance for growth and prosperity.

Clean Futures is one of the 5 West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) Innovation Accelerators, funded by Innovate UK with a total of £33m, set up to help drive forward the West Midlands Plan for Growth by supporting and accelerating innovation in cleantech, medtech and digital.

The Decarbonisation Net Zero Programme aims to provide information and expert advice and support to businesses enabling them to make significant decarbonisation and money saving changes to their business. This programme is part of the wider West Midlands business support activity funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).