Please note that this event is fully booked – book now to be on the reserve list.Date
Wednesday 14 November 2012
Time
9.30am-1pm followed by a networking lunch until 2pm. (Registration is from 9am)
Location
Austin Court, Birmingham, B1 2NP
Organisers
Sustainability West Midlands, kindly sponsored by the Society for the Environment, Smarter Working West Midlands, Cofely District Energy, Coventry University and the Business Environmental Support Scheme for Telford (BESST).
Target Audience
Leaders and their advisers from the private, public and voluntary sectors and senior level policy and decision-makers willing to work together for a positive future.
The event itself
Aims
- Launch the West Midlands Low Carbon Investment Prospectus – providing a product to help us raise the profile of our collective strengths and opportunities to investors.
- Showcase good practice and progress on the West Midlands sustainability priorities.
- Provide a networking opportunity for individuals and organisations.
Join us as we consider the value of investing for a green future in economically hard times and show case the best examples of breakthrough performance in the West Midlands.
This year the event will have an emphasis on delivery in a time of challenge and how to maximise the role of Local Enterprise Partnerships.
We will be showcasing over 20 award winning examples across the sustainability priorities of green jobs and skills, energy, waste, buildings, transport, procurement, and green space. These range from multi-million pound investment in research and new technology to simple driver training and office management resulting in significant bottom line savings.
We will be launching a West Midlands Low Carbon Investment Prospectus which will help us all raise the profile of our collective strengths and opportunities to investors.
How to attend
Please note that this event is fully booked – book now to be on the reserve list.
To register to attend this free event, please complete the booking form on our website by Wednesday 31 October.
As a not for profit organisation, Sustainability West Midlands supports this event through sponsorship and our own funding. On 31 October, you will receive an email with the final event details. If you are unable to attend this event, please either nominate someone to attend in your place or notify us that you can no longer attend by Wednesday 7 November. If you do not notify us by this date, we will charge you a financial contribution of £100 per person, to cover our costs of running this event. Thank you for your cooperation.
Contact for more information
We have a variety of sponsorship opportunities available for this event including exhibiting at the event. For more information, please download the sponsorship opportunities document and contact Laura.Simpson@swm.org.uk or call 0121 237 5890.
There is also the opportunity to sponsor the West Midlands Green Jobs Prospectus, contact Laura.Simpson@swm.org.uk or call 0121 237 5890 for more information.
