Amy Nicholass Go Green Presentation Low Carbon Business Breakfast Bristol 2016 101215
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• Building a sustainable business community
• Signposting to expertise & sharing experiences
• Strengthening networks & adding value to the local economy
What is Go Green?
• Over 260 Action Plans have been created since February
• Over 1200 businesses engaged through events & newsletter
• 28 ‘Prove It’ members
http://gogreenbusiness.co.uk/about-us/members/
See who has created an action plan here
Go Green in 2015• 27 events, over 1500 attendees
• Fascinating venues
• Compelling speakers
• Inspirational case studies
• Buzzing conversations
• AIM: 300 Action Plans & 30 Prove It members by end of
December 2015!
Exhibitors
“At this Go Green event everyone was veryopen to our proposition. Attendees in generalwere highly motivated to achieve green goalsand were ready and willing to introduceour service into their businesses where possible.”Jeremy Field, Velopost
Go Green 2016 Awards
DEADLINE – Monday 25th January 2016, 6 pm
• Five themes - Best Newcomer or Most Improved
• Driving Force Award
• Bristol’s Best Green Small Business - £2000 cash prize from FSB
• Glamourous venue
• 18th February 2016
DATE THEME
January 2016 Behaviour change workshop with Chloe Foy
February 2016 Go Green 2016 Awards
March 2016 Bath Abbey evening networking
April 2016 Behind the scenes tour
May 2016 Behind the scenes tour of Folly Farm
May 2016 Evening networking at Aardman cinema
June 2016 Behind the scenes tour of The Bristol hotel
June 2016 Business Green Week
Go Green 2016 Events Calendar
Business Size
Enterprise >1000 employees
Large <1000 employees
Medium <250 employees; <£41M Turnover; <£35.2M Balance Sheet
Small <50 employees; <£8.2M Turnover; <£8.2M Balance Sheet
Micro <10 employees; <£1.7M Turnover; <£1.7M Balance Sheet
Number of staff working in the West of England
Less than 10 Less than 50 Less than 250 Less than 1000 More than 1000
Person Responsible for CSR?
No Yes
Great examples of businesses winning work and saving money
• Collecteco working with Watershed & City of Bristol College
• Skanska working with Children’s Scrapstore
• Oxford Instruments saving £48,000