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“It is commercial, not ‘save the planet’.”
David English, Restore, Redhill

Utilise Plus Event Report: Energy Saving Workshop in Brighton

The Sustainable Business Partnership CIC welcomed delegates to Brighton on 16th November for an Energy Saving Workshop. These half-day workshops are interactive sessions in which organisations produce bespoke action plans tailored to their particular needs. The group outlined their energy saving objectives. Some were specific, such as dealing with ineffective night storage heating, while others […]

Utilise Plus Event Report: Business Networking Breakfast in Chichester

Delegates made their way to Chichester District Council bright and early for the Sustainable Business Partnership CIC’s Business Networking Breakfast. The event began with networking over pastries and coffee. Delegates from a variety of organisations attended, from all over Sussex. Louise Downey, of the SBP CIC, gave a short welcome to the event. After a […]

Utilise Plus Event Report: Sustainability Tour of Wakehurst Place

On a bright morning in November, the Sustainable Business Partnership CIC welcomed a number of Sustainable Business Network members from a wide range of sectors to Wakehurst Place. Funded and managed by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Wakehurst Place boasts world-renowned gardens, woodlands, wildlife and the state-of-the-art Millennium Seed Bank. The SBP CIC’s Louise Downey gave a […]

Event Report: Museum Facilities Managers Forum #8

Our eighth Museum Facilities Managers Forum was kindly hosted by Weald & Downland Living Museum in West Sussex on a clear October morning. The SBP’s Shelaine Siepel welcomed delegates and reminded them of our new Utilise Plus programme, offering substantial grants and invaluable business support to eligible organisations, including museums. Delegates then introduced themselves and […]

Environmental Management Systems and Staff Engagement

Getting staff buy-in to environmental improvements or an EMS is much easier if you base your approach carefully around the organisational culture. Do you recognise this scenario? You are responsible for your organisation’s environmental management system or action plan. You’ve got a top notch system, but for some reason not everyone in the organisation shares […]

Event Report: Sustainable Travel Event

50 delegates converged on Martlets Hall by train, bus, bike and electric car to learn more about sustainable travel. The event was organised by the Sustainable Business Partnership CIC and supported by Mid-Sussex District Council, Haywards Heath & District Business Association and Burgess Hill Business Parks Association. Councillor Gary Marsh, MSDC Cabinet Member for Service […]

Utilise Plus Event Report: Case Study Visit to Glyndebourne

We arrived on a crisp beautiful March morning to another fully booked tour of internationally renowned opera venue in East Sussex. The 36 delegates heard from Glyndebourne’s enigmatic Executive Chairman Gus Christie about the impressive range of initiatives they have undertaken to improve sustainability from the obvious (their 67m high wind turbine) to the less […]

Utilise Plus Event Report: Tour of Tangmere Solar Farm

Thirty-four delegates from various industries attended a tour of the Tangmere Solar Farm organised by the Sustainable Business Partnership CIC. The event was part of UTILISE PLUS, a project supported by the European Regional Development Fund to enable Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SME) to become more energy efficient and cut their carbon emissions. The […]

Utilise Plus Event Report: Business Networking Breakfast at Wiston House

Forty-five delegates from a variety of sectors gathered to learn about the energy efficiency and environmental initiatives implemented by Wilton Park and to hear from renewable heat experts Pope Consulting.

Network Update – January 2017

Welcome to January’s Network Update. This month: Breakfast at Wiston House; Case study: Water-saving devices; Tours of Glyndebourne and Tangmere Solar Farm; Salt-water battery; Marketing workshop; Brighthelm Centre looking for trustee…

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