Aldersgate Group Events

Below are details of Aldersgate Group events.

Events

If you are interested in attending or for details on sponsorship opportunities, please RSVP to events@aldersgategroup.org.uk

Green Monday: Pre-Election Special
  • Duchess Mews, London

Green Monday will be joined by the each of the three main parties to discuss the roles they see business playing in working towards a low carbon and sustainable future. The speakers are:

Joan Ruddock MP, Minister for Climate Change & Energy (Lab)
Gregory Barker MP, Shadow Climate Change Minister (Con)
Simon Hughes MP, Shadow Secretary for Energy & Climate Change (Lib Dem)

With a General Election approaching the evening is a perfect chance to catch up on how the different parties view businesses' role in the move towards a low carbon future. A particular focus for the evening will be on how each party would, if in government, co-opt and harness the resources business has to offer.

To register your interest, please visit: www.green-mondays.com

Beyond Carbon: an industrial strategy for a resource efficient economy
  • Committee Room 10, House of Commons
  • Speakers: Hilary Benn MP, Sir John Harman, Professor Paul Ekins, Dr Gev Eduljee and Dr Jack Frost
  • Chair: Peter Ainsworth MP

What would a resource efficient economy look like and what public policies would be required to transition to such an economy? This event debated these questions and launched a new report by the Aldersgate Group that describes the possible features of a resource efficient economy, by considering three economic sectors: food, water and materials.

To read the full report, visit: http://www.aldersgategroup.org.uk/reports

Green Monday

Marketing + Sustainability = Innovation?

Marketing & Sustainability: A key collaborative relationship in creating long-term and successful sustainable products and services.  Speakers included:

Edward Butt
Vice President, Sustainability Reckitt Benckiser

Eileen Donnelly
Head of Sustainable Development Virgin Group

Kirstie Hawkes
Sustainability Affairs Manager Procter & Gamble UK

Daniel Vennard
Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Director Mars

 For further details, visit www.green-mondays.com

Capitalising on Copenhagen
  • House of Commons

The outcome of the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen will have major implications for the domestic economy. Corporate leaders, investors, Parliamentarians and others debated opportunities for UK businesses and the latest developments towards a legally binding international treaty.

Mind the Gap
  • House of Commons

Greg Clark MP, Lord Young and others discuss the UK low carbon skills gap. 

Financing the Transition
  • House of Commons

Capital must flow into the low carbon sector at unprecedented scale and speed if legally binding carbon budgets are to be met in the UK. This reception launched a new report by the Aldersgate Group which presents key findings from high level roundtables with representatives from the City.

Carbon Costs 2009 (July 15th 2009, 2pm – 4pm)
  • Committee Room 14, House of Commons

This joint event with the All Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group debated recent carbon reporting guidance which has been launched by Defra, the CBI and Carbon Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB).

Commission Statement (3rd June 2009, 4pm – 6pm)
  • House of Commons Members Dining Room

The Aldersgate Group hosted a reception to launch a new report entitled ‘Commission Statement’ which analyses Government progress in relation to the recommendations from the Commission on Environmental Markets and Economic Performance (November 2007).

Commission Statement Summary
Green Foundations 2009 (4th December 2008, 4pm – 6pm)
  • Members Dining Room, House of Commons

The Aldersgate Group launched a new report entitled Green Foundations 2009 and debated the challenges and opportunities for the sustainability agenda in light of the current financial crisis and looming economic recession.

Green Buildings Event (5th November 2008, 2pm – 4pm)
  • Committee Room 14, House of Commons

A joint debate with the All Party Urban Development Group on the current regulatory and fiscal environment for green buildings.