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- 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
- 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
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
- 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.
- House of Commons
Greg Clark MP, Lord Young and others discuss the UK low carbon skills gap.
- 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.
- 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).
- 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- 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.
- 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.