A big thank you to everyone who came and made the day a success, I will be sending round and uploading the presentations and possible the videos of the speeches, but for the time being hre are the pictures of the event.
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Please click on and follow this link http://www.tuc.org.uk/workplace/tuc-18660-f0.cfm?regional=8
For more information please contact Beth – bcallinan@tuc.org.uk
The event will provide unions and reps with enthusiasm and examples of good practice to take back to their workplace. What work has been done so far with the project, what help is needed in the last few months and what reps want left in place when the project finishes.
The conference will look at these issues and more.
Key note speakers
Green reps can give examples of ways their organisation has made better use of resources. They can highlight difficulties, and discuss ways to overcome these. This workshop is going to be run by WRAP http://www.wrap.org.uk/
This session would be aimed at highlighting the most effective ways to communicate with the workforce and with management. This workshop is going to be run by Sarah Pearce from the TUC
Please click on and follow this link – http://www.tuc.org.uk/workplace/tuc-18660-f0.cfm?regional=8
For more information please contact Beth - bcallinan@tuc.org.uk
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Awards for South West green workplace champions
Employees from across the South West who have helped make their workplaces greener will be honoured at a special conference later this month.
The Champions for Change at Work event will offer unions and businesses in the region examples of how they can make their workplaces more carbon-friendly. Speakers include leading environmentalist Jonathan Porritt and there will be workshops offering practical examples for people to follow.
The conference in Bristol will also hear from nine workers who have been nominated as a Champion of Change. They are:
Details on how they helped green their workplaces are below. Each nominated person will give a short presentation on their work to the day-long conference which takes place on November 19. The event has been organised by the South West TUC green workplaces initiative in conjunction with @Bristol and the South West RDA.
Nigel Costley, South West TUC Regional Secretary, who will give the welcoming address, said: “These are tremendous examples of how together workers and employers can help cut carbon – and not jobs.
“We need to get serious if we are to face up to our environmental challenges and if we wish to create an economy which makes the best of all its resources. The efforts of these champions for change and of the Green Workplaces initiative shows what can be achieved.”
Also speaking at the conference will be TUC Deputy General Secretary Frances O’Grady and Haydn Young, CEO of training firm Gaia Active.
There will be workshops on travel planning, how to promote behaviour change, improving resource efficiency and effective communication and negotiation.
Registration for the conference is free and open to all. Email Beth Callinan on bcallinan@tuc.org.uk for details.
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In the New Year we are pleased to be running three joint-events with the Wessex Environmental Business Network. These are:
January – Energy theme – usage/baselining/measuring/monitoring – at Bishopstrow House, Warminster
For more information please contact padams@tuc.org.uk
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The Green Workplaces project is putting together a series of workplace workshops and plays about the project and energy awareness raising. We are hoping to run several workshops across the region and we are looking for workplaces that are willing to host the play/workshop in a lunch break to a large number of employees. The events are to be held in the New Year.
To register you interest or for more infomation please contact khatch@tuc.org.uk or bcallinan@tuc.org.uk
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Devon and Cornwall
The Green Workplaces Project will be linking in with Groundwork South West to deliver workshops in Dorset and Cornwall. The free half day events will look at ways to engage with colleagues in the workplace as well as the wider community and will not only be open to union members but also community organisations to encourage alliance building.
Thursday 24th Feb U-Net Centre St Austell
Wednesday 2nd March, Dorchester (venue TBC)
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We are planning an event in the New Year where you will be able to find out how water is used in the workplace – from washrooms to processes. We plan to consider how much it costs, how and where savings can be made, and how you and your organisation can tap into resources to help it be more water efficient.
We are still finalising the details but we can tell you it will be a half day (morning) event and will be held in Bath (well where else could we hold a water related event?). As always it will be open to all union members and we will be offering you the chance to bring your managers with you. More details will be sent to you soon, but in the meantime if you want to pre-register your interest you can email Frances at frobertson@tuc.org.uk
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