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Business sustainability

The business case for Corporate Responsibility

On Wednesday 12th October Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust hosted its 4th Annual Business Breakfast Seminar at the Pomme D’Or Hotel. This year the focus was on Corporate Social Responsibility and we were delighted to welcome Miss Abigail Cottrell from Business in the Community as our key speaker at the event.

Abigail challenged the audience to consider the triple bottom line impact of corporate responsibility – People, Planet and Profit.

She also asked business leaders to think not only about what they put out in regard to CR but also to consider the way they actually make their money in the first place.

You can view the slide presentation below or download the BITC resources sheet here.

We would like to thank RBC Wealth Management for their generosity in covering all the costs associated with this event, thereby enabling us to offer it free of charge.

2010 Business Sustainability Seminar, sponsored by RBC Wealth Management.

We were delighted with the event and the presentations given by our speakers on the day and have therefore made them available to you here.

Keynote Speaker: Matthew Thompson – London Community Resource Network
"Resourceful collaboration – conserving wealth, protecting environment, helping communities"

Other presentations from Jersey business leaders included:
ITEX - The IT industry - villain or saviour?
Ronez - Building sustainability into business operations
AFM - Running resource efficient buildings
RBC - Water - don't waste a drop

The Durrell Business Sustainability Seminar brought together businesses to better understand the issues relating to sustainability in the working environment. The morning seminar focused on practical actions you can take in your company to make a real difference to your bottom line and to the environment and the quality of life in Jersey.

Matthew Thompson is CEO of London Community Resource Network (LCRN) which supports organisations in sustainable management of resources. He has advised DEFRA, WRAP, the Commission for Sustainable 2012, the Greater London Authority, local authorities and businesses on waste minimisation and reuse. He has become a leading expert on systems, infrastructure and markets at the top of the waste hierarchy, with a detailed practical understanding of how materials and products may be reused.

LCRN was voted Britain’s Most Innovative Charity 1008 and has recently secured an £8M government grant to deliver an integrated reuse service across London.

For further information about sustainability in your work place or more details on the recent conference please contact: ivo@durrell.org or telephone 860000

  
Paul Masterton, Durrell CEO introudction & ITEX - The IT industry - villain or saviour?
 

AFM - Running resource efficient buildings
 

Ronez - Building sustainability into business operations & RBC - Water - don't waste a drop
 

Keynote Speaker: Matthew Thompson – London Community Resource Network -
"Resourceful collaboration – conserving wealth, protecting environment, helping communities"