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SUMMARY:Northern Sustainability Summit 2025
DESCRIPTION:Date and time\n\n\n \n\nThu\, 10 Jul 2025 09:00 – 17:00 BST\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n \n\nManchester Central Convention Complex \nWindmill Street Manchester M2 3GX \nGet directions\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nEvent lasts 8 hours\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Northern Sustainability Summit is back for 2025! It will bring together hundreds of business leaders from all sectors\, from those leading on sustainability to those who are in the early stages of their journey. \nHosted at the iconic Manchester Central\, last year’s event included over 40 speakers\, 45 exhibitors and over 800 registered delegates. \nThemes for 2025 will include the skills\, social impact\, supply chains\, infrastructure and development. Main stage content (running in the morning) will be a mix of panels\, keynotes at lightning talk. The afternoon will feature demos on the main stage and several breakout workshops. \nThe exhibition hall includes our “incubator within an incubator” competition winners\, sponsors and partners. \nPlease contact Ilona (ilona@elevategm.com) for information on sponsoring or exhibiting at the event. \nWith thanks to our sponsors and partners: Electricity North West\, Manchester Central\, the University of Salford and Manchester Met.
URL:https://sbs.eco/sustainable-events/northern-sustainability-summit-2025/
LOCATION:Manchester Central Convention Complex\, Windmill Street\, Manchester\, M2 3GX
CATEGORIES:Events,Sustainability
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SUMMARY:The Seeds of Hope and Action Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Event details\nEmphasising the interconnectedness of each individual to each other and their environment\, this exhibit focuses on the power of each person to initiate positive change. A joint initiative of SGI and Earth Charter International. \nThe 25-panel Seeds of Hope and Action (SOHA) exhibition introduces a positive vision for sustainable living that can contribute to the realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It includes panels portraying six individuals from South Sudan to Lebanon and Brazil who have successfully taken action for change. \nThe initial section introduces the idea of interconnection with inspiring quotes from different spiritual and faith traditions. There are panels on climate change and the SDGs and QR codes provide links to further information for online use. An interactive panel collects viewers’ ideas for action inspired by the exhibition. It also introduces the #SeedsofHopeandAction campaign that encourages individuals to share photos and videos of their actions toward the implementation of the SDGs and related Earth Charter principles on social media. \nDuring the day – exhibitions and talks\nThe exhibition is open to the public to visit from 9am to 5pm and takes place on the ground floor of the Department of Environment and Geography building on Campus West\, University of York. \nFrom 1:20pm each day Monday through Thursday\, there will be a series of talks and activities from academics\, businesses and environmental groups\, responding to the themes of hope\, action and the SDGs\, also free and open to the public: no booking required. Free refreshments will be available. \nMonday 12th May\, 1:20\, Launch Event\nConfirmed speakers include: Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of York\, Professor Charlie Jeffery\, General Director of Soka Gakkai International UK Justine Marchant\, Director of LCAB Lindsey Gillson\, Lecturer from the University of York and representing YESI Judith Krauss and Research Leader at Kew Gardens Bat Vorontsova. \n\nTuesday 13th May\, 1:20\nConfirmed speakers include: Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow at Oxford University Suzannah Williams\, Lead Researcher in Cryobiology from Oxford University Peter Kilbride\, Group Climate & Sustainability Risk Manager at Aviva Vera Van Gool\, Group Public Affairs at Aviva John Huddleston and Associate Lecturer at the University of York Nicola Favretto. \n\nWednesday 14th May\, 1:20\nConfirmed speakers include: Coach at the University of York Julie Parker\, PhD student at the University of York Kian Hayles-Cotton and former multiple World Champion in BMX and Track Cycling Shanaze Reade. \n\nThursday 15th May\, 1:20\nConfirmed speakers include: Director of Conservation and Deputy Chief Executive Plantlife Nicola Hutchinson\, Agricultural Advisor Plantlife Hywel Morgan\, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of York Jack Hatfield and Lecturer at the University of York Daphne Ezer. \n\nDuring the evening – interactive workshops\nInteractive workshops will take place from Monday to Thursday\, from 7pm in the Berrick Saul Treehouse (BS/104) on Campus West. \nAll workshops are free but due to limited capacity booking is required. \nMonday 12th May\, 7pm – 8:30pm\nYour Seeds of Hope and Action with Justine Marchant and members of the SGI Student Division \nJoin us for an interactive and participatory delve into the threads and themes of the exhibition. Come along and explore: What is your vision for a better future? In what ways does the exhibition encourage\, stimulate and resonate with you? Where do you feel a sense of hope? How will you take and maintain action based on that hope? \nBook now \n\nTuesday 13th May\, 7pm – 9pm\nClimate Cafe\, run by York Climate Café Group \nA climate cafe is a small gathering which offers a place where fears\, uncertainties and hopes about our climate crisis can be safely expressed. It’s a confidential\, respectful\, thinking and feeling space where people can meet with others and talk informally about what climate change and ecological breakdown means for them\, perhaps find common ground\, and listen to others’ diverse experiences and feelings. \nBook now \n\nWednesday 14th May\, 7pm – 9pm\nHow We Made It Through\, run by Planet South Bank  \nJoin the local climate action group Planet South Bank for an evening exploring their most recent project: How We Made It Through. They will walk us through the community creative writing project that invited citizens of the South Bank area to picture their neighbourhood in the future\, having successfully made it to the other side of the 21st century polycrisis. Relevant to anyone interested in hope and fiction as tools of social change\, the workshop will include an invitation to try your own hand at some ‘Thrutopian’ fiction-writing. \nBook now \n\nThursday 15th May\,  6pm – 9pm\nClimate Fresk \nA Climate Fresk is a scientific and collaborative experience that empowers participants to grasp and share climate change’s causes and consequences through an interactive card game\, drawing from the latest IPCC report. The Fresk will be run by trained facilitators\, but doesn’t involve an expert presenting information to the group; instead it requires all participants to take an active role in the building-up of the Fresk\, becoming participative learners.
URL:https://sbs.eco/sustainable-events/the-seeds-of-hope-and-action-exhibition/
LOCATION:Various Events in York
CATEGORIES:Planet,Sustainability
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SUMMARY:Bradford Sustainability Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Bradford Sustainability Symposium Sustainable Business Services- Join SBS at this event held in Bradford \nAs Yorkshire Sustainability Festival develops and grows\, we are bringing together Sustainability Symposiums in 4 key locations across North\, East\, South and West Yorkshire. \nYSF serves as a regional assembly where leaders from the public\, private\, and third sectors actively participate and attend our events. Our Sustainability Symposiums are designated platforms for crucial dialogues involving leaders from anchor institutions\, corporations\, small and medium enterprises (SMEs)\, startups\, and youth representatives. \nWith our headline partners\, Yorkshire & Humber Climate Commission\, these roundtable discussions will dig into their topic-based insight papers and recently updated YHCC Climate Action Plan. This has been developed with over 1000 hours of expert input and more than 1200 engagements online to create a comprehensive plan for the Yorkshire and Humber to attain a just transition to net zero by 2038 and to be a well-adapted\, climate-ready region that priorities nature’s recovery. \nEach part of our region has different challenges and different solutions to the problems we face from climate change\, and as such\, we’ll discuss the frameworks needed in each region with leaders paving the way in that region. \nAt our Bradford Sustainability Symposium\, we will host a series of high level roundtable discussions with leaders from across anchor institutions\, corporates\, SMEs\, start ups and young people. \nThe topics we will dig into are: \n\nConstruction\nRenewable Energy\nTransport\nSkills for the future\nTech\nBuilding a circular economy\nFood\n\n  \nOur agenda will be as follows: \n\n2pm – Arrival\n2:30pm – All roundtable discussions begin\n4:30pm – Drinks Reception with an internationally renowned keynote speaker – watch this space for an announcement.\n6:30pm – Close\n\n  \nTo be part of these discussions\, you need to be a decision maker in your organisation. There will be representation from the public sector\, corporate\, SME\, and Third sector in every discussion. You can apply for a place in one of our roundtables. Follow the below link to register your interest in your chosen city and topic and tell us what you’ll be able to contribute to the discussion. \nPlease note: applying for a place does not guarantee you entry. \nBradford Sustainability Symposium Sustainable Business Services- Join SBS at this event held in Bradford
URL:https://sbs.eco/sustainable-events/bradford-sustainability-symposium/
LOCATION:Bradford\, TBC
CATEGORIES:Events,Sustainability
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SUMMARY:Hull Sustainability Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Hull Sustainability Symposium Sustainable Business Services- Join SBS at this event held in Hull \nAs Yorkshire Sustainability Festival develops and grows\, we are bringing together Sustainability Symposiums in 4 key locations across North\, East\, South and West Yorkshire. \nYSF serves as a regional assembly where leaders from the public\, private\, and third sectors actively participate and attend our events. Our Sustainability Symposiums are designated platforms for crucial dialogues involving leaders from anchor institutions\, corporations\, small and medium enterprises (SMEs)\, startups\, and youth representatives. \nWith our headline partners\, Yorkshire & Humber Climate Commission\, these roundtable discussions will dig into their topic-based insight papers and recently updated YHCC Climate Action Plan. This has been developed with over 1000 hours of expert input and more than 1200 engagements online to create a comprehensive plan for the Yorkshire and Humber to attain a just transition to net zero by 2038 and to be a well-adapted\, climate-ready region that priorities nature’s recovery. \nEach part of our region has different challenges and different solutions to the problems we face from climate change\, and as such\, we’ll discuss the frameworks needed in each region with leaders paving the way in that region. \nAt our Hull Sustainability Symposium\, we will host a series of high level roundtable discussions with leaders from across anchor institutions\, corporates\, SMEs\, start ups and young people. \nThe topics we will dig into are: \n\nConstruction\nRenewable Energy\nTransport\nSkills for the future\nTech\nBuilding a circular economy\nFood\n\n  \nOur agenda will be as follows: \n\n2pm – Arrival\n2:30pm – All roundtable discussions begin\n4:30pm – Drinks Reception with an internationally renowned keynote speaker – watch this space for an announcement.\n6:30pm – Close\n\n  \nTo be part of these discussions\, you need to be a decision maker in your organisation. There will be representation from the public sector\, corporate\, SME\, and Third sector in every discussion. You can apply for a place in one of our roundtables. Follow the below link to register your interest in your chosen city and topic and tell us what you’ll be able to contribute to the discussion. \nPlease note: applying for a place does not guarantee you entry. \nHull Sustainability Symposium Sustainable Business Services- Join SBS at this event held in Hull
URL:https://sbs.eco/sustainable-events/hull-sustainability-symposium-copy/
LOCATION:Hull\, TBC
CATEGORIES:Events,Sustainability
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SUMMARY:Sheffield Sustainability Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Sheffield Sustainability Symposium Sustainable Business Services- Join SBS at this event held in Sheffield \nAs Yorkshire Sustainability Festival develops and grows\, we are bringing together Sustainability Symposiums in 4 key locations across North\, East\, South and West Yorkshire. \nYSF serves as a regional assembly where leaders from the public\, private\, and third sectors actively participate and attend our events. Our Sustainability Symposiums are designated platforms for crucial dialogues involving leaders from anchor institutions\, corporations\, small and medium enterprises (SMEs)\, startups\, and youth representatives. \nWith our headline partners\, Yorkshire & Humber Climate Commission\, these roundtable discussions will dig into their topic-based insight papers and recently updated YHCC Climate Action Plan. This has been developed with over 1000 hours of expert input and more than 1200 engagements online to create a comprehensive plan for the Yorkshire and Humber to attain a just transition to net zero by 2038 and to be a well-adapted\, climate-ready region that priorities nature’s recovery. \nEach part of our region has different challenges and different solutions to the problems we face from climate change\, and as such\, we’ll discuss the frameworks needed in each region with leaders paving the way in that region. \nAt our Sheffield Sustainability Symposium\, we will host a series of high level roundtable discussions with leaders from across anchor institutions\, corporates\, SMEs\, start ups and young people. \nThe topics we will dig into are: \n\nConstruction\nRenewable Energy\nTransport\nSkills for the future\nTech\nBuilding a circular economy\nFood\n\n  \nOur agenda will be as follows: \n\n2pm – Arrival\n2:30pm – All roundtable discussions begin\n4:30pm – Drinks Reception with an internationally renowned keynote speaker – watch this space for an announcement.\n6:30pm – Close\n\n  \nTo be part of these discussions\, you need to be a decision maker in your organisation. There will be representation from the public sector\, corporate\, SME\, and Third sector in every discussion. You can apply for a place in one of our roundtables. Follow the below link to register your interest in your chosen city and topic and tell us what you’ll be able to contribute to the discussion. \nPlease note: applying for a place does not guarantee you entry. \nSheffield Sustainability Symposium Sustainable Business Services- Join SBS at this event held in Sheffield
URL:https://sbs.eco/sustainable-events/sheffield-sustainability-symposium/
LOCATION:Sheffield\, TBC
CATEGORIES:Events,Sustainability
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