Sustainable Business Services

International Opportunities for Sustainable Exporters
2023-06-07 14:00 - 15:15 UTC | Online, -, Global
International Opportunities for Sustainable Exporters

The Department for Business and Trade is pleased to invite businesses to join a virtual session and find out about opportunities in international markets as part of Go Green Go Global, our sustainable export events series.
How is sustainability affecting trade?
The prioritisation of sustainable practices is a growing trend worldwide, with many nations setting ambitious sustainability targets and some countries even introducing new regulations which have a significant impact on exporters.
Join this short session for an overview of international market opportunities and how you can demonstrate your sustainable practices to win new business.
Why attend?

Hear about the top 10 sustainable markets for UK exporters
Find out about international opportunities in a variety of sectors and markets
Gain insights from our in-market teams including brief market and sector overviews
Find out about how you can demonstrate your sustainable strategy to international buyers and win more business
Learn about routes to market and how to overcome potential challenges
Hear about upcoming international trade missions and events for exploring markets of interest
Have the opportunity to ask your questions in our Q&A

Expert 121 with James Staniforth, Environmental Sustainability Advisor
2023-05-22 09:00 - 13:00, 2023-05-15 09:00 - 13:00 | Online, -, Global
If you need help with developing a business that is sustainable, book a free 45-minute in-person 121 session with James Staniforth, Environmental Sustainability Carbon Foot Printing Advisor, for an initial conversation Carbon foot printing for business, understanding your impact and developing a net-zero strategy.
Choose from a selection of dates and times to suit you. Once you’ve registered, we’ll pass on your details (name and email address) to James, who will contact you with some questions prior to your session with him.
Conversations with James are likely to focus on:

Carbon foot printing for business, understanding your impact and developing a net-zero strategy.
Understanding sustainability jargon
How to confidently talk about sustainability, following the correct standards and protocols
Environmental and sustainability advice, policy and CSR development.
How to demonstrate your commitments – pledges and commitments
Staff engagement and training and advice on how to articulate your ambition externally.

Expert biography
James Staniforth -the Founder of Sustainable Business Services and Co-Founder of U Offset. James has several years background in sustainability working in the water industry working with businesses to understand water scarcity here in the UK how to be more efficient and use less, linking using less water with using less energy, cost and environmental impact.
This online session will take place via Zoom
Following the session, the expert will send you a feedback form which we would be grateful if you could complete to allow us to monitor the success of our offered expert 121s.
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Important
All our expert one-to-one meetings on offer are free, but places are limited as our business expert partners are giving their valuable time to the BIPC and to you for free while fitting these sessions into their busy schedule. Therefore, if you need to cancel the session, to give a chance for others to still book it, please give at least two working days’ notice when possible via:

email to bipc@brighton-hove.gov.uk, or
cancelling your booking on Eventbrite, or
email/call to the business expert.

Please note down the experts’ contact details when they get in touch with you prior to the session.
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Increase your chances of business success
Business & IP Centre Sussex supports people to start, grow and protect their businesses in Sussex. Come and access our free market research and intellectual property databases and take part in our regular programme of workshops, webinars and networking events.
What if I don’t live / have my business in Sussex?
Find your local BIPC here to find out how they can help you: https://www.bl.uk/business-and-ip-centre/national-network

Carbon Literacy For SME's
2023-05-16 10:00 - 2023-05-23 13:30 | Online, -, Global
What is Carbon Literacy?
Carbon Literacy is “An awareness of the carbon costs and impacts of everyday activities and the ability and motivation to reduce emissions, on an individual, community and organisational basis.”
Carbon Literacy training is a full day program (8hours), the end of which participants have to submit group (workplace/community group) and individual carbon reduction pledges to enable them to become “Carbon Literate” and gain certification. Certification is done independently through the Carbon Literacy Project .
Who is this course for?
This course is aimed at representatives from SMEs who are looking to increase their awareness of carbon dioxide costs, impacts, and most importantly how to reduce emissions.
We will help you cut through some of the jargon around the Net Zero agenda and give you practical advice on how to begin to measure and reduce your emissions.
The course will enable you to empower your team to take climate action and will also give you the knowledge, skills and confidence to act to reduce your carbon emissions to support your company’s journey to Net Zero.

No Mow May
2023-05-01 - 2023-05-31
This May there is a very easy thing you can do in your garden to help wild flowers and struggling pollinators too – put your lawnmowers away for No Mow May. Whether it’s a small patch or your whole lawn, you can have an impact.

Expert 121 with James Staniforth, Environmental Sustainability Advisor - Copy
2023-04-25 10:00 - 10:45 | Online, -, Global

Fairtrade Fortnight
2023-02-27 08:00 - 2023-03-12 17:00
Making the small switch to Fairtrade supports producers in protecting the future of some of our most-loved food and the planet.
