Other Event Archive

• Reducing Scope 3 Emissions: Employee Commuting and Homeworking – 17th March 2022

  Part of the UN Global Compact Network UK interactive, nine-part ‘Reducing Scope 3 Emissions’ webinar series. Reducing Scope 3 Emissions: Employee Commuting and Homeworking To support companies to reduce carbon emissions across their value chain, the UN Global Compact Network UK is ...

• Post COP26: successes, lessons learnt & what do we need to do now? – 27th January 2022 to 10th March 2022

  On the 13th November 2021 Cop26 reached a consensus on key actions to address climate change. The decisions consist of a range of agreed items, including strengthened efforts to build resilience to climate change, to curb greenhouse gas emissions and to provide the necessary finance for both. In ...

• "Tropical forests to 2050: science challenges for researchers and policy-makers" – 10th March 2022

  Understanding the dynamics of carbon and biodiversity across the world’s tropical forests and how these change with our changing climate requires global teamwork and a multidisciplinary approach. But how can researchers and policymakers work together to monitor and develop the forests impac...

• Protecting British Pollinators – 10th March 2022

  Public Policy Exchange will be hosting a webinar on Protecting British Pollinators: Halting the Decline of Bee Populations and Addressing Serious Threats to Biodiversity which will take place on: Thursday, March 10th 2022 between 9:30am and 1:00pm Programme Review recent government strategies...

• SDG Teach In – 21st February 2022 to 4th March 2022

  The fourth annual SDG Teach In will take place between Monday 21st February and Friday 4th March 2022! The annual global campaign delivered by SOS-UK calls on educators to pledge to include the UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development, otherwise known as the SDGs, in their teaching and learnin...

• Global Governance of the Environment, Indigenous Peoples and the Rights of Nature – 4th March 2022

  Global Governance of the Environment, Indigenous Peoples and the Rights of Nature: Extractive Industries in the Ecuadorian Amazon Seminar by Dr Linda Etchart Linda will provide an overview of her book on global governance of the environment which explores the obstacles facing indigenous communiti...

• “Modelling climate change: predicting the futureâ€� - Tim Palmer & Charles Godfray – 3rd March 2022

  Join Professor Tim Palmer, Royal Society 2010 Anniversary Research Professor, and Professor Sir Charles Godfray, Director of the Oxford Martin School, as they discuss how modelling climate change can inform decisions made by scientists, policy makers & business managers. But how robust are the pr...

• We are what we teach: 5 ways that education can be re-wired for nature – 2nd March 2022

  This event will present 5 innovative ideas around formal and non-formal education for nature and will bring together universities, sport, the gaming industry and youth, as well as offer a unique discussion among education and environment ministers to build out a broader plan around education for nat...

• Collaborating with policymakers to embed climate education in higher education – 2nd March 2022

  Join a 2-hour advocacy workshop to learn from student leaders from around the world about how to collaborate with policymakers to embed climate education in the formal curricula of higher education institutions. Learn from student leaders from around the world about how to collaborate with policy...

• Women in Sustainability: Panel Event – 1st March 2022

  The University of Huddersfield’s Sustainability Team invites you to attend their first ‘Women in Sustainability’ event where we will be joined by an exciting, all female panel to discuss the vital role of women working in sustainability. Outlined as one of the United Nations Sus...

• Panel Discussion: "Fleshing out a future COP" – 24th February 2022

  The food system generates around a third of human-made greenhouse gas emissions. With about half of these attributable to animal production; and yet food was markedly absent from official discussions at COP26. This, for many analysts, represented not only a major climate-relevant omission but als...

• London Student Sustainability Conference 2022 – 24th February 2022

  After previous successful conferences, we’re looking forward to welcoming students, staff, professionals and members of the public to our online conference, to find out more about the work which is inspiring positive impacts in the world. The conference is entirely student-led; with student...

• AoC FE Green Thread Webinar Series – Beyond the FE Roadmap – 23rd February 2022

  Webinar Series 3 - Green Skills  and  Collaborative working This webinar series is designed to help colleges on their sustainability journey by bringing together perspectives from all those working in this space within our sector to share the latest insights as "news you can use" with their exper...

• Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Workshop Series – 7th October 2021 to 22nd February 2022

  These workshops will offer practical advice, guidance, policy information, frameworks and toolkits to support positive change within departments, schools, faculties and institutions in areas such as race equality, challenging privilege, and dignity and respect.   Institutions looking to book multi...

• Youth Participation in Policy Decision-Making on Climate Change Communication & Education – 11th February 2022

  Youth Participation in Policy Decision-Making on Climate Change Communication and Education: Examples and Recommendations February 11, 2022, 09:30 IST/15:00 AEST Recent waves of civil activism around the world have highlighted that increasing the quantity of quality climate change education is...

• Amplifying Women's Voices for Climate Change – 10th March 2022 to 10th February 2022

  A panel discussion as part of International Women's Day and British Science Week programme of events. Are women’s voices heard in the climate change debate? Are we sleepwalking into an era where the climate change agenda is led by male voices and leaders?  The panel will discuss and l...

• Diversifying Leadership – 8th February 2022

  This programme is designed to address the issue of underrepresentation of Black, Asian and minority ethnic leaders in HE institutions in the UK at all levels, particularly at senior levels. The programme does this by exploring themes of power and influence, demystifying leadership, cultural ident...

• 2022 ECOSOC Partnership Forum – 2nd February 2022

  The 2022 ECOSOC Partnership Forum will be held virtually on 2 February on the theme "Building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development". The ECOSOC Partnership Forum will be an opportunity for govern...

• Universities and the climate emergency: action following COP26 – 26th January 2022 to 27th January 2022

  The conference will be chaired by Professor Judith Petts CBE, Vice-Chancellor, University of Plymouth and Chair, Climate Task and Finish Group, Universities UK and Professor Steve West CBE, Vice-Chancellor, President and Chief Executive Officer, University of the West of England and President, Unive...

• West Midlands Climate Change Adaptation Plan briefing webinar – 27th January 2022

  This webinar will provide an overview of the newly published West Midlands Climate Change Adaptation Plan. It will provide the background to the plan, its purpose, key actions and priorities and the required next steps. They will include a clear briefing of the actions combined with a Q&A session...