Environmental Management & Performance Measurement

8th Jul 2008 00:00

A learning and networking event for the public sector will take place on Tuesday 8 July at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in central London. The event is sponsored by Defra, local government, the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), the Office of Government Commerce, the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) and SGS Group.

The event, 'Environmental Management - Performance Measurement - Raising Our Game', aims to help public sector sustainability practitioners get to grips with a wide range of environmental issues such as climate change, carbon management, waste, water, transport, procurement, energy efficiency and environmental management systems in a straightforward way by focusing on real situations and finding practical ways of achieving higher levels of performance. Some other subjects for discussion will include supply chain management, putting in place green transport plans, and purchasing green tariffs.

The conference brings together for the first time members of the National Network of Regional EMS groups for the public sector (a support group for users of environmental management systems) and central government's Sustainable Procurement and Operations Practitioners Forum.

The day will be devoted to facilitated workshop activities allowing delegates opportunities to work with their peers in small relaxed informal groups to increase their learning by sharing examples of good practice as well as offer opportunities for networking and enhancing the dialogue between central and local government and other public sector bodies.

Joan Ruddock, MP, Defra's Minister for climate change, biodiversity and waste , Alan Knight, Director of the organisation Single Planet Living, and Richard Fountain from the Sustainable Procurement and Operations Practitioners Forum will be supporting our day.

A panel, consisting of senior representatives from the Environment Agency, the Improvement and Development Agency, local government and the Sustainable Development Commission will also be on hand to answer questions and provide guidance for delegates on dealing with the most
difficult issues.

A registration form is below.