Sustainable Business Network: Sustainable Office Guide

September saw the official launch of the Sustainable Business Network, a joint venture between Zero Carbon Guildford and The University of Surrey.

This time we're back, and joined by Lauren Wiseman, who will be helping us explore WWF's Sustainable Office Guide, which helps cut through the complexity of building sustainability goals into your business. 

In fact, it's so good, that we're themeing our events around it! We'll be exploring each of the 10 themes in the guide in separate events over the coming few months, plus two additions - Comms & Marketing, and Reporting. 

Lauren will be giving us an introduction to each of the themes, helping to break down a complex set of challenges - which most SMEs find extremely overwhelming - into manageable bites. We'll be discussing the key ways to start getting maximum return from your sustainability efforts, and how to not let perfection be the enemy of progress! 

You'll also have the opportunity for a roundtable discussion with local SMEs about your shared challenges in hitting sustainability goals, and put your questions towards highly experienced individuals who have countered some of these issues.

You'll also be able to find out about financial mechanisms which can support you on your sustainability journey, such as LoCASE matchfunding up to £20,000, and non-financial support available to your business through the likes of the Knowledge Transfer Partnership and Innovation Vouchers available from our partners at the University Of Surrey.

Plus we'll be discussing the incentives for the early joiners of the Sustainable Business Network, including in-depth trianing on devising a carbon management plan for your business.