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Profit from Carbon Footprinting & Lean Design FREE seminar and workshops

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

Profit from Carbon Footprinting & Lean Design FREE seminar and workshops

The increasing demand for environmentally sensitive products and services means retailers, manufacturers, and Government departments are making an increasing number of requests for data on a company’s environmental and ethical performance. But do you really understand the real impacts of your business and its products on the environment?

The Manufacturing Advisory Service South East (MAS SE) and Giraffe Innovation would like to invite you to a FREE seminar and workshop focusing on:

  • Carbon Footprinting of Companies, Products and Services
  • Lean & Green in Business
  • Green Marketing Opportunities
  • Eco-Design

This one-day practical workshop will enable your business to evaluate its operations, products and services along key environmental criterion. You will be able to bring along your product and packaging for evaluation by our expert team and learn how to undertake a carbon footprint and reduce your company’s emissions.

Please select your workshop:

Workshop 1: 17th June 2010

Venue: Oxford Spires Four Pillars Hotel

Abingdon Road

Oxford, OX1 4PS

Or

Workshop 2: 6th July 2010

Venue: Azur at The Marina Pavilion

St. Leonards-on-Sea

Hastings, TN38 0BU

The workshop will be facilitated by: Professor Rob Holdway: eco-design specialist, Mark Dowling: former manager BT Environment Unit, James Dorrell carbon and environmental scientist and Dominic Brown/David Crowfoot: Lean specialists MAS – South East.

To view the flyer will full agenda and details click here

For more information and how to register please email Anna Nilsson at a.nilsson@giraffeinnovation.com or call on 01273-422099

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Details / invite (PDF - 495k)

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THE OBSERVER ETHICAL AWARDS

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Robert Holdway, Director of Giraffe is a member of The Observer Ethical Awards Judging Panel. Read more ...

CALCULATE YOUR COMPANY’S FOOTPRINT

Use the Footprinting tool to quickly calculate how much environmental impact that arises from manufacturing and using your mobile phone and personal computer.
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SUSTAINABLE DESIGN – BEYOND COMPLIANCE

"The broad intention of sustainable design is to reduce overall environmental and social life–cycle impacts while maintaining performance and value for money. This means design for resource minimization, reduced hazards increased reuse, repair, recycling and general waste reduction."

Holdway & Walker, Design Management Institute Journal, Boston USA. CONSUMER STUDY WITH THE OBSERVER

Giraffe’s one–month consumer study with The Observer. Read more ...

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"... a good overview of the impact of the legislation as well as the environmental impact of our products and packaging. We identified over £200,000 of potential savings – and have already saved £15,000 since the workshop – it’s a win, win everywhere."

Ken Simpson – Regulatory Manager Belkin Components
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