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I'd like to look into some motivational business speakers who focus on management ideas of how and why it is important for businesses to lead the way towards a low carbon and more sustainable future. Just wondering if anyone has any recommendations?
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needs help with Hi, I have a university project that I'm working on and I was wondering if anyone could help.It's on a business plan for a eco living musuem, could anyone assist in funding ideas, or just general ideas?
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Emma
needs help with I'm interested in working for a PR/event management company that works towards promoting awareness and making businesses become more sustainable. Are there any skills or previous experience that this type of company would look for?... And do any PR/e
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needs help with Can you help? We are organising a skills event at a secondary school (mid-Cornwall) at the end of January for pupils to come along and have a go at some interactive workshops, quizzes and demonstrations; and we would like to invite local businesses and co
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jon@edenproject
needs help with carbon offsetting- is there a way of doing it properly or is it just a bit of a cop out? If I drive a lot how can I work out what I need to offset?
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This is an interesting question - and I'm not sure of the answer. But here is what i think based on what I've read .... In order to offset your carbon you have to first calculate it which must be a good thing. It makes you aware of your carbon footprint so that you can then start thinking about how to avoid producing so much carbon and also reducing it using effiecency methods. Then maybe try and offset the things you can't reduce. I think it's important to use a quaility assured carbon offset. You can calculate your carbon footprint here: http://carboncalculator.direct.gov.uk/index.html
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This is an interesting question - and I'm not sure of the answer. But here is what i think based on what I've read .... In order to offset your carbon you have to first calculate it which must be a good thing. It makes you aware of your carbon footprint so that you can then start thinking about how to avoid producing so much carbon and also reducing it using efficiency methods. Then maybe try and offset the things you can't reduce. I think it's important to use a quaility assured carbon offset. You can calculate your carbon footprint here: http://carboncalculator.direct.gov.uk/index.html
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Daisy
needs help with What sort of skills and experience do graduates need in order to lead the transition to a low carbon economy?
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Daisy
Are there carbon literacy websites/courses etc already out there and are they "student-friendly"?
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lindsey @ Eden Project
Hi Daisy - its also worth checking out the kind of skills that industry expects to be in short supply as we move forward into the low carbon economy. For example in order to come up with solutions to the challenges we face we will need more engineers so science, maths, technology and engineering could be an area of focus. It might be worth reading the Mind the Gap report which looks at this, http://www.aldersgategroup.org.uk/reports/ . I am not sure where your personal interests lie with regard to future careers but it is possible for just about any job or career to support our transition to the low carbon economy as every skill will be needed to do all the things we do today, but in a low carbon and more sustainable way :-)
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Daisy
Thank you Jon and Lindsey for both those links - they are really useful. I found a link to the One Planet MBA, ran by the Exeter Business School and WWF, which was particularly interesting and relevant to the sort of thing I am hoping to do with my university society. In your experience, are students aware of the scale of the challenges that businesses face and the importance of developing this awareness and skills for their future careers?
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jon@edenproject
Hi Daisy. One of our colleagues uses the phrase 'parlez-vous carbon' as he thinks that carbon literacy and being able to understand the concepts behind carbon management will be key. It's also really worthwhile being able to understand the business opportunities that the 'green sector' represents andbeing able to communicate why this stuff is important- not just as niche environmentalism but as a central part of how companies do business now and in the future.
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jon@edenproject
Hi. Check out www.clearaboutcarbon.com Although it's cornwall focussed you might find the Carbon Jargon Buster particularly useful- it will help you to 'parlez' with the best of them! There's not much around in the form of formal carbon training yet but it's definitely a growing sector
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