In collaboration with Green Circle Solutions, ESSA is pleased to announce we are holding a series of regional sustainability training days in 2024.

Thank you to our venue partners Cranmore Park and Olympia London who are kindly providing their hosting services to ESSA for the training days. 

We will be organising more sessions as the year goes on, particularly around London & the West Midlands.

For 2025 we are launching a Part Two of the course to support members on their Beyond Carbon journey. Part two of this training day will be focused around the lessons learnt in part one and how companies have used these new skills. Please see below the overview of both sessions and how they differ 

 

 Part one Course Content

  • General sustainability awareness; background theory, terminology, and why should we engage?

  • What does sustainability mean for the Events and Exhibitions Industry?

  • Introduction to “the language of carbon”

  • Introduction to carbon footprint calculation

  • Outputs and reporting results including an introduction to the ESSA Sustainability Module

  • Developing carbon mitigation strategies and action plans specific to your business and organisation

Course Overview

 Part two course content

  • A quick recap and overview of carbon terminology and carbon footprint calculations.
  • Life cycle assessment.
  • Circular economy: introducing and embedding circularity into your business.
  • Sustainability communication. How to avoid greenwashing.
  • From transition to transformation. Getting your business future fit and truly sustainable and how S for Social must play its part.
  • Offsetting vs Biodiversity.
  • Net zero. What, When and How!

COURSE OVERVIEW

21st of January - Cranmore Park

10th of February - Olympia Events

22nd of January - Cranmore Park

11th of February - Olympia Events

 


Timetable

0900 – 0930 - Arrival

0930 – 1230 - Session 1

1230 – 1315 - Lunch break

1315 – 1600 - Session 2

1600 – 1630 - Wrap up and finish

 

Costing

This full day training will be available to ESSA members for £150 + vat. 

Non members (including members of AEO & AEV) can access the training for £300 + vat

2 spaces are available to ESSA Student members free of charge

 

The courses are limited to approximately 20 people per session depending on size of venue room and bookings will be taken on a first come first served basis.
If uptake exceeds this number ESSA will look to run more sessions within the year.
In order to run each course, minimum numbers must be reached.  In the event we don’t, full refunds will be issued or the option to change to another date.

Any questions please contact Josh and/or Nicola

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