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the short courses we deliver; as a result, for
example, we were able to design and undertake a
waste management review for the University
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College. All higher education institutions will be
expected to have a full environmental
management system in the next few years, and I
hope that our knowledge will be invaluable in
meeting this requirement.”
For businesses, the benefits are manifold.
Trevor and Nigel encourage businesses to see that
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ignoring environmental concerns is a major risk
and that addressing them brings many benefits. Dr
Dixon says: “Developing skills in this area enables
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marketplace. For example, small and medium-
sized enterprises are often the suppliers of larger
companies, whose customers are demanding
sound environmental credentials and looking for
their employability. One student was headhunted accountability throughout the supply chain.
by one of the largest supermarket chains, because The Government is very keen to promote
he had knowledge of product development and innovation and entrepreneurship at present, so it’s
corporate environmental management systems; a win-win situation.”
there weren’t many candidates that had both”. As part of BCUC’s external engagement
Trevor believes that external engagement is activities, Dr Trevor Dixon and Nigel Griffiths will be
also a valuable form of staff development enabling delivering a lecture at Aylesbury College on 13
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staff to keep abreast of current issues facing November, 6pm - 7.30pm. The focus will be on
industry. Nigel adds: “Engaging with the carbon and eco ‘footprinting’, and it will form part
community outside BCUC results in a greater of a five-lecture series. If you would like further
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understanding of the relevance and applicability of information about the lecture, please contact
our academic work, and the way in which it can be Nigel Griffiths, ngriff01@bcuc.ac.uk
applied in any sector. For further information about CEAC, visit
“We can also use our skills to the benefit of www.ceac.co.uk
BCUC. We bring in knowledge gained through
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DAME ELLEN Days of Carbon Clean Up Director of B2B at E.ON UK hope I can encourage many
MACARTHUR Campaign aims to help said, “Businesses in the UK more businesses to take up
LAUNCHES CIBSE’S 100 participants realise the carbon must take more responsibility the same challenge during
DAYS CAMPAIGN saving potential of their to reduce their impact on the this 100 Days Campaign.
Dame Ellen MacArthur, the workplace, encouraging staff environment, by working with “The programme is very
record-breaking Round the behavioural changes and CIBSE on this campaign, we much about getting
World yachtswoman, has managerial initiative to hope to encourage our businesses in this country to
launched CIBSE’s 100 Days reduce carbon emissions from customers as well as the reduce the amount of energy
of Carbon Clean Up their buildings. wider business community to that they use and the carbon
Campaign at the Energy Event CIBSE President John take the first steps toward that they emit. It’s about
in Birmingham. Armstrong said: “With the energy savings.” them making incremental
Ellen MacArthur has support of the E.ON, and Ellen MacArthur said: “The changes, it’s not about
become a champion of Ellen MacArthur, CIBSE hopes 100 Days of Carbon Clean changing the world in 24
the 100 Days Campaign this campaign will build on Up Campaign is an initiative hours it’s about people being
thanks to her on-going the success of the 2006 I am very excited to be more aware of how they can
partnership with the initiative and lead to bigger involved with. I see it as a make a difference and how to
campaign sponsors E.ON. and better carbon savings.” significant step towards use less energy. It’s very
Ellen is working with E.ON E.ON has already reduced encouraging businesses to much a case of education.
to raise awareness of how its carbon intensity by 20% start taking action to improve The 100 Days is so that
their business customers and since 1990 and is committed their energy efficiency. change can be made bit by
the wider community can be to reducing it by another 10% “Through my partnership bit throughout that 100 days
more energy efficient, by 2012. The company is with E.ON I have been and to make a difference that
through simple steps – a also aiming to spend £1bn on learning more about what can everyone can see as well as
message emphasised in the renewable generation in the be done to reduce my impact understand.”
100 Days Campaign. next five years. on the environment and that The 100 days run from
Run by the Chartered In commenting on E.ON’s of my business, OC Group. 12th September to 20th
Institution of Building Services involvement in the 100 Days We are making changes to be December.
Engineers (CIBSE), the 100 Campaign, Peter Haigh, more energy efficient and I www.100days.co.uk
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