South Bank Innovation's Sustainable Innovation team is inviting all London's businesses to learn how to become more sustainable - through actions not words!

The FREE two-day bootcamp, held at South Bank University's easily accessible Southwark Campus, will help your business identify and solve your specific sustainability problems through practical tools and tips and access to a FREE online energy calculator worth £250 for a whole year!

We are excited to be joined by industry experts from SSE Energy Solutions, Zellar and Think Circular, as well as leading academics so your business can be more green.

At a glance:

• Look at the business case for being green
• Get a FREE one-year licence to Zellar's online energy calculator after a live demo
• Receive practical tools and templates for reducing energy use from SSE Energy Solutions and LSBU
• Develop bespoke net-zero action plans
• Register once for both days

Please note: To get free access to Zellar's platform you will be required to attend the bootcamp on both days.

Bootcamp details

The fully-funded bootcamp runs from 09.30 - 16.00 on both days and is an in-person event held at South Bank University's award-winning sustainable Hub building.

Here's how your business will benefit from just 12 hours of your time.

Day one: Can your business afford not to be net zero?

• Discuss how to make your business more sustainable
• SSE Energy Solutions tools and templates for reducing energy use
• Demo of Zellar's online energy calculator and benchmarking tool
• Energy conservation approaches and technologies workshop
• Network with your peers

Delivered by representatives from SSE Energy Solutions, Zellar and Professor Issa Chaer, School of the Built Environment and Architecture at LSBU.

Day two: The business case for sustainability

• Navigate the challenges of sustainability within your business
• Discover how sustainable innovation can unlock business opportunities
• Develop individual net zero action plans
• Network with your peers

Delivered by Debbie Luffman, Think Circular

Eligibility criteria

To join this free bootcamp, your business must:

• Be registered to an address within Greater London
• Have less than 250 employees
• Have an annual turnover below £43 million

If you are unsure or don't think you are eligible, please get in touch with us at hello@sbi.business - we may have other ways we can help your business innovate and grow for free.

More about SSE Energy Solutions and Zellar

SSE Energy Solutions has partnered with Zellar to helps small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) like yours save money and accelerate the action they’re taking to tackle climate change.

Zellar’s sustainability platform makes it easy for you to take the first steps towards creating a sustainable business. It provides regular, positive ongoing actions to encourage you to offset the environmental impact of your businesses within your local community.

Driven by a simple, tailored and measurable climate action plan - and a live score – the platform not only benchmarks progress, but also enables you to compare against similar businesses within your sector and local community.

You can also easily share your sustainability journey and score with customers, employees and stakeholders – helping you attract and retain business and talent.

Meet your facilitators

Debbie Luffman, Founder and Director, Think Circular

Debbie has over 20 years' broad experience in business, mainly in the fashion and textiles sector, and runs the consultancy Think Circular, as a circular strategist and activist, supporting businesses and designers transition towards a positive and circular fashion ecosystem.

From 2008 - 2021 she was Product Director at pioneering, sustainable outdoor clothing brand, Finisterre, where she led ambitious initiatives to significantly reduce the brand’s environmental impact, through innovation, strategic partnerships and implementing circular business models.

Debbie is also a co-founder and passionate leader within the Fashion Declares Movement, a tutor on the CISL Business Sustainability Management course and a trustee at environmental charity Hubbub.

Professor Issa Chaer

Issa Chaer is a professor of thermal energy systems and currently the Associate Dean for Research and Enterprise for the school of the Built Environment and Architecture at London South Bank University.

Issa has over 20 years' combined lecturing, research and research management experience within the higher education sector complement with industrial experience. His research topics include energy conversion including combined heat, power, and refrigeration (trigeneration) refrigeration and heat pump systems and renewable technologies.

Issa also has interests in energy conservation in residential properties and measure to reduce energy consumption.

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