Speaker: Clare Woodcraft, Deputy Director of the Shell Foundation. Monday 14th March, 6.30 – 8pm. Leeds University Business School, Yorkshire Bank Lecture Theatre. Clare will be discussing the journey that the Shell Foundation has been on, in it’s attempts to tackle social and environmental issues in areas which it felt the energy industry has a [...]
Some of the Leeds Net Impact team attended the annual conference on sustainability and responsible business, which is a student-run event. It creates a good platform for businesses and students to discuss developments and exchange ideas. In its 8th year the DGDW conference focussed on ‘The New Bottom Line’. Over 2 days participants could engage [...]
As part of Climate Week, which saw the announcement of the University’s new target to reduce it’s carbon emissions by 35% by 2020, there is a competition running to find the best solution that will help the University reach this target. Maybe your research has identified something that the University could use or perhaps there [...]
Climate Week runs from the 21st to the 27th March, this year, during which time the University will launch its new Carbon Management Plan. The target is to reduce it’s Carbon footprint by 35% by 2020. The University will also be taking part in The Big Switch Off on the weekend of the 25th – [...]
Some of the Leeds Net Impact team attended the annual conference on sustainability and responsible business, which is a student-run event. It creates a good platform for businesses and students to discuss developments and exchange ideas. In its 8th year the DGDW conference focussed on ‘The New Bottom Line’. Over 2 days participants could engage [...]
Social enterprises are businesses driven by a social or environmental purpose.As with all businesses, they compete to deliver goods and services. The difference is that social purpose is at the very heart of what they do, and the profits they make are reinvested towards achieving that purpose. To find out more head to www.socialenterprise.org.uk Well [...]
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