Date: Wednesday 14 September 2022
Dr Christa McCartney, a lecturer in business sustainability, speaking at the first Sustainability Mann workshop held at St John’s Mill on September 13th. Photo courtesy of UNESCO Biosphere Isle of Man.
Helping firms that are facing this dilemma is one of the main aims of a series of six ‘Sustainable Mann’ workshops which began this week [September 13th].
The first event was held at St John’s Mill and was led by Dr Christa McCartney, a lecturer in business sustainability, who spoke about starting and growing a sustainable business. It was attended by 25 representatives from a broad cross-section of business sectors.
The 2022 Sustainable Mann workshops are run by UNESCO Biosphere Isle of Man in conjunction with Isle of Man Chamber of Commerce, One World Centre, University College Isle of Man and Department for Enterprise.
Rebecca George, Chamber’s CEO, thanked Dr McCartney, everyone who attended the first workshop, and all of the organisations that are supporting the series. She added: “All the workshops are tailored to help businesses to adopt more sustainable practices, which is of course important for the environment and the economy. Businesses attending all six workshops will receive the Sustainable Mann accreditation.”
Sustainable Mann 2022 is a series of six workshops for businesses. It is run by UNESCO Biosphere Isle of Man, in conjunction with Isle of Man Chamber of Commerce, One World Centre, University College Isle of Man and Department for Enterprise. Image courtesy of UNESCO Biosphere Isle of Man.
All the workshops will be held at St John's Mill on Tuesday mornings between 9.45am and 11.45am, with tea/coffee from 9.15am. Each session costs £5 to attend. Here are the dates, topics and key speakers for the other five events in the series:
- September 20th: Climate Change For Businesses: Steps you can take to support climate change mitigation, and to adapt to climate change (Steve Forden, Head of Energy Policy, IOM Government).
- September 27th: Greener Energy For Businesses: Steps you can take be more sustainable in your energy use (Steve Forden, Head of Energy Policy, Isle of Man Government).
- October 4th: Waste Matters For Business: What’s in your rubbish bin? And why you need to know (Stephanie Gray, Head of Waste Management, Isle of Man Government).
- October 18th: Circular Economy For Businesses: How could the circular economy help your business? A pragmatic approach (Dr Marlon Cruz, Engineering Consultant, MC Consulting Services).
- October 25th: Nature and Wildlife For Businesses: The benefits of biodiversity: What are your impacts and how can you act to avoid damage (Dr Richard Selman, Head of Ecosystem Policy, Isle of Man Government).
For more details go to www.biosphere.im and to book tickets go to the www.iomchamber.org.im events page.