Climate action week 2024
September 30th marks the beginning of the BRC’s Climate Action Week.
To support retailers and businesses in reducing carbon emissions and reaching net zero, whether you’re advanced in your sustainability journey or at the beginning, we are hosting a week of insightful climate webinars.
Featuring topics such as carbon removals, greening your supply chain, mastering green claims, improving the energy performance of your building and more, these webinars are open to all and free to attend.
Below, find our full webinar list for Climate Action Week and save your space.
Climate Action Week Webinars
ESG long-term trends: Is the retail industry prepared?
In this webinar on 30 September at 11 AM, experts from BearingPoint discussed some of the long-term ESG trends relevant to the UK Retail industry and why these are trends retailers should start to prepare for now, covering topics such as the future of ESG reporting, biodiversity, the circular economy and more.
Carbon Removals and the Road to Net Zero
Achieving Net Zero requires both significant reductions in carbon emissions and effective carbon removals. In this webinar on 30 September at 2 PM, experts from Mondra and One Carbon World share their strategy for achieving net zero, incorporating both reductions and removals into one comprehensive carbon removals strategy.
Net Zero Playbook: the informed tenant
As a tenant, how can you improve the energy performance of your building? In this webinar from 1 October at 11 AM, Mitsubishi Electric shares strategies tenants and landlords can use to improve energy efficiency collaboratively, covering F gas regulations, decarbonisation and more - both in webinar format and as a useful playbook.
Greening Your Supply Chain: strategies for difficult categories
This engaging session on 1 October at 2 PM, supported by experts from CarbonQuota, delves into the complexities of de-carbonising traditionally challenging procurement categories such as logistics, marketing, and packaging, areas often managed by indirect procurement teams.
Mastering Green Claims: insight for retail leaders
Featuring experts from retail, legal, and regulatory fields, this panel session on 2 October at 11 AM, led by Provenance, provides an exclusive preview of new research uncovering the current landscape of greenwashing in UK retail, and practical support for retail leaders in navigating and implementing best practices.
Sustainable Design in Action
We have never produced more clothes, nor worn them less, while a third of food produced goes to waste - and with it, the resources, time and labour. Join the Ellen MacArthur Foundation on 2 October at 2 PM in a panel discussion with Ocado and Berry Global to explore their latest case studies in sustainable innovation and its role in reducing waste.
climate action week In-Person events
CEOs are invited to our CEO Sustainability Exchange Forum on 3 October, 15:00 - 18:00 - request an invite.
As well as this, senior retailers are invited to join the BRC's Climate Action Keynote Lecture on October 3, 18:30 - 20:30 – request an invite.
MORE SUSTAINABILITY EVENTS
We're hosting a 2-day Sustainability Masterclass in partnership with Position Green from 1 October, 9:00 to 2 October, 16:00 to provide retailers with an extensive run-through of the main concepts in sustainability integration, tailored to the retail industry - find more information and book your space.
On 16 October at 11:00, we're joined by RSK for an introduction to biodiversity and nature for retailers, exploring the risks, opportunities, regulatory landscape and immediate no-regrets actions retailers can take to lessen their impact on nature and create a sustainable retail landscape - register now.
Later, on 22 October from 9:30 to 13:30, Amber’s Lead Net Zero Consultant and multi-award-winning behaviour change specialist, Fiona Harvey, will be hosting an insightful workshop, sharing how retailers can develop an effective employee programme that engages individuals in energy-saving schemes and reduces energy consumption - retail members can register here.
We're also hosting a Fashion Sustainability Summit on 6 November, 13:00 - 18:00 for senior fashion retailers, details of which you can find here.
And if you’d like even more insight on climate action in retail, why not check out the webinars, articles and resources in our On-Demand section?