Amy Nicholass, Go Green Project Manager

• Building a sustainable business community

• Signposting to expertise & sharing experiences

• Strengthening networks & adding value to the local economy

What is Go Green?

• Free bespoke Action Plan

• Events: workshops, discussion and networking

• Online resources

How?

• Over 260 Action Plans have been created since February

• Over 1200 businesses engaged through events & newsletter

• 28 ‘Prove It’ members

http://gogreenbusiness.co.uk/about-us/members/

See who has created an action plan here

Go Green in 2015• 27 events, over 1500 attendees

• Fascinating venues

• Compelling speakers

• Inspirational case studies

• Buzzing conversations

• AIM: 300 Action Plans & 30 Prove It members by end of

December 2015!

What do you think of Go Green? Survey Results

Business

Breakfasts

Exhibitors

“At this Go Green event everyone was veryopen to our proposition. Attendees in generalwere highly motivated to achieve green goalsand were ready and willing to introduceour service into their businesses where possible.”Jeremy Field, Velopost

Workshops

Tours

Other

Go Green 2016 Awards

DEADLINE – Monday 25th January 2016, 6 pm

• Five themes - Best Newcomer or Most Improved

• Driving Force Award

• Bristol’s Best Green Small Business - £2000 cash prize from FSB

• Glamourous venue

• 18th February 2016

DATE THEME

January 2016 Behaviour change workshop with Chloe Foy

February 2016 Go Green 2016 Awards

March 2016 Bath Abbey evening networking

April 2016 Behind the scenes tour

May 2016 Behind the scenes tour of Folly Farm

May 2016 Evening networking at Aardman cinema

June 2016 Behind the scenes tour of The Bristol hotel

June 2016 Business Green Week

Go Green 2016 Events Calendar

Business Size

Enterprise >1000 employees

Large <1000 employees

Medium <250 employees; <£41M Turnover; <£35.2M Balance Sheet

Small <50 employees; <£8.2M Turnover; <£8.2M Balance Sheet

Micro <10 employees; <£1.7M Turnover; <£1.7M Balance Sheet

Number of staff working in the West of England

Less than 10 Less than 50 Less than 250 Less than 1000 More than 1000

Person Responsible for CSR?

No Yes

Great examples of businesses winning work and saving money

• Collecteco working with Watershed & City of Bristol College

• Skanska working with Children’s Scrapstore

• Oxford Instruments saving £48,000

See you in 2016!

Thank you