Events diary

Events diary

Event descriptions

Save Money with Energy workshop

A free Department of Energy and Climate Change funded course for small and medium enterprises delivered by SusCon. By attending this course you will be able to assess the potential for energy savings in your business and indicate key areas for improvement by:

• reducing energy consumption
• considering energy-efficient measures
• raising awareness of energy conservation amongst staff and motivating them to reduce waste
• appraising the overall energy performance of your business premises and producing a strategy for energy management.

Offshore wind supply chain workshop

There will be two events held as part of a project undertaken by us and the University of Chichester to stimulate and support sustainable business relations between the wind energy sector and Kent-based businesses.

Every participant will also have the opportunity to evaluate their listing in a comprehensive database of wind farm supply companies. This will ensure they are accurately accounted for. This database will inform the us and wind farm operators of where suppliers can be found and the activities they are able to supply to.

The event will start with a workshop where you will be given the opportunity to discuss perceived barriers and issues of working for wind energy operators. The outcomes of the workshop will be analysed and shared with operators.

There will also be a presentation by Dr Michel Leseure about the impact of policy and the contractual character of the industry on supply chain/purchasing management practices.

Meet The Buyer

Energy companies with over 250,000 customers are now obligated to help reduce their customers’ carbon footprints by installing energy efficiency measures. These improvements must be focused on homes that are hard to treat, homes with vulnerable residents, or homes with residents on low incomes. This is the Energy Company Obligation (ECO).

On behalf of the Kent and Medway Green Deal Partnership (KMGDP), we would like to assess the capabilities of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the region to deliver ECO in partnership with our provider Enterprise. From this assessment, we will be able to ascertain those businesses that can help deliver ECO now and those businesses that will be able to help delivery of ECO in the future. We will collate this data and send to Enterprise for their review. We will work with Enterprise to support local businesses, as far as reasonably possible, to deliver ECO in Kent and Medway.

STEM drop-in surgery

Arrange an appointment with a Sustainable Business Advisor where you can go through the Steps to Environmental Management (STEM) scheme or discuss any of your environmental management requirements. The surgery takes place at County Hall, Maidstone. You must contact us to arrange a suitable time.

Workshops

Interactive workshops provide organisations with the opportunity to meet with like-minded businesses, learn how to be more environmentally friendly and reduce their costs. We run different STEM workshops which you can attend to receive support in completing the appropriate level of the scheme.

We also arrange occasional workshops on specific topics such as business resilience.

Members of the Low Carbon Kent network can access all of the above events for free. For more information on the events or to book onto an event, please contact 0300 333 5011 or email lowcarbon@kent.gov.uk. 

You must book onto an event before attending.

The Low Carbon Kent business network is funded by Interreg IVA 2 Seas Programme (part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund).