Your monthly Positive Planet update - April 2023
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Hello!
?It’s a pleasure to have you here! Stand-out topics for us this month include:
A weekend trip to visit our partners Aberdeen Football Club
We recently travelled north of the border to enjoy a day of hospitality as the?official net zero advisory partners?of Aberdeen Football Club. As well as a great day at the football, we delivered a net-zero focused event to local organizations and took more AFC employees through our Carbon Literacy Training course.?
We're Award Finalists!
?We have been named a finalist for the Supply Chain Champion Award! We continue to strive to be a stand-out organisation and are over the moon to be recognised as such. Good luck to all other finalists, we’re looking forward to the formal awards ceremony in May.
Chester FC appoints its first-ever net-zero partner
Chester Football Club has appointed Positive Planet as its first-ever?net-zero advisory partner?as they make a commitment to help tackle climate change. As part of this partnership, Positive Planet will work with the club across the next three seasons to produce a comprehensive sustainability strategy.
Events & Opportunities
The Power of Procurement in Your Sustainability Strategy | 11th May
?Missed out on the Barkers - Procurement & Commercial Practitioners in-person event last month that saw our co-founder Stephen Henry join the panel? Register below to find out more about the importance of sustainability in your supply chain.
Phoebus Industry Event | 17th May
You can also catch us at the Phoebus Software Industry Event which our Co-founder Stephen Henry has been invited to speak at. The event aims to showcase methods that can equip your business to detect leading indicators within the IT industry that can help you stay ahead of the curve.
Meet our Head of Training, Andrea Wood
Andrea W. has enjoyed a teaching career as an Advanced Skills Teacher that has stretched over 22 years. Some of you may be familiar with Andrea from her role which allows her to play an important part in enabling individuals to understand the full extent of their carbon footprint and become aware of the benefits involved in reducing their emissions by delivering Carbon Literacy Training. Find out more about our future courses below.
Case study: Fyfe Golf is driving sustainability in the golf industry
Fyfe Golf was born from the desire of connecting golf with traditional Scottish craftsmanship in a modern, sustainable way. Neil Rennie founded the business with the desire to ensure sustainability was ingrained in the culture and key goals of the brand. Positive Planet recently sat down with Neil to discuss how Fyfe Golf’s sustainability journey has gone so far.
Positive Climate News
Swiss start-up company plans to roll solar panels out 'like carpet' along railways
In the latest innovation of renewable energy, the Swiss company Sun-Ways estimates the national rail network could produce the equivalent today of around 2 percent of Switzerland’s total energy consumption by covering an area around the size of 760 football pitches.
If you have any questions about anything in this newsletter or would like to get started on your sustainability journey, get in touch with us at [email protected]