Overview
‘Agents of change: from net zero promises to genuine progress’ with Inenco
In the wake of COP26, join us for this webinar which will explore ways to unlock the route to net zero and the role FMs can play to support genuine change. We’ll share thinking on how to build a successful road map and look at how we can support members with further guidance around data sources, collation and management.
It has been said that ‘we are on a journey of discovery about climate change’. Indifference followed by idealistic target setting; and now that it’s effectively five to midnight, the reckoning. Spring 2022 will bring another IPCC report and huge pressure on governments and businesses to act in meaningful and measurable ways.
So, what needs to happen? IWFM research supports the view that better data and transparency is essential to genuine progress on decarbonisation. Despite public commitments, we have found that a concerning proportion of organisations lack baseline data for their carbon footprint, clear objectives and a roadmap and strategy describing how the targets will be met.
Many organisations have yet to create a ‘golden thread’ linking the board’s aspirations to a detailed holistic plan with clear accountability, allocated budget, and appropriate resource to ensure its achievement.
Facilities professionals will be key agents of any joined-up approach to the board and being instrumental in its delivery. Now more than ever, the opportunity to influence behaviour in tangible ways can help organisations to achieve the genuine change that we all need.
Speakers
Peter Brogan
Peter is Head of Research and Insight at IWFM where he manages the research, insight and information that positions IWFM as the voice of workplace and facilities management. He manages the delivery and development of the Institute’s research and insight activities.
An influential Research specialist with unique experience and a sustained record of success in both the public and private sectors. Extensive background in diverse service organisations, managing complex research projects from inception to completion.
Reid Cunningham
Reid is ‘Business Development Director- Energy’ for BAM FM and BAM Energy and has worked at BAM for 25 years. Reid leads sustainability improvement activities for BAM FM, including low carbon and net-zero projects throughout the UK. He also sits on the IWFM Sustainability Special Interest Group and is the author of IWFM's 'Energy Benchmarking' guidance note. Reid is a member of the leadership team preparing new Scope 3 emissions guidance for FM services (with RICS, IWFM and the Sustainable FM Index), and was also a member of the steering group for the new 'Environmental Good Practice in FM' published by CIRIA in 2021.
Beth Goodwin
Beth works primarily with NHS trusts and education organisations, has a degree in Environment, Economics and Ecology, and has previously worked in the Building Management Systems sector using data to deliver energy efficiencies and reduce the lifecycle costs of buildings.
Beth supports NHS customers within the North of England, acting as the main contact between Inenco and the trusts to ensure excellent service delivery to the NHS. She works collaboratively to understand the key drivers from NHS Improvement (NHSi), Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) and how these impact on the trusts day to day, changing their priorities and shaping how they interact with sustainability and energy procurement. She is currently helping a number of NHS trusts to develop their Green Plans and Heat Decarbonisation Plans.
Stuart Wright
Stuart started work as an Army officer in the Royal Engineers, training first as a Military Engineer and then more formally as a Civil Engineer. A career change (after 20 years) took him briefly to PA Consulting and then to Aviva.
Time at Aviva has been spent almost exclusively in the planning, design and operational delivery of shared services. Roles have included UK property director and Aviva Europe operational services director and more recently Group Property and Facilities Director, where he had a wide remit including all operational property acquisitions and disposals as well as running the worldwide real estate portfolio.
Stuart has now been appointed to lead Aviva’s ambition to be carbon net zero across its operations and operations supply chain, including all markets, subsidiaries and joint ventures, by 2030, building on his strong track record of delivering carbon reduction projects.
Stuart was Chair of the UK Living Wage Foundation Advisory Council from 2016 to 2021, a body that provides advice and guidance on the development of the Living Wage in the UK; he is now a Trustee of Citizens UK, the founder charity of the Living wage.
Outside of work Stuart enjoys his family, gardening, and his vintage tractor.