biz4Biz Sustainability Conference
Sustainability: The path To Net Zero: Your transformation to sustainable advantage in business and society
3 March 2022 at Rothamsted Research Institute
The Sustainability Conference content including presentations, videos and interviews is now available.
Sustainability: The path To Net Zero: Your transformation to sustainable advantage in business and society
Over 170 senior business leaders and sustainability experts attended the recent biz4Biz Sustainability Conference at Rothamsted Research to explore how organisations can help drive the net-zero transition, and to get practical guidance on how to shape and finance their business’s net-zero strategy.
Sustainability is a significant driver of transformation in business. Businesses need to put more emphasis on sustainable practices rather than just focusing on the objectives of efficiency and productivity improvements.
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Sustainability Conference Content
Download the Conference presentations
Download the Conference speaker slide decks as a zip file.
Conference presentation videos
Speaker presentation videos – click the ‘Watch on YouTube’ option to watch the videos in theatre mode in HD.
Bim Afolami
MP for Hitchin and Harpenden
Stephen Ainsworth
Barclays
Richard Whitehead
Chair, Hertfordshire IQ
Richard Roberts
Leader, Hertfordshire County Council
Yanina Aubrey-Gimenez & Monica Kanwar
University of Hertfordshire
Leon Reed
Verisio
David Hawes
Net Zero International
Rondi Allan and Nick Reilly
Sustainable X
Mark Pashley
Mercer & Hole
Marco De Benedictis
Barclays
biz4Biz Sustainability Conference Podcast
Reporting from the biz4Biz Sustainability Conference, held on 3rd March 2022 at Rothamsted Institute.
Conference interview videos
A series of interviews undertaken by Darren Isted, Editor of the biz4Biz Insight magazine.
Bim Afolami
MP for Hitchin and Harpenden
Richard Roberts
Leader, Hertfordshire County Council
Richard Whitehead
Chair, Hertfordshire IQ
Monica Kanwar
University of Hertfordshire
Marco DeBenedictis
Barclays
Rondi Allan
Sustainable X
Yanina Aubrey-Gimenez
University of Hertfordshire
Stephen Ainsworth
Barclays
David Hawes
Net Zero International
Matt Partridge
CEO, Stevenage Borough Council
Nick Reilly
Sustainable X
Julie Newlan
Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Hertfordshire
Owen Mapley
Chief Executive, Hertfordshire County Council
Gill Worgan
Principal and Chief Executive at West Herts College
Nicole Sadd
CEO at Rothamsted Enterprises
Jeremy Beasley
Head Chef, Rothamsted Enterprises
Our Speakers
Bim Afolami
MP for Hitchin & Harpenden and Chair, APPG for Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Bim is the MP for Hitchin and Harpenden and chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Renewable and Sustainable Energy and co-Chair and Net Zero Champion for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fair Business Banking. He is also Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a programme committee member for the Ditchley Foundation.
Richard Roberts
Leader, Hertfordshire County Council and Chair, Hertfordshire Growth Board
Richard Roberts is the Leader of Hertfordshire County Council and is Chair of Hertfordshire Growth Board. He was first elected to the County Council in 2003 as the member for Kings Langley and has previously served as the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care during the Covid-19 Pandemic, Cabinet Member for Public Health, Cabinet Member for Children’s Services and Cabinet Member for Partnerships and Performance. He is Chairman of the Health and Wellbeing Board and became Leader of the Council in May 2021.
Richard Whitehead
Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership Board Member and Chair, Herts IQ
Richard Whitehead is a Hertfordshire LEP Board Member and Chair, Hertfordshire Innovation Quarter (Herts IQ). Richard is also Managing Director, Buildings and Places Europe, at AECOM, an engineering firm that provides design, construction, and management services across 150 countries and is a Director of Perfect Circle, a joint venture company formed by Pick Everard, Gleeds and AECOM.
Leon Reed
CEO & Founder, Verisio
Leon is a social compliance auditor at Verisio, who audit companies globally for compliance to the Modern Slavery Act on behalf of retailers, local authorities and other organisations. Verisio provides all the appropriate due diligence, awareness training, mapping of supply chains, self-assessment questionnaires, risk assessment modelling using its software called Optimus.
David Hawes
Co-Founder, Net Zero International
David is the co-founder of Net Zero International, an organisation which is passionate about enabling businesses to understand their carbon footprint, analyse the results and create detailed plans to improve their overall impact to become a more sustainable business, via a suite of services including carbon accounting software, UN-approved partner audits and certification.
Rondi Allan
Co-Founder, Sustainable X
Sustainable X supports businesses to make profit sustainably. Their business led approach allows SMEs to get a competitive advantage, win and retain their customers and employees and secure funding to support future initiatives. They will be sharing some practical advice, based on real case studies, on how to embed sustainability in what you do every day and how it enhances your business.
Mark Pashley
Mercer & Hole
Mark is a Corporate and Business Tax partner at Mercer & Hole. Mark specialises in R&D tax credits and advice relating to capital allowances on commercial property portfolios. He views R&D tax credits as a valuable and under-used relief which can benefit companies operating in many sectors. Mark helps clients ascertain their ability to qualify for what can be an immediate cash injection.
Yanina Aubrey-Gimenez
University of Hertfordshire
Yanina is an experienced strategist, senior researcher and project leader and Head of Business Growth & Entrepreneurship at University of Hertfordshire, overseeing the University’s support services for SMEs in the region, including the University Enterprise Zone, Business Incubator, Accelerator as well as the university’s local growth and regeneration activity.
Marco De Benedictis
Head of Sustainable Finance, Barclays
Marco heads Barclays’ Corporate Banking Sustainable Product Group, which was established in early 2020 to support the company’s 2050 decarbonisation ambition. His responsibilities include: origination, focused on growing both sides of the balance sheet; portfolio management of the existing book; and sustainable product innovation. Marco also co-chairs the Corporate Banking Sustainability Forum.
The path to net zero must be a joint endeavour, between Parliament, the people, Government and business. The assembly has more than delivered on the task we set it last year. The challenge is now for us in Parliament and for Government to navigate the pathways that have been set out in order to reach our agreed destination of net zero by 2050.
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