Resource Efficiency Training

The session assumes no prior sustainability knowledge and focuses on understanding how the efficient use of energy, materials and other resources can help reduce waste, manage costs and Support long-term resilience.

The workshop will explore the wider factors affecting organisations and individuals, including energy prices, global resource pressures, energy security and changes to the UK's energy system. Participants will gain an understanding of how these trends can influence day-to-day decisions and future ways of working.

Topics covered will include:

• What resource efficiency is and why it matters
• Understanding waste as a cost and efficiency issue
• Energy use, energy security and the UK's changing energy system
• Collecting and using simple data to support decision-making
• Reducing unnecessary consumption of energy, materials and resources
• Circular economy principles, reuse and resource sharing
• Case studies and examples from creative and non-creative SME