Staffordshire Business School is pleased to announce a free interactive conference on sustainable accounting for SMEs for the Report ASAP project.

The conference will feature:

• Demonstrations of a free online tool for SMES to help with sustainability.
• Workshops on different aspects of business sustainability delivered by experts.
• Talks on where to get more help, e.g. networks, grants, loans or other business assistance.
• Talks from businesses already implementing sustainability.
• Great networking opportunities

Presenter Viv Bradford of the Lymestone Brewery explains what she’ll be talking about at the event

Presenter Diane Brassington of Westbury Ironing talks about the business, sustainability and community work

The final programme is as follows:

09.15-10.00 – Registration and networking – coffee and tea (Room: Bentley)

10.00 – Opening and Welcome – Prof Jon Fairburn, Staffordshire University – Twitter @ProfJonFairburn

10.30 – Keynote speech – Diane Brassington, Westbury Ironing Ltd and Westbury Workshops C.I.C. – “Outside The Box” – https://www.westburyironing.co.uk – Twitter @dibrassington

11.00 – Christina Marshall, Steve Stones, and Diane Roberts, Staffordshire Business Environment Network (SBEN) – "SBEN and support for your energy management" – https://sben.co.uk – Twitter @LowCarbonStaffs

12.00-13.00 Lunch

13.00 – Viv Bradford, Lymestone Brewery Staffordshire – “Sustainability the Lymestone Way!” – https://www.lymestonebrewery.co.uk – Twitter @lymestonebrewer

13.30 Parallel workshops

13.30 – Stream 1 – Room: Bentley – Tom Hendy, Sustainability West Midlands – "The Future of Sustainability" – www.swm.org.uk – Twitter @SWMtweet

Stream 2 Room: Executive – Dr Souad Moufty, Staffordshire University – “New free online tool and some practical examples of environmental actions”

14.30 – Stream 1 – Room: Bentley – Judith Dix, Environmental Trainer ESP Ltd – "Upskilling your Workforce: Increasing Environmental Competency" – https://www.esp.uk.net – Twitter @ESP_Ltd

Stream 2 Room: Executive – Stephanie Hacker, The Carbon Trust’s Green Business Fund – “Cutting Energy Costs: Top Tips for SMEs to Improve Energy Efficiency” – www.carbontrust.com/greenbusiness – Twitter @thecarbontrust

3.30 – Panel of speakers to take questions form the room, plus an opportunity to promote any other upcoming events and opportunities

4.00 – Close

Attendees are encouraged to bring flyers and other publicity material.

Parking is free but attendees must input their registration number into a terminal upon arrival. Terminals will be available at the hotel reception and in the bar and meeting room (Bentley). Failure to provide car registration details will result in a fine.