Hackney Council wants to involve, support and enable local businesses to accelerate the shift to a zero-carbon world.

One of the opportunities we are exploring is how we can involve, support and enable businesses in Hackney Central to be part of the circular economy.

Together with local businesses, we created a programme of support that intends to:

• build a knowledge network

• provide pathways to problem solving

• inspire a wider audience.

As part of this programme, we’re inviting you to join us at our series of Circular Economy Lunch and Learns.

Whether you’re a business that has a circular economy plan or you’ve just started thinking about how your business could become circular, these sessions will aim to discuss specific topics that businesses felt would be most beneficial to continuing their circular journey.

Programme:

 12.30pm-1.30pm on Thursday, 3 November – How to use data in your circular strategy

Our guest speaker, Fergal Byrne from the Carbon Trust will focus on how to measure outputs and use data to inform a circular strategy. He will provide with both qualitative and quantitative methods to empower local businesses to understand better their impact.

 12.30pm-1.30pm on Wednesday, 9 November – Why go circular?

Our guest speaker, Laetitia Pancrazi from Useful Projects will focus on the benefits of implementing circular economy approaches and how going circular can help to address some of the current challenges we are facing.

 12.30pm-1.30pm on Monday, 21 November – Unravelling B-corp

Our guest speaker, Catherine Ramsden from Useful Studio Architecture will talk through the process of becoming a B-Corp organisation, providing valuable insights and explaining the benefits of this certification.

Each session will last about one hour and will have space for questions and discussion at the end.

If you would like to join us at the session, please book a space through Eventbrite. This will be a great opportunity to meet other businesses and decision makers in your area.