Envirowise Interactive Webinars:
Practical Approaches for Eco-Design
Wednesday 25th February 2009
Wednesday 8th October
Register today to take part in Envirowise’s “Savings from Smarter Design” webinars.
Both online seminars will help companies develop more sustainable designs that can minimise environmental impacts and save money. What’s more, delegates can register and participate without having to leave the office!
The first webinar – “An Eco-Design Overview” aims to give detailed, up to date information about commonly debated issues within the Design Industry.
Presentations will be given by eco-design experts and will include an update on current and future legislation. Interactive product and packaging design demonstrations, with opportunities for live Q&A, will illustrate how to develop sustainable designs that minimise environmental impacts throughout the product or packaging life-cycle.
The event will be concluded by a round table discussion followed by a Q&A session involving key stakeholders, including BSI and WRAP.
The second event – “Practical Approaches for Eco-Design” will take you through a workshop, which you can then run within your company, to enable your design team to embed the principles of eco-design into your design process.
Both webinars will cover product and packaging design and be delivered in a modular format to enable you to ‘log in’ and ‘log out’ to relevant sections.
With consumers increasingly favouring products that have been designed to minimise their environmental impact and comply with legislation, don’t miss this opportunity to take part.
To register click here
Agenda -25th February TBC
Speaker Profiles
Jenni Rosser -Host
Jenni has worked as the Head of the Envirowise Cleaner Design Team for the last 2 years and has worked within Envirowise for over 4 years. During this time, she has developed strong working relationships with industry by managing and delivering eco-design projects and workshops for numerous multi-million pound companies. Through this key account working, the Cleaner Design sector last year identified over £50 millions of savings through “quick wins” in eco-design, both with regards to product and packaging.
In October 2007 she organised and hosted the “Savings from Smarter Design” Webinar. This was the first ever webinar, not only for the sector, but also for the programme as a whole. This was a huge success with over 80% of delegates saying they would log into a future on-line event.
More recently she has been involved with the re-structuring and re-focussing of the Envirowise programme and has also become a member of the BSI committee on Eco-design, which included presenting on their behalf at the recent BSI Sustainable Design Forum.
Mark Shayler -Speaker
Mark Shayler has 15 years experience in resource efficiency and ecodesign. He has been an Envirowise advisor for 4 years and prior to that sat on the Envirowise management advisory committee for 6 years.
After working at the coalface (not literally) with SMEs for 8 years Mark spent an unforgettable period as Environment Manager at ASDA-Walmart.
Mark is Managing Director of eco3, a specialist ecodesign and environmental consultancy. He is a Technical Advisor for the DTI’s Waste Resources Action Programme, has published widely on business and environment issues and has directly advised in excess of 800 businesses.
He provided on-screen expertise for the Channel Four programme ‘The Insider’ which looked at over-packaging and he has also provided expertise on clean design and environmental issues for Radio Four's 'You and Yours' and Radio Five Live.
Leigh Holloway -Speaker
Leigh graduated in Mechanical Engineering and later gained a PhD in Cleaner Design. Between 1999 and 2001 he was project manager of the UK’s first cleaner design initiative aimed specifically at SMEs and worked with many small companies in sectors ranging from construction to waste management.
He has been a member of the Envirowise helpline panel since 2001 and has played a key role in the development and delivery of many cleaner design projects.
In 2003 he became co-founder and Director of eco3 Ltd. Leigh has over 10 years experience in this field and has worked with many multi-national companies as well as SMEs and government funded projects.