BT Webinar: Low Carbon Innovation Exchange

The Low Carbon Innovation Network and BT Conferencing invite you to participate in a complimentary webinar on Tuesday 24th November at 16:00 - 17:00.

This event will look at the future of travel in a low carbon economy.

We are delighted to introduce Chris Tuppen, Chief Sustainability Officer BT,whose remit covers all aspects of BT’s approach to sustainability and corporate responsibility issues. Chris will be joined by Mike Landers, GM of EMEA for BT Conferencing who has executive responsibility for BT Conferencing and Collaboration businesses within the EMEA region. Issues for discussion:

Staff Travel ~ Developing schemes and incentives to reduce travel related carbon
Flexible Working ~ Improving business sustainability and a reduced carbon footprint
Online collaboration and running successful business meetings
Video Conferencing ~ Using technology to maximise efficiency

As with other web seminars, this online event allows ‘attendees’ to take part from the comfort of their desk – so nobody has to travel! And, you can earn CPD hours.

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Chris Tuppen is the Chief Sustainability Officer for BT.

His remit covers all aspects of BT’s approach to sustainability and corporate responsibility issues. In addition to helping set the company’s sustainability strategy he is directly responsible for producing the company’s corporate accountability report and frequently engages with strategic stakeholders including regulators, investors and customers.

In parallel to his role within BT, Chris plays an active part in a number of prominent bodies. Chris has served on the boards of CSR Europe and of the US charity, Business for Social Responsibility. He co-chaired the Global Reporting Initiative’s measurement working group and chaired the Global e-Sustainability Initiative and the European Telecommunication Network Operators Association’s environmental working group. He was a co-editor of the report SMART 2020 – Enabling the Low Carbon Economy in the Information Age.

He is currently a member of the Executive Board of the Prince of Wales Accounting for Sustainability Forum, the Council of AccountAbility, an international membership organisation committed to enhancing social and ethical accountability, and the social and environmental committee of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, ACCA.

In January 2008 he was named by a special Guardian newspaper panel of prominent environmental figures as one of the 50 people who could save the planet from climatic disaster.

Mike Landers, GM of EMEA, BT Conferencing

Mike Landers was appointed the GM of EMEA for BT Conferencing in 2007 and has executive responsibility for BT's Conferencing and Collaboration businesses within the EMEA region with a turnover of £100+m and 360 people. Mike has worked in the Telecommunications business for 19 years in a number of areas, including Marketing, Portfolio and Sales; he joined BT Conferencing in 1997 where his previous roles included Head of EMEA Sales. Mike holds a Degree in Economics from Lancaster University and a Post Graduate Marketing Diploma.