9.00 | Registration |
| 9.30 |
Chair’s Welcome |
| 9.40 |
Sustainable Facilities Management: The National Trust
Liz Adams
Property Manager
The National Trust
This session will look at how The National Trust is working towards sustainable facilities management. The Trust has set itself specific targets to reduce its environmental footprint, focusing on use of water, energy and management of waste. |
| 10.20 |
Ethical Purchasing at Oxfam
Aileen Peverell
Ethical Purchasing Manager
Oxfam GB
Find out how Oxfam operates its Ethical Purchasing Policy — and get a report on a recent visit to China to assess local employment conditions and look at ways of improving standards. Oxfam’s Ethical purchsing policy aims to purchase goods and services which are produced under conditions that do not involve the abuse or exploitation of any persons and have the least negative impact on the environment. |
| 11.00 |
Break |
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BIFM Sustainability Research Project
Gordon Ludlow, Consultant, Chair, BIFM SustainabIity SIG &
Project Manager, BIFM Sustainable FM Research Project
A two-year project to develop a web-based knowledge portal for the Facilities Management community. The Sustainability Portal will provide information on existing tools in a way that is understandable and accessible. It will provide guides to support implementation of a sustainable approach within all facilities management functions, case studies, links to recommended centres of best practice. |
The Disability Discrimination Act in Practice
Wai Chan , Access and Sustainability Advisor, Centre for Accessible Environments
- DDA overview and case studies (illustrating reasonable adjustments)
- Access audits
- Improving access to your services
- A look at completed access projects in the VCS sector
- Funding for access work<
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Preparing the Way for Agile/Home Working
Peter Jones, Director, Corpa
Introducing new working practices successfully requires good preparation. Peter will outline the key elements that he believes should be in an integrated business case for change, and give some examples of where making the business case has resulted in successful innovation. This session will also include an opportunity for delegates to have an open discusssion of issues related to implementing flexible working and learn from each other. |
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| Fleet Management
Robert Gifford, Executive Director, The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety
Work-related road safety issues are easily overlooked, but employers are legally required to protect the health and safety of all employees while they are at work, and this includes driving. This session will look at how charities can integrate transport issues into their health and safety framework, as well as a quick look at how to start moving towards a green transport strategy. |
Practical Risk Management
Sarah Tullett Health, Safety and Facilities Manager, Princess Alice Hospice
This session will provide a simple guide to undertaking health and safety risk assessments. It will look at key points covering different activities and situations typical to many charity and voluntary organisations. |
Design for New Ways of Working
John-Paul Flack, Director, Constructive Workspace
How organisations can optimise their workplace environments, including how planning and design be used to maximise the use of space and create positive environments. Using a detailed case study on the Charities Aid Foundaiton (CAF), this session will show how design can help to develop new ways of working and explore how to overcome potential obstacles during implementation. |
| 12.50 |
Lunch |
| 13.50 | Motivating your Staff to Work Sustainably
Trewin Restorick, Director, Global Action Plan
This session will look at how your organisation can work towards achieving measurable improvements in environmental performance through employee engagement.
It will look at practical strategies for influencing staff and improving working practices that can result in significant savings -- particularly with respect to waste and energy -- and reduce your organisation’s environmental impact. |
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| Trends in Risk
Richard Waterer, Senior Vice President, Marsh
- Emerging drivers for managing risk
- New legislative pressures
- Why corporate manslaughter will change the face of safety management
- What does good practice risk management look like?
- Quick wins for facilities managers in the voluntary sector
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Legal Update
Mark Traynor LLP Partner - Commercial Property Department, Bates Wells & Braithwaite London LLP
Current legal issues for charities:
1. Are charities coming within the net of property tax?
- Community Infrastructure Levy: What is it? Why is it being introduced? The effect on charities - is it both a problem and an opportunity?
- Empty Rates: What is the new regime? How might charities be caught by it? What can charities do to mitigate the risks?
2. The Quirk Review on Community Management and Ownership of Assets: What are the practical outcomes for charities?
3. Difficult Statutory Compliance Issues
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Steps to Achieving Successful Flexible and Home Working
Tony Wareing, Director, WiseWork Ltd.
Flexible working can dramatically change the time and place that work is carried out, altering the culture of an organisation.
This session will look at what steps organisations need to take to achieve successful flexible and home working. This process should bridge people, technology and location. Key tasks include project-managing the integration of IT systems, assessing health and safety issues, advising on accommodation strategies, identifying financial implications and training managers in how to lead a more widely distributed workforce. |
| 15.30 |
Break |
| 16.00 |
Launch of WSP Environment & Energy Pro-bono Programme
Ian Moreton UK Safety, Health & Environmental (SHE) Manager, WSP Environmental
This session will see WSP Environment and Energy launch its pro bono programme for charities. The programme will help charities to develop and implement clear environmental strategies and actions. It will use WSP Environment and Energy’s skills as environmental consultants to provide advice on a broad range of issues, including energy and water use, recycling and waste management and site remediation and environmental planning issues. |
| 16.20 |
The Community Sustainable Energy Programme
Monika Munzinger Programme Manager The Community Sustainable Energy Programme, The Building Research Establishment
This session will provide a detailed look at a new £8 million Big Lottery Fund grants programme that is designed to help charities and community groups invest in green technologies and energy
efficiency for their premises. Organisations can apply for up to £50,000 for installing technologies such as solar photovoltaics, solar hot water systems, heat pumps and wall insulation. The fund is open to charities and community groups in England. |
| 16.45 |
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