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BOSS SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE BOSS Today #59

BOSS

Sustainability

Conference

BOSS welcomed over 90 virtual delegates,

who watched engaging sessions at the
BOSS Sustainability Conference, held on

9th November 2023.

The Panel
n Martin Eames, Chair, BOSS
Environmental Forum
e held an‘Inspiration’ series, with short n Kim Thurgood-Brown, Senior Business
Wkeynote sessions from businesses, Development, Exertis Supplies
both within and outside of our sector, n Philip Wesolowski, MD, Staedtler
who have made exceptional progress over n Sam Shakespeare, Product Manager,
the last few years. Delegates heard from Commercial Group
Sophie Mason, Energy & Sustainability Adam Huttly, Founder, Red-Inc
Lead, at Coventry Building Society and Adam has always had a passion for Industry Panel: Carbon Reduction.
Adam Huttly, Founder of Red-Inc. sustainability. When it came to starting Scope 1/2/3. What are the challenges
his own company, that passion and of meeting increased customer
commitment was front and centre. Since requirements?
opening its doors in 2008, Red-Inc has
been on a quest to put people and the
planet above profit.
With a clear focus on businesses
Sophie Mason, Energy & Sustainability who want to become net zero, rapid
Lead, Coventry Building Society decarbonisation is necessary. Adam’s
Sophie is a passionate environmental focus in the future will be on helping
professional, with over 10 years’ customers with their hard-to-manage
experience in the energy & sustainability scope 3 - indirect emissions that come The Panel
sector working for large corporate from across the supply chain. n Martin Eames, Chair, BOSS
organisations. She feels passionate that Adam points out that Red-Inc might Environmental Forum
we all have a part to play here, because be a small company, but they can extend n Julie Hadley, Head of CSR & Social
climate change is a global problem their reach by working with others and Value, EVO Group
affecting every one of us. showing how, by being bold, any business n Andrew Bryers, Head of Sustainability,
We are now all so much more aware - no matter their size - can have a better Lyreco
of the climate crisis than ever before, impact on the planet. n James Morton, CEO, MBM Group
and most of us are taking small actions
to help. However, businesses also need Industry Panels were chaired by Click here to watch a recording of the
to rise to the challenge by embedding Martin Eames, Chair of the BOSS Sustainability Conference.
sustainability into their business model. Environmental Forum.
Sophie heads up the Sustainability agenda
Sponsored by:
at Coventry Building Society, developing Industry Panel: Green Products
their decarbonisation roadmap to net zero How do you provide substantive
by 2040. During 2021, she delivered their data behind sustainability claims?
carbon neutral targets for scope 1 & 2
emissions.

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